World news round up from AP notes Auckland to New York
A 17 year old in a wheelchair stole 25 dollars from an acquaintance on crutches, later surrendering. Other items note Romania taxi fare hikes in Budapest, a Japanese fishing fine in Magadan, Amnesty International's missing Argentines ball, Thailand opens narcotics court, Imelda Marcos to gain cabinet power, Sen James B Allen dies, journalist C N Griffis dies, a baboon on the loose in New Jersey, Gen George S Brown retires due to cancer, and Rose Kennedy promoting a handicapped arts festival.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Jonathan Hope
Hope
Airlift plans widen to include Pan African force in Zaire
American planes ready to fly French legionnaires out of Shaba may also airlift a proposed Pan African peacekeeping force into Zaire. U S officials say orders prepared to remove troops from Kolwezi though timing not set. NATO diplomats note France is seeking wider Western backing for the force. The airlift would be limited to transport, not a fighting role.
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Washington
Strifetorn Shaba
Zaire
U.S
White House
Kolwezi
United States
France
NATO
Washington Post
Congress
Shaba
Angola
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Carter
State Department
Chicago
Cuba
Terrorists kill three persons at Madrid ambassador attack
In Madrid three gunmen in jeans fired on the Turkish ambassador Zeki Kuneralp's Mercedes at a stoplight, killing his wife Nekla, his brother in law, and a chauffeur. Witnesses reported a red Ford Fiesta as the getaway car. An all out manhunt was ordered.
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Madrid
Spain
Zeki Kuneralp
Prado
Nekla
Change in Saigon Life as Capital Tightens under Communists
AP Special Correspondent Peter Arnett reports on Ho Chi Minh City after a March crackdown on capitalism. Observers note a shift from street prostitution and black markets to a stricter, state-controlled economy with renewed focus on central planning. The city center shows closed stores and renamed streets while rural zones attract workers and rice rations remain central to life.
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Peter Arnett
New York
Saigon
Robert Browne
Black Economic Research Center
Browne
Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Paul McCleary
Church World Services
Ho Chi Minh City
Cholon
McCleary
Tu Do
Dong Hoi
U S Cuba ties face reversal talks on broadcasts flights and exchanges
U S officials say the Carter administration is weighing measures to pressure Cuba over its African military role. Options include propaganda broadcasts and suspending charter flights and athletic exchanges, while not closing missions or blocking Soviet oil. International pressure may be sought from Latin American allies.
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Washington
Carter
Cuba
Africa
U.S
White House
United States
Havana
State Department
Castro
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