Peaceful reunification seen as goal in Taiwan talks
Vice Premier Teng Hsiaoping told American reporters in Peking he hopes for peaceful reunification with Taiwan this year but left room for non peaceful means. He predicted mainland control within his lifetime and outlined steps to open dialogue with Chiang Kai shek's Nationalists. He will visit Washington January 28 and invited Barry Goldwater to Peking to discuss reunification.
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John Roderick
Peking
Teng Hsiaoping
China
Taiwan
Teng
Chiang Ching Kuo
Laiwan
Chiang
United States
Taipei
Washington
Great Hall of the People
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Congress
Peking To Discuss Reunification. “Our Main Goal Is For Mr. Goldwater
Soviet Union
Tokyo
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Brown hints at new California tax cuts in inaugural address
Gov. Edmund Brown Jr hints in a televised interview at possible new tax cuts after trimming a billion dollars from the state income tax last summer. Senate leader confirms a one billion price tag floated for further cuts while Brown says no new taxes and may push to eliminate some taxes. Javits signals willingness to stay in race or run under another emblem if not nominated by Republicans.
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Sacramento
Calif
Edmund Brown Jr
California
Brown
Senate
James Mills
NEW York
Jacob Javits
Javits
Republic
New York Daily News
Shah Abdicates Peak Crises as Bakhtiar Named Prime Minister
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi left Tehran for a brief ski vacation with his family after naming Shahpour Bakhtiar as civilian prime minister. The move follows intense pressure to curb violence and restore order, while Ayatollah Khomeini denounces the regime and calls for life imprisonment and restitution of seized wealth. Bakhtiar prepares to present his Cabinet as Parliament plans to install the new civil government amid ongoing unrest and curfews.
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Thomas Kent
Associated Press
Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Bakhtiar
Shah
Farah
Jajroud
Ardeshir Zahedi
Washington
Ayatullah Khomaini
Paris
Kremlin
Izvestia
U.S
Carter
Beverly Hills
Calif
World leaders gather for Caribbean security talks in Guadeloupe
President Carter and three European allies meet at Saint Francois Guadeloupe to discuss Iran oil, China role, and global security amid calls for plain talks. Attendees include Giscard, Callaghan, Schmidt, with Brzezinski as key adviser. no major decisions expected.
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Saint Francois
Guadeloupe
Carter
Caribbean
Iran
China
Rosalynn
James Callaghan
Helmut Schmidt
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Giscard
United States
Soviet Union
Callaghan
Peking
Pentagon
Moscow
Europe
Japan
Canada
Italy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Washington
Vietnamese Move on Phnom Penh Amid Cambodian Conflict
Vietnamese divisions push around Phnom Penh in a bid to sever the capitol from the countryside. Analysts say Takeo may have fallen while Kompong Som port remains a strategic target. Pol Pot vows to fight to the end as rebels claim eastern gains.
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Denis D. Gray
Associated Press
Bangkok
Thailand
Phnom Penh
Kompong Cham
Mekong
Cambodia
Kompong Som
China
Takeo
Vietnam
Svay Rieng
National United Front For National Salvation
Pol Pot
United States
Anti shah demonstrators in US face deportation threat
U S officials under President Carter say violent Iranian student protesters in Beverly Hills may lose student visas. Attorney General Bell says the government will pursue legal options to end the stay of Iranians involved in the melee, including the possible revocation of visas. Police stopped about 500 demonstrators after a 45 minute clash that left cars damaged and fires set near the shah’s sister and mother’s Beverly Hills residence.
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Washington
United States
Carter
Griffin B. Bell
Beverly Hills
Calif
Bell
Iran
Shahpour Bakhtiar
State Department
Hodding Carter
Bakhtiar
Shah
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EPA
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Alexander Haig
NATO
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