Iran Cuts Ties With Israel After Khomeini Arafat Meeting
Iran’s new Islamic government ends relations with Israel and backs the Palestinian war after a weekend talks between Ayatollah Khomeini and Yasser Arafat. Tehran expels Israeli officials, orders Iranian staff home, while oil supply and regional tensions loom large.
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Thomas Kent
Associated Press
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Iran
Israel
Ayatolah Ruhollah Khomeini
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
el al
Arafat
Khomeini
Middle East
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Hanoi says forces halt Chinese invasion in Vietnam
Hanoi claims its forces halted all invasion columns and killed over 3,500 Chinese troops with near 80 tanks destroyed since the attack began. Western intelligence says China halted offensive after advancing about six miles, possibly withdrawing units. Vietnamese report cites heavy losses to Chinese divisions, with air strikes easing but artillery continuing in Hoang Lien Son Cao Bang Lang Son regions.
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Dennis D. Gray
Associated Press
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Lang Son
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Berkowitz asks to drop insanity appeal in Son of Sam case
David Berkowitz, 25, requests his attorney to withdraw his appeal for a new trial on insanity grounds. He pleads he is of sound mind and wants to finish his life in prison after confessing to six 1977 killings. The notarized request is dated January 5 from Attica.
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Attica Correctional Facility
Oswald assassination probe figure comments on threat
Former FBI agent James P. Hosty Jr describes an anonymous tip predicting Oswald's death amid Dallas transfer, says police ignored the warning while agents were kept out. He notes he may disclose more after the House Assassination Committee report.
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Refugees cross border into Thailand amid Khmer Rouge tension
In Aranyaprathet 463 Cambodian refugees arrived Sunday, mostly women and children, with 1,000 more en route. They say Khmer Rouge forces drove them from villages to avoid supporting Heng Samrin’s new government. This marks the largest border crossing since Phnom Penh changed hands last month.
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Thailand
Cambodia
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Khmer Rouge
Heng Samrin
Bangkok
Phnom Penh
Thai Supreme Command
Widow of slain diplomat salutes flag draped casket
In Washington the widow of Adolph Dubs watched his flag covered casket arrive from Kabul. President Carter and Cyrus Vance condemned the Kabul assault as terrorism while Mary Ann Dubs received the Secretary's Award in her husband's name. Dubs to be buried Tuesday at Arlington.
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Adolph Dubs
Cyrus R. Vance
Dubs
U.S
Afghanistan
Andrews Air Force Base
Kabul
Vance
Mary Ann Dubs
State Department
Mrs. Dobbs
Worldwatch Warns Forest Depletion Could Hurt Global Economy
A Worldwatch Institute report warns forests are thinning worldwide, risking severe economic and environmental consequences. It projects wood consumption rising from 2.5 billion to 4 billion cubic meters between 1976 and 1994, with funding from foundations, the UN, and governments.
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Washington
Worldwatch Institute
United Nations
Rhodesian Air Force bombs guerrilla dump in Mozambique
The Rhodesian Air Force said it bombed a Zimbabwe African National Union guerrilla arms and supply dump near Chimoio in Mozambique, the third attack in three days, with all planes returning safely. The raids targeted camps in Zambia tied to Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe factions as Rhodesia prepares for April elections.
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Zimbabwe African Peoples Union
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