Syrians poised to enforce Beirut truce amid fighting
Three Syrian infantry brigades with 600 tanks took positions overlooking Moslem and Christian Beirut sectors in preparation to sweep into both areas and enforce the cease fire. Arab League and local sources reported ongoing clashes, while Palestinian fighters evacuated positions and Jumblatt pledged to aid the peace mission.
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Lebanon
Arab League
An Nahar
Ashrafiah
Yasir Arafat
Kamal
Black leaders weigh Kissinger role in Geneva Rhodesia talks
Ford officials consider a behind the scenes U S intervention via Secretary Kissinger to push a Rhodesia independence timetable. Black nationalists demand a one year transition while Rhodesia seeks two years. Joshua Nkomo objects to Kissinger’s involvement, stressing talks are between Rhodesia and Britain.
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Geneva Conference
Rhodesia
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Joshua Nkomo
Kissinger
Jimmy Carter
Geneva
Nkomo
William E. Schaufele Jr
John E. Reinhardt
Ivor Richard
London
Ford Administration
Schaufele
Ian D. Smith
Africa
Guerrilla violence hits Rhodesia road workers and village
In Umtali sources report white driven guerrillas bound six black road workers and killed them with machine guns in the Honde valley near the Mozambique border. A second Mozambican guerrilla group allegedly fired on a tribal village, killing two villagers and a guerrilla. Security forces say eight of a previously active gang were killed after they murdered 12 laborers in southeast Rhodesia in October.
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Rhodesia
Umtali
Honde
Mozambique
Ian Smith
Labour survives key House votes as MPs attend in force
In London the Labour government won five limited debate motions in the Commons with a 311 to 310 margin on the nationalization bill and 312 to 296 on school subsidies and farm workers tenure. A nursing mother and a wheelchair user aided the government along with an MP abroad.
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United States
James Callaghan
Labor
House of Commons
Laborites
Callaghan
Helene Hayman
Jill Knight
Chicago
West Point cost climbs in cheating probe at academy
The investigation into the United States Military Academy cheating scandal cost West Point at least 279182 dollars in addition to 12 million already spent on training 151 cadets who left the academy. The largest item was 121164 dollars for travel and living expenses for 63 officers seven enlisted men and two civilians.
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West Point
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