Carter asks foreign nations to speak out against Soviet buildup in Afghanistan
The Carter administration urges global condemnation of Moscow's escalating intervention in Afghanistan. U S officials say the airlift may have doubled Soviet forces there to about 10 000, the largest foreign deployment since 1968. Five divisions near the border boost concerns of a broader Soviet consolidation in the region.
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Carter
Afghanistan
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Moscow
Czechoslovakia
State Department
Kabul
Israeli official presses U.S. aid increase to Israel
Defense Minister Ezer Weizman travels to Washington to press for a larger U.S. aid package amid regional instability. Israel seeks 3.45 billion dollars for fiscal 1981, with emphasis on 1.85 billion in military aid and 1.6 billion in economic help, while noting potential U.S. jet production in Israeli factories. Begin hints at allowing U.S. naval access to Haifa if requested.
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Ezer Weizman
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Cyrus Vance
Defense
Harold Brown
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Iran
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Haifa
Begin
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Camp David
Reform School Debate Tests Parental Powers in Utah
A Utah court case questions how far distraught parents may go to control troubled teens via reformatories. The story notes reform school as an option and probes legal boundaries, with broader context on parental authority.
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Provo
Utah
Coup reported in Afghanistan by ex prime minister Karmel
TEHRAN AP reports Babrek Karmel, a former prime minister, seizing power in Kabul as Soviet troops and equipment pour in to support the government. US officials say reports are fragmentary but note possible Soviet military involvement. Taraki era upheaval and promised reforms cited. State Department condemns Soviet interference. Rebels facing a planned government offensive in Badakhshan.
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Karmel
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Pars
Taraki
Mohammad Daoud
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New Delhi
Badakhshan
Kabul sighting of Soviet airlift to airport unloads troops
Eyewitnesses in Kabul report more than a dozen Soviet transport planes landing at Kabul Airport to unload armored vehicles and combat troops, marking a major airlift amid evolving security conditions.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Three Hostages May Be Freed Without Trial Negotiations
Fresh evidence shows Revolutionary Council members push for release of three hostages likely Mexican Indian and Portuguese descent. Captors offer no confirmation. Clergymen urge conciliatory path as Khomeini hints at war and Beheshti discusses relief from punishment at an international tribunal, while hostages’ families and publics watch closely.
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Iran
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Ruhollah Khomeini
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United States
William Gallegos
Pueblo
Colo
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Shah
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Thomas Gumbleton
William Howard
Roffin
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Etienne Duval
Orly
Duval
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Ayatollah Beheshti
International Tribunal
Mainichi Shimbun
Beheshti
Rescue of eight Americans in English Channel storm
Seventy five mile per hour winds and mountainous seas drove a Gulf Majesty tug and 500 foot barge toward peril in the English Channel. Eight American crew were winched to a Royal Navy helicopter and brought ashore as 20 ships sheltered in Falmouth harbor. The oil rig barge carried 3,000 tons of gear. the Dutch vessel Friesland had towed the stricken tug, towlines broke, and renewed salvage efforts waited on calmer weather.
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Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Gulf Mississippi Marine Corp
Here
Firth of Forth
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Divers to Check Ship for Missing Crewmen
In Ketchikan Alaska rescuers search the upside down 741 foot ore freighter Lee Wang Zin for the 30 Taiwanese crew members. A body was recovered. divers and a Navy team face gale warnings and rough seas as a new storm moves in.
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Alaska
U.S
Pacific
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Terry Bills
Cindy Mozel
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Juneau
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