Liberals Lead as Japan Votes in Tight Diet Contest
Tokyo AP says Japan's Liberal Democratic Party led early as rural returns favored the LDP. Prime Minister Takeo Miki and rival Takeo Fukuda won seats, while former PM Kakuei Tanaka secured reelection as an independent amid Lockheed scandal fallout. Police raided 700+ sites after polls closed for alleged vote buying and violations of strict election rules.
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Syrians Across Lebanon Accused of Terrorist Campaign
In Lebanon a blast in West Beirut killed five and wounded others as pro Iraqi Baath offices and Jumblatt allied areas were raided by Syrian troops. Observers warn a crackdown could be retaliation for Damascus attacks and regional tensions between Syrian and Palestinian factions remain high.
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Bronfman Kidnap Case Hinges On Hoax Assertion
In White Plains, lawyers for Mel Lynch and Dominic Byrne summarized defenses in the Bronfman kidnap trial. Lynch claims the alleged abduction was a hoax to extort $2.9 million from Edgar Bronfman. Byrne, who did not testify, aided investigators by tipping off authorities and unlocking the target apartment during the raid.
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Dayton teacher seeks invitation to Carter inauguration
Dayton music teacher Vivian Waiton has corresponded with President-elect Jimmy Carter for five years and hopes to sing at his January 20 inauguration. She composed Happy 200th Birthday America and performed it in Honolulu last March. Waiton first wrote to Carter in 1971 when he was Georgia governor.
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Post-Holiday Rhodesia Talks Hit Fresh Impasse In Geneva
UPI reports Rhodesia peace talks remain deadlocked over interim governance with a resumption likely after Christmas. Premier Jan Smith returns after five weeks as Ivor Richard heads to London to confer with Foreign Secretary Crosland amid bitter divisions among black nationalist delegations and the white delegation before a Dec 20 deadline.
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