Curfew Restored as Tehran again sees protests across Iran
Army backed by tanks returned to Tehran streets after two days of nationwide demonstrations against Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Five killed in Isfahan, banks damaged, riots spread to Yezd and Mashhad. oil production fell to 1.3 million barrels daily amid a 9 day strike costing the government millions. The Tehran crowd shouted Down With The Shah as curfew and ban on demonstrations were reinstated.
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Associated Press
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Secret Police
SAVAK
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Yezd
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Ayatullah Khomaini
Vietnam
Chinese troops clash with Vietnam border guards
Hundreds of Chinese soldiers crossed into Cao Lang Province in Vietnam over the past two days and fought border guards. Vietnamese broadcasts report Chinese forces destroyed fences deactivated mines and shot at villagers before patrols drove them back into China. The two nations trade accusations over border and coastal conduct amid wider tensions.
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Cao Lang
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Explosions Hit Rhodesian Oil Depot Near Salisbury
Explosions and flames struck the main storage depot of Shell British Petroleum Mobil and Caltex near Salisbury. Police said tanks exploded after a small blast at 9:15 p.m. no injuries reported and sabotage was not confirmed. Civil defense moved tankers to safety as fire risk loomed over the area amid Rhodesia’s war context.
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Rhodesia
South Africa
Shell British Petroleum
Mobil
Caltex
Standard Oil of California
Texaco
Christmas trees brighten Pine Ridge despite scarcity
More than 70 garlanded Christmas trees arrived at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation from the Manchester New Mexico Chamber of Commerce. Tim Giago said the Sioux are pleased by the gift, noting the reservation’s 2.8 million acres have few fir trees and Christmas is a favored holiday.
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Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Tim Giago
Manchester
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Chamber of Commerce
Giago
Charles Stanton
Vance urges Israeli flexibility in Mideast peace talks
Secretary Vance, in Cairo and during a Tel Aviv stop for Golda Meir’s funeral, urged Israel to be flexible in negotiating a peace treaty with Egypt and reported good progress on interpretative notes. He met Dayan and Begin. talks focused on deadlines and key provisions in the Camp David accords.
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