Four arrested in Belgian kidnap murder case
Four men were detained for questioning in Antwerp over the murder of Bar on Charles Victor Bracht after his abduction. The baron, head of an international business empire, was killed March 7 near his car and the kidnappers sought a ransom, reportedly about two million dollars. His body was found in a marshy dump near Oelegem after a police tip.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Charles-Victor Bracht
Schoten
Bracht
Theodore Bracht
Haron Bracht
Oelegem
Panama Rebuffs U.S. Military Intervention Clause
Two days before the Senate ratified the first Panama Canal treaty President Carter faced Panamanian objections to a U S right to military intervention. Panamanian envoy William Jorden conveyed the warning to Washington on March 14. The second treaty's fate hung on whether a similar reservation can be added without losing votes. Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos would decide after the second pact.
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U.S
Administration
Panama
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State Department
White House
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
DeConcini
Paul G. Hatfield
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Begin says occupation of Lebanon a success
Prime Minister Menachem Begin told Israel’s Parliament that the month-old occupation of southern Lebanon is a qualified military and political success. He cited the UN peacekeeping force as a political achievement though long term effectiveness remains in doubt.
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Menachem Begin
Lebanon
Begin
Parliament
Foreign Affairs and Security Committee
U.N
Israel
Security Council
U.S. vows not to abandon NATO flanks in Europe
The Pentagon released key lines from a secret document to show the United States will not abandon NATO flanks as Defense Secretary Harold Brown begins a week-long Europe trip. The document urges cohesion and deterrence to convince allies and the USSR of U.S. resolve and forces. It notes prior proposals to shrink the Navy’s role in a major European war.
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Pentagon
United States
North Atlantic Alliance
Defense
Harold Brown
Europe
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NATO
Mediterranean
Ussr
Efense
Brown
U.S. Navy
Romanian Leader Ceausescu Begins Two Day Washington Visit
Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu arrives for a two day visit to the United States his first since Carter took office. He will meet with President Carter and officials on trade global security and Romania human rights. After Washington he will tour Chattanooga Dallas Houston New Orleans and New York before Friday. The talks center on extending Romania MFN trading partner status and related immigration conditions.
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Nicolae Ceausescu
West
Carter
White House
Ceausescu
Romania
Ceaușescu
Chatanooga
Dallas
Houston
New Orleans
New York
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Carter's Human Rights Commitment Questioned
Washington AP report says Jewish group members question Carter administration's dedication as five senior officials decline invitations to a three day Soviet Jewry conference. Spokesmen cite prior commitments. Rex Granum denies slackening in human rights, noting past White House and State Department attendance. The conference, convened by Jewish groups, aims to spotlight Soviet Jewish treatment.
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Carter
White House
State Department
Jerry Goodman
Chile
Soviet Union
Rex Granum
Dollar slides on Tokyo market for yen gains
The dollar closed at 218.725 yen in Tokyo down from 219.125. It then fell to 218.25.35 in Hong Kong and Singapore where markets closed later. Tokyo opened at 218.20 yen but conversions of about 6 billion yen of a Malaysian yen bond issue pushed it up. Volume was $299 million in spot turnover and $687 million in forward and swap trades.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Foreign Exchange
Hong Kong
Singapore
Wisconsin Firm Seeks Truck Sale to Libya Opposed
The State Department warns 400 Oshkosh trucks could move military hardware or troops for Libya. It opposes the sale to a country supporting terrorists and destabilizing neighbors. Commerce studies the export, while the State pushes to halt the deal, noting Libyan army use of Soviet tanks.
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State Department
Wisconsin
Libya
Department
Commerce Department
Tom Reston
Oshkosh Truck Co
State
United States
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