U S speeds arms to Yemen amid Middle East tensions
President Carter orders accelerated delivery of about 383 million dollars in weapons to North Yemen as part of ongoing regional security efforts. The package includes 12 F-5E fighters, 50 armored personnel carriers and 64 tanks while a Saudi sale of armored and support vehicles is also noted.
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Iran women protest decrees amid clashes near Tehran
Tens of thousands of women walk off jobs to protest Khomeini’s decrees for an Islamic republic. Religious zealots beat some demonstrators and armed guerrillas fired into the air to scatter crowds near the British Embassy as women demanded rights and met with Premier Bazargan’s aides.
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Ruhollah Khom
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Bazargan
Khomeini
Four Cypress candidates profiled in Alberta 1979 election
Medicine Hat residents gain knowledge of issues and personalities as Alberta's 1979 provincial election nears. The NEWS offers special coverage with profiles of Cypress candidates on Page 2 and party leaders on Pages 14 and 15. A weekly campaigning roundup is on Page 8.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Cypress
Carter urges peace talks as the path to Middle East stability
President Carter told Egypt's parliament that Arab critics risk renewed war by opposing negotiations with Israel and urged support for a Egypt Israel peace treaty. He cited readiness to work with any who talk peace and backed Palestinian rights while visiting Cairo after Alexandria. In Israel, four Palestinian guerrillas were killed trying to infiltrate via the Jordan River on the eve of his visit. Carter planned ceremonies in Jerusalem with Mayor and Prime Minister Begin.
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Anwar Sadat
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Menachem Begin
Amin claims of invader retreat face skepticism in Nairobi
Diplomatic voices in Nairobi express doubt at Idi Amin's radio claims that Ugandan and Tanzanian exile invaders are on the run. Independent confirmation is lacking and analysts fear morale-boosting rhetoric amid tensions before Kampala’s Islamic development bank conference.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Idi Amin
Amin
Radio Uganda
Uganda
Mpigi
Kampala
Islamic Development Bank
Juulius Nyerere
Secret Chinese radio criticizes leader amid Vietnam war claims
Hanoi Radio reported a Chinese radio station, North No. 1, attacked Deng Xiaoping for dragging China into war with Vietnam and warned it would impact politics and diplomacy. Analysts offered mixed views on battlefield actions and troop withdrawals as alleged broadcasts cited a Democracy Wall poster and personal losses.
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China
Hanoi
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Teng Hsiao-ping
Peking People’s Daily
North No. 1
Bac Nhat
Peking
Democracy Wall
Liberation Army
Court hearing details Lanctot kidnapping case in Montreal
A quiet Montreal courtroom heard James Cross details from his 59 days in FLQ captivity during a preliminary hearing for Jacques Lanctot charged with conspiracy kidnapping forcible detention and extortion. The judge ruled prosecutors have enough evidence for trial with May assizes set and Lanctot free on bail.
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Robert MacPherson
Montreal
James Cross
Jacques Lanctot
Cross
Front’de Liberation du Quebec
FLQ
Lanctot
Paris
Lieut
Andre Chartrand
Pierre Laporte
Quebec
Lancet
Robert Lemieux
Sessions
Maurice Rousseau
Jacques
Louise Cossette-Trudel
Victor-Levy Beaulieu
Jean-Pierre Bonin
Homicide rate in Canada falls for third straight year
Canada recorded a 5.9 percent drop in murder and manslaughter in 1978 with 665 killings, a fall from 707 in 1977. Quebec and Ontario led the decline while Manitoba and Alberta saw higher rates. Territorial figures showed Yukon down sharply. Northwest Territories remained steady.
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