World Spotlight: Miniatures Sell for 721,764 at Auctions
Greta S Heckett collection of portrait miniatures fetched 721,764 across four auctions in Monaco New York and London the final 88 000 for 91 pieces in London. Also reports from Bangkok Bangkok Vietnam aids 700000 unemployed in three years across 100 new zones. Boston potential future events noted.
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London
Pittsburgh
Monaco
New York
Sotheby Park Bennet
Greta S. Heckett
Bangkok
Thailand
Saigon
Brzezinski comment sparks worry over Soviet air defense monitoring
U S intelligence worries Brzezinski disclosure on the South Korean airliner shootdown revealed Soviet radar and radio monitoring methods. Officials say public detail could aid Moscow's countermeasures. NORAD notes the Distant Early Warning line lacks coverage there and secrecy remains high.
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Washington
U.S
Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Brzezinski
Helsinki
Finland
Ipe- Defense
North American Air Defense Command
Colorado Springs
Colo
Canada
Arab delegates urge U S to push Middle East peace
In Houston 25 Arab delegates from the General Union of Arab Chambers of Commerce urged the United States to adopt an even handed policy toward Israel and Arab nations. Dr Barham Dajani said the U S holds most of the peace cards and must act neutrally to avert world disaster. Sheikh Abdel Aziz Al Sager urged true neutrality to improve chances for peace in the region.
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Houston
United States
Middle East
General Union of Arab Chambers of Commerce
Barham Dajani
Dajani
Jordan
General Union of the
Arab Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
Carter
Israel
Lebanon
Moro pleads in letter as brigades reject meeting demands
ANSA received anonymous calls claiming Aldo Moro was executed, later deemed hoaxes. The government and Christian Democrats refused to negotiate, insisting demands for exchange are unacceptable. A handwritten Moro letter urged leaders to agree to a war-prisoner exchange, signaling zero hour and imminent massacre.
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Rome
Aldo Moro
Red Brigades
ANSA
Turin
Milan
Vatican
Christian Democratic Party
Moro
Mario Fani
Giulio Andreotti
Christian Democrat
IL Popolo
Christian Democrats
Vita
Moro’s
Skylab recharges as flight controllers seek to save orbit
Houston AP reports Skylab, the 85 ton space station abandoned four years ago, began charging four batteries after an order from Madrid. Bermuda tracking may be used for commands. one battery may be faulty. Controllers aim to slow Skylab's fall by adjusting attitude and consider manned revival. a shuttle orbital test could orbit Skylab up about 65 miles in late 1979 to attach a boosting device.
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Houston
Skylab
Madrid
Space Center
Bermuda
Clemency bid filed for Fleener by multiple appeals
Clemency sought for 23 year old American Terre Fleener serving a five year term for gathering intelligence for Palestinian guerrillas. Attorney Felicia Langer says appeal to President-elect Navon will hinge partly on amnesty reviews for Israel’s 30th independence year while Fleener’s father and mother also prepare separate appeals to Israeli authorities.
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Jerusalem
Terre Fleener
Yitzhak Navon
Felicia Langer
Miss Fleener
Israel
Paul G. Fleener
Hartford
Justice Ministry
Mary Boettcher
Enon
Ohio
U.S
Tel Aviv
Supreme Court
San Antonio
Texas
Talks on strategic arms with Soviet Union stay secret
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance refused to disclose details of strategic arms talks with the Soviet Union. A senior U.S. official said progress was made on allowing cruise missile technology sharing with NATO, easing allies concerns about a new treaty. Vance told reporters the discussions are sensitive and not for public discussion.
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Washington
Cyrus R. Vance
Soviet Union
U.S
Vance
NATO
Carter
Moscow
Africa
Europe
France
West Germany
Royalty Excluded From World Three Day Event Team
London AP Princess Anne and Capt Mark Phillips were not listed among Britain’s team for the World Three Day Event championships in Lexington Kentucky this September. The princess, a 1971 European champion and 1976 Montreal Olympian, failed at Badminton with Goodwill finishing 16th as Phillips, a 1972 Olympic gold medalist, lacks a sound horse with mounts George and Persian Holiday both deemed unfit.
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London
Princess Anne
Mark Phillips
Lexington
Phillips
Munich
George
Persian Holiday
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England
Thomas Hancock
Hancock
Doris
Malcolm
Ottawa
Eskimos
Baker Lake
Northwest Territories
Paris
Jacques Rueff
Bank of France
Charles de Gaulle
Tokyo
Tokyo Foreign Exchange
Monte Carlo
Caroline
Philippe Junot
Grace Kelly
Philadelphia
Palace
Janot
Princess Grace
Prince Rainier III
Junot
Tucson
Ariz
Dennis Wilson
Beach Boys
Wilson
Plaza International Hotel
Pima County
Lawrence K. Bret Harte
Justice of the Peace Court
Superior Court
University of Arizona
Senate
NORAD
Kola Peninsula
Russia
Kola Inlet
Pecos Enterprise
Peter John Diaz
Wichita
Kan
Peter
Carmen Diaz
Korean Air Lines
Boeing
Kishio Ohtani
Formance
Goodwill
Badminton
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