Global flash: Guatemala attack on transport kills 17
The hand grenade assault from a speeding car on a military transport near a water plant in Guatemala City killed 17 military policemen and wounded seven. Guerrilla claims and past peasant clashes frame the incident. two advisers abducted last year are linked to previous violence.
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White House cites secret reports on Cuban role in Katanga invasion
The Carter administration released a summary of highly classified intelligence asserting Cuban troops aided Katangan rebels in organizing and supporting the Shaba invasion of Zaire, with claims Cuban advisers and equipment aided Katanga from Angola since 1975. The administration stops short of saying Cuban troops directly participated in the incursion.
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War of nerves escalates over arrests between U S and Soviet Union
U S and Soviet officials clash after a public spat between Gromyko and Vance. Soviet threats to retaliate followed the arrest in New Jersey of two Russian nationals on espionage charges and the seizure of a U S businessman's car in Moscow. The incidents mark a renewed diplomatic flare up as both sides raise stakes in the spy dispute.
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Coalition collapses in Belgium as Tindemans to resign
Prime Minister Leo Tindemans faces a collapsing four party government in Brussels as his Christian Democrats and Socialists fail to agree on a new budget and tax package. Socialists reject a plan to curb unemployment aid for the needy. A small French speaking party threatens to block the budget unless a language division bill is pushed.
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Front For the Defense
Carter visit planned amid campus gun battle in Panama
At the University of Panama, a three hour gun battle over canal treaties and President Carter’s visit left at least one student dead and nine wounded. Government sources cited two dead, ten wounded. Pro and anti Carter factions clashed as National Guard surrounded the hotel where Carter would stay.
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