World War War toll rises in Rhodesia six year conflict report
Rhodesian military says the death toll in its bush war with black guerrillas has reached 9 055 with 30 more fatalities. The communique lists guerrilla attacks, civilian deaths, and government counter strikes across the six year campaign. In other notes, an oil well fire in south Borneo kills one and injures two, and U S Navy sailors begin ashore duties at Perth with a monument project funded.
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Vance in Egypt for second round of Mideast talks
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance meets Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel in Alexandria as a second round of negotiations aims to revive stalled peace talks with Israel. A previous American effort failed after Sadat rejected face to face talks until Israel withdraws from occupied Arab lands.
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Associated Press
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Cyrus R. Vance
Mohammed Ibrahim Kamel
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Vance
Middle East
Kamel
Mediterranean
Tween
Sadat
U.S
Hodding Carter
United States
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State Department
Menachem Begin
Jerusalem
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Missing Marine sergeant and family slain on desert vacation
A vacationing Marine sergeant Sgt. John Lyons, 24, his wife Danellda, 23, and their 22‑month‑old son Christopher were found dead from multiple shotgun wounds in the Arizona desert. Lyons’s 17-year-old niece Teresa Tyson is missing and believed kidnapped. Two convicted murderers who escaped from Florence prison are the suspects, with a $10,000 state reward offered for information leading to their capture. Authorities say the family may have stopped to aid travelers with car trouble before being killed.
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Arizona State Prison
John Lyons
Yuma Marine Corps Air Station
Danellda
Christopher
Officer killed as MOVE headquarters demolished in Philadelphia
Gunfire erupted as authorities using a bulldozer and cherry picker began demolishing MOVE headquarters. At least seven people injured, including two police officers and a firefighter. Police stormed the house to remove anarchists inside, six MOVE members arrested amid the raid.
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MOVE
Honduran junta replaces chief of state Melgar Castro
In Tegucigalpa late Monday the top three Honduran military commanders announced Gen. Juan Alberto Melgar Castro has resigned and named a junta to govern. The group is led by Gen. Policarpo Paz Garcia with Lt. Gen. Domingo Alvares and Lt. Col. Zelaya Rodriguez. Melgar Castro had led since April 22, 1975 after a prior coup.
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Honduras
Juan Alberto Melgar Castro
Radio
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Domingo Alvares
Zelaya Rodriguez
Paz Garcia
Melgar Castro
Oswaldo Lopez Arellano
Lopez Arellano
Ramon Ernesto Cruz
Mourning at Castel Gandolfo as Pope Paul VI lies in state
Thousands of mourners file past the pope at Castel Gandolfo ahead of his burial on Saturday and the conclave to elect the 263rd pontiff. More than 50,000 reportedly paid homage as aides and prelates prayed, with state ceremonies planned in St. Peter's Basilica and Rome.
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Associated Press
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