Riots follow Gandhi jail ruling as India police clash
Indira Gandhi supporters strike and burn effigies after Desai forces jail her and claim a parliamentary breach of privilege. About 2000 arrests reported as mobs light buses, rail cars, and transit strikes hit cities including Bombay, Bangalore, Nagpur, and Hyderabad amid adjournment fights in Parliament.
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Gene Kramer
Associated Press
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Morarji Desai
Desai
Gandhi
Sanjay
Bangalore
Bombay
Nagpur
Hyderabad
Secunderabad
Calcutta
Madura
Mrs. Gandhi
Brezhnev unopposed to China recognition
AP reports a bank robbery in Los Angeles where a man in a wheelchair and another accomplice escaped after stealing 8005 dollars from Crocker National Bank. Police recovered the car and gear, but the robbers remain at large.
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Brezhnev
China
Los Angeles
Crocker National Bank
Iran Opponents vow to fight on as shah clings to throne
In Tehran opponents of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi pledge continued resistance until abdication. A palace source says signs point to a civil government after restoring law and order, but the shah resists a regency or advisory buffer. Oil production rises to 3.4 million barrels as strikes ease. The National Front led by Karim Sanjabi remains outside a coalition, complicating any civilian transition.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ayatullah Khomaini
Soruce
National Front
Karim Sanjabi
Sanjabi
Haldeman Leaves Lompoc Jail on Parole
H R Haldeman the former White House chief of staff leaves Lompoc prison as a 52 year old parolee after 18 months of a 1 to 4 year sentence. He plans to return to his Los Angeles home to spend Christmas with his wife and four children. He noted Nixon was behind the Watergate coverup from day one and has expressed remorse for his part in the scandal.
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Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
Lompoc
Calif
H.R. Haldeman
White House
Richard Nixon
Haldeman
Los Angeles
Nixon
Federal Parole Board
Washington
John Ehrlichman
Safford
Ariz
John Mitchell
Happy Victorville girl decorates box after illness
Mary Pack a 10 year old from Victorville California decorates a Christmas box at home. She contracted amoebic meningoencephalitis last June while swimming in Deep Creek Hot Springs within the San Bernardino National Forest. The disease is extremely deadly with only three known survivors. She spent a month in the hospital then recuperated through the summer and returned to school in September signaling a remarkable recovery.
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Mary Pack
Victorville
Calif
Mary
Deep Creek
San Bernardino National Forest
Pakistani man jailed after selling wife and child to emigrate to Dubai
Francis Mull, 29, admitted delivering his wife and daughter to a moneylender to fund passage to Dubai. He, along with 11 others, was arrested at Karachi harbor before their launch. He signed a note promising to repay the debt with interest to regain his family.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Dubai
Francis Mull
Israelis Hit Palestinian Bases in Lebanon Raid
The Israeli air force bombed three Palestinian bases in Lebanon in retaliation for recent terror acts in Israel. An army spokesman said the raid upheld policy against bases for attacks and sabotage, noting 14 guerrilla attacks in November with four Israeli civilians killed and 67 wounded.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Lebanon
Israel, United States clash over peace treaty stance
In a seven hour Knesset session, Israel denounced U S support for Egypt as one sided and unjust while Prime Minister Begin warned against treaty interpretations that would threaten Israeli security. Egypt signaled ongoing proposals and Washington pondered stepping back from direct mediation as PLO signaled willingness to negotiate if invited.
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Arthur Max
Associated Press
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United States
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Menachem Begin
Israel
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Carter
Cyrus Vance
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Jordan River
Begin
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Cairo
Vance
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White House
Paris
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Ibrahim Souss
PLO
Yasser Arafat
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Kansas
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