Rabin to Resign Amid No Confidence Vote in Israel
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin plans to resign before a no confidence motion as his coalition loses its majority after expelling National Religious Party ministers. The move triggers early elections within six months with Rabin likely to form a caretaker government if needed.
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Literary treasure trove found in old vault
Barclays vault near Pall Mall yielded early 19th century manuscripts by Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley valued at about 850000 dollars. The chest contained Byron and Shelley works, drawings of Napoleon, and plans of St Helena quarters once owned by Scrope Berdmore Davies.
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China criticizes Soviets for straining U S Japan ties
The official New China News Agency accuses the Soviet Union of using coercion military pressure soft diplomacy and economic inducements to pull Japan toward its orbit and weaken Tokyo Washington relations. It cites Gromyko’s 1980 visit and Brezhnev offers as part of a long-term Soviet plan with a 10 to 15 year horizon.
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Carter selects Kreps Bell and Bergland for Cabinet posts
President elect Jimmy Carter names Juanita Kreps as commerce secretary the first woman in his Cabinet Griffin Bell of Georgia is chosen attorney general and Minnesota congressman Bob Bergland is named agriculture secretary The NAACP criticized Bells appointment and Carter defended it saying civil rights progress should not be the sole basis for selection He plans to fill four more slots by week’s end
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City Council Sets One Non Routine Item Of Environmental Rules
Lompoc City Council will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in council chambers to consider a resolution by Community Development Director Jack Lam establishing new environmental quality regulations. The rules align with state updates effective Jan 1 1977 and require clearer proposals and staff analyses while easing some EIR requirements. A base $100 processing fee is proposed with a $300 additional charge if an EIR is needed, plus other costs to the city. Routine Consent items include Beattie Park property withdrawal from the Fire District and a regional transportation planning reimbursement agreement.
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Rosalynn Carter and Amy visit Washington and school
Rosalynn Carter and her daughter Amy fly to Washington to tour Stevens Elementary School and meet Rex Scouten. Mrs Carter says she will live in the White House suite briefly to decide on changes and staff arrangements.
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Arab leaders forge united Arab front for peace talks
Cairo reports Hafez Assad and Anwar Sadat formalize reconciliation to press a coordinated peace plan on the Carter administration. They vow a new offensive prompting a Geneva conference reconvening early next year and call for Palestinian participation in talks by end of March.
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Lebanon press association seeks self censorship to end newspaper occupation
Lebanon's press association votes to enforce self censorship to pressure President Sarkis to order Syrian troops from seven newspapers in exchange for a censorship board. The move follows Syrian troops seizing presses at An Nahar and L Orient Le Jour, ousting editors and occupying the building.
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