Syrian troops press final push to crush remaining resistance
Syrian forces advancing from Beirut move toward Tripoli and Sidon to finish clearing pockets of Christian and Moslem resistance. They set up 52 checkpoints in Beirut to curb violence, cleared streets of mines, and thwarted kidnappings while reopening the airport is planned as a psychological step in restoring normalcy.
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Middle East
Chile frees more than 300 political prisoners under siege law
Chile's military government says 323 people jailed for violations of the siege laws will be released immediately except 20 deemed specially dangerous who may be exiled. The move follows U.S. pressure over rights and Carter's warning of possible aid cuts.
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Opposition party leads in Brazil municipal elections
In early counts MDB the Brazilian Democratic Movement leads in Brazil's major capitals with about 1.03 million votes to Arena's 714,000 as turnout signals gains for the opposition party. Interior and northeast cities favor Arena, while final tallies for large cities await official results over the next days and weeks.
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Brazil
UPI
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MDB
Brazilian Democratic Movement
Sao
Tito Brezhnev Talks in Belgrade End Three Day Visit
Soviet leader Brezhnev and Yugoslav President Tito held the final round of talks at the White Palace Belgrade as their three day visit appeared to focus on differences in communist practice. Brezhnev planned to depart for Moscow later.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
UPI
Ee Brezhnev
Tito
White Palace
Dedinje
Brezhnev
Moscow
Birth pills linked to liver tumors
Roswell Park Memorial Institute preliminary study notes a striking difference in benign liver tumors between users and non users of oral contraceptives. Based on 365 hospitals reports from 1970 to 1975, 75 percent of tumors in pill users were benign, signaling possible associations and urging further screening and study.
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UPI
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
National Cancer Advisory Board
Cancer Panel
Gerald P. Murphy
Roswell Park
Crash survivors to sue Texas airline over evacuation
Two passengers from the Texas International DC9 crash announce plans to sue for gross negligence and incompetence in evacuating the crippled jet. They cite lack of instructions and a failed rear hatch, while the FAA opens an investigation and the plane burns on its left side.
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Denver
UPI
Texas International
Francis
U S exhibit in Moscow cleared by bomb threat
The American Bicentennial exhibit in Moscow evacuated about 1,200 Russian visitors after a bomb threat at 12:24 p.m. Officials cleared the hall. bomb squad searched with no findings. Ursino said a protest was filed and the exhibit planned to extend hours to make up for the shutdown.
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Moscow
UPI
Frank Ursino
Larry Williams
American
Sokolniki Park
Ursino
U.S. A
Federal judge rules firing of Lilith Sinclair unfriendly not witch related
A Santa Barbara savings and loan fired Lilith Sinclair for being unfriendly, not for witchcraft. Sinclair, 34, alleged religious discrimination as a priestess in the Church of Satan after discovery via a magazine article.
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UPI
Lilith Sinclair
Santa Barbara
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