Vance in Damascus as talks start on Middle East peace plan
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance meets President Hafez Assad in Damascus to press for approval of a new plan for preliminary Middle East peace negotiations. Foreign ministers gather in the United States to resume Geneva talks, amid Syrian skepticism and debate over PLO representation and Israeli objections.
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Hafez Assad
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Sadat
Alexandria
Egypt
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PLO
Israel
United States
U.S
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Lebanon
Menahem Begin
Tel Aviv
Tanzanian Leader Nyerere Visits Carter for Talks on Southern Africa
President Carter meets Julius Nyerere in Washington for two days of talks on Rhodesia South Africa and Namibia. Nyerere, famed as the conscience of Africa, offers guidance on black rule in the region while attending a White House working dinner and a State Department luncheon with Mondale.
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London
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Robert S. McNamara
Edward Kennedy
Dick Clark
Iowa
John Kenneth Galbraith
U.N
Martti Ahtisaari
Israelis crush Arab terror team near Kibbutz Ashdot Yaacov
Israeli troops caught an Arab guerrilla squad infiltrating from Jordan and crushed a terrorist mission aimed at disrupting Cyrus Vance’s peace efforts. Two guerrillas were killed, one wounded, two captured with no Israeli casualties. The group carried Kalashnikovs, grenades, torches, a hatchet, food and medicine.
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NATO could use nuclear weapons to repel invasion
Washington AP report says the United States and NATO might employ nuclear arms if needed to stop a Soviet led invasion of Europe. Press Secretary Jody Powell defended NATO policy and called Evans Novak column claims about conceding West Germany flatly wrong. He affirmed the alliance could repel a Soviet assault if required.
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National Security Council
Cyprus Leaders Meet to Plan After Makarios Death
Cypriot party leaders and acting President Spiros Kyprianou conferred to arrange succession and avoid tension after Archbishop Makarios died at 63. They discussed replacing him and potential election timing within 43 days, with no decision reached.
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Cyprus
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Iran
Nicosia
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Democratic
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Britain
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