Geneva Talks Delay Seen Kissinger Goes To Syria
US officials acknowledge a possible delay in starting the Geneva Arab Israeli peace conference as Kissinger travels to Damascus and Tel Aviv. Assad seeks Israeli withdrawal from occupied lands. prisoner issues and oil diplomacy loom. Assad’s stance complicates ties. oil shipments and limited outreach with Algeria surface as potential steps.
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Kissinger
Syria
Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Damascus
Henry A. Kissinger
Hafez Assad
Israel
Tel Aviv
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Assad
Abba Eban
Egypt
United States
Anwar Sadat
Cairo
Algeria
Houari Boumedienne
FaiSal
Saudi Arabia
TWA Strike Agreement Reached
Washington AP says negotiators for Trans World Airlines and its striking stewardesses reached a deal that could end the six week walkout and resume service by Christmas. The pact will be put to union members for ratification next Tuesday. details were not disclosed.
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Jay Perkins
Associated Press
Washington
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Matt Guinan
Transport Workers Union
Guinan
Fuel Crisis Strikes Britain Amid Shortages and Outages
AP London report details Britain facing energy shortages with gas prices rising and widespread power outages. Government orders energy use limits. unions blamed for slowdowns as voters and shoppers brace for tax hikes and rationing measures.
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Colin Frost
Associated Press
London
Britain
Wendy Smith
Anthony Barber
House Passes Emergency Energy Bill After Marathon Session
The House. in a 15 hour session, approved the emergency energy bill 265 to 112 with numerous amendments. Provisions include an antibusing clause and a cutoff of petroleum exports from Indochina for military use, plus broad presidential powers to address the energy crisis. The vote followed 23 roll calls and debate over time to understand effects.
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Indochina
Nixon
House
Edward J. Derwinski
R-Ill
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White House
North
Getty III Found In Italy After Kidnaping
J Paul Getty III, 17, were found near a gas station 60 miles south of Salerno in southern Italy after five months in captivity. He said I am Paul Getty, captain, give me a cigarette and noted that his ear was missing. Police described him as weak and exhausted but alive. The family reportedly paid 2.7 million dollars for his release, though this was not confirmed.
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Victor L. Simpson
Associated Press
ROME
Paul Getty
J. Paul Getty III
Italy
Getty
Salerno
National Police
Americans killed as three unarmed helicopters searched for missing servicemen
In Saigon a Communist ambush near a rice paddy killed one U.S. officer and wounded four others during a Joint Military Team mission to locate remains of missing Americans. South Vietnamese crews reported no injuries beyond the three Vietnam pilots. The attack halted recovery efforts as two helicopters lifted off while a third was damaged.
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Tad Bartimus
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Army
Richard Laritz
St. Paul
Minn
Laritz
Larit
Lartiz
Indochina
Joint Casualty Resolution Center
Nakhon Phanom
Thailand
Truckers vow longer shutdown to press demands
Independent drivers in several states plan to extend a two day protest into at least a week or more to pressure Washington and consumers over high fuel costs fuel allocations diesel prices and weight limits. Coordinators in eastern Ohio western Pennsylvania push to continue until Fraternal Order of Steel Haulers meeting in Pittsburgh sets direction.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nick Are
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Order of Steel
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma City
Bob Crawford
Dave Townsend
Crawford
Denver
Psychiatrists vote on removing homosexuality as a disorder
The American Psychiatric Association trustees near a vote to strike homosexuality from the official mental disorder list after a decade of activism. The board also considers positions urging repeal of laws criminalizing private adult sexual acts, opposing discrimination, and supporting civil rights for homosexuals.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Washington
The
American Psychiatric Association
Board of Trustees
States
District of Columbia
Poisonous Christmas Plants Warn Doctors Warn
California pharmacist warns holiday plant nibbling can cause upset stomach skin irritation or worse. Mistletoe holly poinsettia Jerusalem cherry and crown of thorns can be dangerous especially for children with holly berries potentially fatal in quantity and mistletoe leaves or berries causing gastroenteritis or cardiovascular collapse.
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Steve Kayser
Kayser
University of California Medical Center
Austin Loomis
Poison Control Center
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