Elderly watcher foils jail break attempt at Sydney prison
An alert 70-year-old woman near the Katingal maximum security jail spotted two unidentified men as they cut through fences and a yard door to free 15 prisoners. The alarm sounded, the men escaped, and the warden’s office was alerted. In other brief items, reports cover Moscow's Bolshoi Theater remodeling, Japan's underwater quake cable, Indonesia's TV relay needs, a Banff fatality, a De Valera relative facing theft charges, and various U.S. notices on pay, coins, reactors, and traffic safety.
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Sydney
Australia
Katingal
Soviet support emphasized for husak during Brezhnev Prague visit
AP Special by Robert H. Reid reports Brezhnev's West German trip signals Soviet backing for Gustav Husak as dissent grows within the Communist Party and Charter 77 gains attention. Western diplomats say Husak's stability matters as Prague tightens controls on dissidents and reporters amid protests and expulsions.
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Associated Press
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
Czechoslovakia
Gustav Husak
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Husak
Kremlin
Alexander Dubcek
Jaroslav Hejna
Bohemia
Hejna
Bulgaria
Hejia
Janary
Hejdanek
Dubcek
Russia Deploys Advanced SSN18 Submarine Missile
U S intelligence officials report a new Russian long range submarine launched missile, the SSN18, is more accurate and capable than prior weapons. It can carry three warheads to separate targets over about 4,700 miles and up to 5,750 miles in single missile flight, surpassing Poseidon range though Poseidon carries 10 warheads. The Pentagon notes it offers a degree of sanctuary from anti submarine forces.
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Russia
United States
U.S
Pentagon
Naval Intelligence
Delta
Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski
NATO
Defense
Harold Brown
Energy project heats 12000 homes in Bellingham area
SEATTLE AP A $1 million federal grant to Rockcor of Redmond funds a pilot plant in Whatcom County to recover waste heat from Intalco Aluminum Corp. The plan would heat about 12,000 homes using industrial waste heat and could save up to 1 million barrels of oil annually if successful.
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Bellingham
Department of Energy
Rockcor
Redmond Rocket Research Company
Whatcom County
Intalco Aluminum Corp
Vance Gromyko meet as treaty talks stall for now
In New York, Secretary of State Vance and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko wrapped a five hour session with no progress on curbing strategic weapons. They acknowledged tense relations and unresolved disputes over missile constraints and the Backfire bomber. A Geneva site is likely for future talks as Senate ratification doubts grow.
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Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
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Gromyko
Africa
Carter
Vance
Moscow
Washington
Geneva
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Demonstration erupts at Tehran University riot erupts
A peaceful protest by hundreds of women students at Tehran University escalated into a riot as police used tear gas. No injuries reported, but windows were broken and traffic jammed in northern Tehran. Both men and women participated. guards at dorms sparked the disturbance amid ongoing tensions over sex integration. About 100 people were injured across students, guards, and riot police during five hours of rioting.
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Tehran
Iran
Tehran University
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