Middle East peace talks end without joint declaration
In Ismailia Egypt Egypt and Israel end Christmas summit in sharp disagreement over Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab lands and the status of a Palestinian state. Begin returns to Israel praising mission as successful while Sadat warns no retreat and tasks joint ministerial committees to pursue compromise. United States to send representatives to the political committee.
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Carter says Begin reports Egyptian talks very successful
President Carter noted Israeli Prime Minister Begin told him the Ismailia visit with Sadat was very successful. They established military and political committees and will meet January 15 in Egypt and Jerusalem. Carter said Vance may join, but he wasn’t sure. He prepared for an overseas trip to Poland Iran and India.
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India
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Jordan
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Holiday traffic toll tops 278 in weekend crashes
United Press International reports a Christmas weekend toll of 278 deaths as travelers returned home. Texas led with 24 fatalities in weekend crashes, followed by California and Missouri with 17 each. A separate car train collision in Geneva Ill. killed two children and injured others while three New Albany Indiana youths died in a stolen-car crash during a police chase.
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Ind
Charlie Chaplin Dies on Christmas Day in Switzerland
VEVEY Switzerland UPI Charlie Chaplin the Little Tramp with the cane dies peacefully in his sleep aged 88 in Vevey Switzerland at his home Manoir du Ban. He is survived by wife Oona and seven of eight children with plans for a private family funeral Tuesday. The world mourns the greatest comedian with praise from friends and leaders including Geraldine Chaplin and Federico Fellini.
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London
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Wet Weather Expected Tonight Through Tuesday
Rainy periods will persist tonight and Tuesday with a strong chance of rain. Winds near the coast rise on Tuesday and temperatures hold with highs in the 60s and lows in the 50s as tides show high and low values at specified times.
Pilgrims pray for peace in Bethlehem
Thousands of pilgrims gathered in Manger Square for the midnight mass in Bethlehem. The event featured a ritual of placing the Christ child statue on a silver star amid a fragile peace mood despite a grenade blast and scattered disturbances.
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Suspicious Sleigh Sightings Reported by Sheriff's Office
Lompoc police filed a report after the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department received a tip about a white male seen on rooftops. The man wore a red and white suit and rode a sleigh drawn by reindeer.
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Christmas miracle as husband saved from sea returns home
Carol Lackey celebrates a Christmas reunion after her husband Nick drifted 150 miles aboard a raft for four days following a Pacific storm that sank their fishing boat off Oregon. He was rescued by a Greek freighter and flown home to reunite with his wife and two children as neighbors aided the family.
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Tax forms redesigned with pastel coloring and fewer lines
The IRS mails 83 million income tax forms with a simplified short form of 15 lines and pastel colors 1040A in pink and 1040 in blue. Long form changes include front to back flow and new bottom page final determinations. Filing thresholds rise modestly for singles married couples and widows, and capital gain rules, mileage rates, and dependent support rules are updated.
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Rain Total and Daily Snowfall in Santa Barbara County
The season rainfall in Santa Barbara County reached 1.63 inches with Sundays storm adding .16 inch between 8 a.m. Sunday and today. The storm began Thursday, dropping .87 inch so far. Thursday brought .22 inch, Friday .40 inch, and Saturday .09 inch of rain.
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