Vance seeks Begin OK for Gaza linked peace draft
Secretary of State Vance pressed Prime Minister Begin to accept a modified U S Egyptian peace treaty draft tied to Gaza autonomy. Sadat reportedly approved the terms conditionally, while Cairo sources warned acceptance was still unlikely. An interpretive letter annexes may cover linked issues rather than treaty provisions.
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Associated Press
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Two days of riots shake Isfahan amid Shah crisis
In Isfahan, Iran, at least 40 people were killed and over 600 wounded in two days of street battles between supporters and opponents of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Western diplomats said tear gas and gunfire followed peaceful marches, as clashes burned banks and cinemas and lasted until midnight.
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Associated Press
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the Shah
U.S
Grumman Corp
Imam Hossein
Mohammed
Khomaini
Courtroom cameras debut in New Jersey
The New Jersey Supreme Court relaxed its ban on TV and still photography for a day to test cameras in courtrooms. Public Television aired pool coverage, marking the first allowed sight of a New Jersey courtroom since 1936 during the Lindbergh trial.
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Former Liberal Leader Thorpe to Stand Trial in Murder Plot
Former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and three associates will stand trial at the Old Bailey on charges of plotting to kill Norman Scott. The case centers on alleged motives tied to a 1961 affair and includes accusations Thorpe incited Holmes to murder Scott.
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England
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Jeremy Thorpe
Thorpe
Norman Scott
David Holmes
John le Mesurier
George Deakin
Brittan
Profumo
Scott
Andrew Newton
Old Bailey
London
Central Criminal Court
Holmes
Costs spiral for nuclear power plant near Bay City
Houston Lighting and Power reports construction errors are a minor factor in rising costs of the South Texas nuclear plant under construction near Bay City. Original $1 billion estimate rose to $1.3 billion in 1977 with a 50 percent chance total cost reaches about $2.075 billion. inflation, more materials, and stricter federal rules drive most increases.
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Houston
Houston Lighting & Power Co
South Texas
Bay City
Jim Parsons
Houston Lighting
Austin
San Antonio
Brown & Roots Inc
Central Lighting Power Co
Corpus Christi
Brown & Root
Parsons
United Nations debates anti apartheid action and human rights scope
Twenty one Third World nations urge the General Assembly to seek a global ban on oil sales to South Africa amid wider resolutions condemning Israeli ties to Pretoria and calling for action on anti apartheid leadership and human rights mobilization. Police seize vast gun cache in Canada during record raid with eleven arrests across Ontario Quebec and Nova Scotia.
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General Assembly
South Africa
U.N
Toronto
Canada
Bill Goard
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Cleveland mayor appeals to voters on 38 million tax hike
Mayor Dennis J. Kucinich urged Cleveland residents to back a 50 percent rise in the 1 percent payroll tax to raise 38 million, saying higher taxes are needed to avert default on city loans and possible layoffs. Bankers face a Friday decision on refinancing 15.5 million in notes as city authorities seek bond sales of 90 million in March.
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Dennis J. Kucinich
Save Our
Kucinich
U.S
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Ucinich
Wife of Harris County sheriff’s captain shot dead on porch
Anne Jones 41 wife of Capt. T C Jones was found dead on the porch of her southwest Houston home after a 6 30 p m shooting. A tan station wagon was seen leaving as a neighbor reported a caller claiming a diabetic seizure. Police target possible revenge against her husband and issued an all points bulletin for the station wagon.
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