Clergymen urge compromise as Iran hostage crisis widens
Three American clergy members returning from Tehran called for conciliation in the U S Iran stand off as Khomeini warned of possible war. A dispute over hostage numbers resurfaced with 49 or 43 cited by sources and a militant claiming some captives avoided Christmas services. Coffin suggested double identities may explain the discrepancy.
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Associated Press
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William Howard
U.S
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Occidental reports Libyan Fidda field discovery with 50 to 100 million barrels
Occidental Petroleum announces a new oil field in Libya named Fidda with capacity estimates between 50 million and 100 million barrels. The discovery well tested at about 4000 barrels per day and entails an 81 to 19 percent income split between Libyan National Oil Co. and Occidental.
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Occidental Petroleum Corp
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Occidental
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Rhodesian cease-fire talks open as camps form
Guerrilla commanders Masuku and Nhongo meet British chief Acland to arrange cease-fire camps. 1,200 peacekeepers will monitor 16 camps while 43 government bases are freed. 39 killed in recent clashes as White cross convoyed troops begin deployment.
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Associated Press
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Robert Mugabe
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Three British soldiers die in Rhodesia helicopter crash
In Rhodesia three British soldiers with the Commonwealth peace force died when a Puma helicopter struck a pylon near Mtoko about 90 miles east of Salisbury. The crash occurred while en route to a guerrilla assembly point a day before a cease fire. Names withheld until relatives notified.
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Rhodesia
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US asks world to denounce Soviet buildup in Afghanistan
The Carter administration urges foreign nations to condemn what it calls a rapid Soviet military buildup in Afghanistan. Officials say airlifted troops may total 10,000, with five divisions, about 50,000 troops, on the Soviet side of the border. The move marks Moscow’s largest foreign deployment since 1968.
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Associated Press
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State Department
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Iran
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Kabul
Divers dispatched to determine crew fate in overturned freighter
In Alaska and Canada rescuers race to reach the 741 foot ore freighter Lee Wang Zin after it capsized in 40 knot winds and 15 foot seas. Twenty nine Taiwanese crew members are unconfirmed aboard as divers and a Navy team prepare despite warnings of bad weather.
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Alaska
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Cindy Morel
National Weather Service
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McLean Arm
Prince of Wales Island
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Canadian Coast Guard
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Former President Yun Po sun ordered to appear before army court martial
In Seoul Yun Po sun 82 and 17 others were ordered to appear before an army court martial on charges of leading an anti government rally disguised as a wedding. Those in custody include Yang Soon jik and Park Chong tae former lawmakers from the ruling party. About 1 000 attendees joined the November 24 rally at the YWCA. The event followed martial law after President Park Chung hee’s assassination on October 26.
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Park Chong-tae
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