Palestinian leader Abu Hassan killed in Beirut bombing
The PLO blamed Israel for the assassination of Abu Hassan Ali Hassan Salameh, a top PLO security chief tied to the Munich Olympic attack. Israeli forces retaliated with rocket fire on northern Galilee as Abu Hassan’s death sparks regional tension and claims of Zionist responsibility surface.
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Associated Press
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Israel Today
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Arafat
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Hassan
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Fatah
Damascus
Palestine National Council
Munich
Egypt
Pills Use Shifts Globally as Birth Control Ties Unchanged
A Johns Hopkins study reports 1977 oral contraceptive use at about 54 million worldwide, up 4 million since 1974, with rising use in developing nations and declines in developed ones. U S sales fell 20 percent as sterilization gains popularity reduce pill reliance worldwide.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health
U.S
Iran's military chief vows to defend Bakhtiar regime
Gen Abbas Gharbaghi urged Iran's 430,000 strong army to back Prime Minister Bakhtiar against Ayatullah Khomeini's bid for an Islamic government. He warned the unity and security of the people are at risk and pledged to defend the legal government. A clash left several dead and many wounded as protests erupted near a pro-shah demonstration. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi traveled from Egypt toward exile, with travel plans uncertain and possible move to the United States or elsewhere.
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Associated Press
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Iran
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Rezayieh
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Shah
France
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National Front
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Ayatullah
Egypt
Morocco
Hassan II
Marrakech
Israel
U.S
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Washington
Ardeshir Zahedi
CBS News
America
Zahedi
Clements heads to Mexico to discuss border issues and oil ties
Governor Bill Clements travels to Mexico to meet President Lopez Portillo and PEMEX chief Jorge Diaz Serrano to discuss alien farm workers the Tortilla Curtain and possible bracero program ideas. He carries a legislative invitation for Portillo to speak to Texas lawmakers. Local Mexican-American leaders largely back dialogue while some warn the governor is not fully representing their views. Laredo Mayor Tatangelo notes Mexico seeks capital and tech aid for new oil and gas reserves.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
Mexico
Jose Lopez Portillo
Clements
Gonzalo Barrientos
el Paso
Juarez
Lopez Portillo
Laredo
Aldo Tatangelo
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Cursing at work punishments set by Egyptian paper
The government owned Al Gumhouriya cites labor officials that cursing in presence of women at private firms can cost two days wages for the first offense three days for the second and four days for the third.
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Cairo
Egypt
al Gumhouriya
Winter storm blankets Rockies and Midwest with heavy snow
A new winter storm spreads snow from the Rocky Mountains into the upper Midwest with 6 to 8 inches in southwestern Minnesota closing more than 50 schools by midafternoon. Canby and Marshall tally eight inches, with 30 mph winds and drifts over 2 feet on some highways. Four inches hit the Minneapolis Saint Paul area hindering rush hour, while South Dakota sees 4 inches closing some highways and Denver area gets 4 to 6 inches. Colorado Springs travelers advisories, I-70 closures near Limon due to 45 mph winds, and wind-driven blowing snow affect northeastern New Mexico. Warnings extend to southern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois.
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Boat people safe as Vietnamese arrive in Los Angeles
More than 30 Vietnamese boat people and Laotian land people flee communist regimes and reach California refugees destined for U S homes. Prateuang Phosai from Laos says life in camp was hard but better than Laos. Vietnamese refugees sponsored by U S Catholic Conference to Los Angeles Santa Ana San Diego. Laotian refugees sponsored for Kansas Georgia Santa Ana. Officials note processing delays and crowded Thai camps.
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California
United States
Iam
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Laos
Thailand
Los Angeles International
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China Sea
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Catholic Conference
International Rescue Committee
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Hong Kong
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