China says it will withdraw from Vietnam if Vietnam leaves Cambodia
The Associated Press reports Beijing urged Hanoi to quit Kampuchea while warning Vietnam will not accept the condition. Hsinhua said the mutual withdrawal could ease Southeast Asia tensions though dared Hanoi to act. Vietnam invaded Cambodia December 25 and ousted Pol Pot, replacing him with a pro-Hanoi regime.
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Denis D. Gray
Associated Press
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Thailand
China
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Peking
Hsinhua
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
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Pol Pot
Hanoi Radio
Lang Son
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Kyodo
Quang Ninh
Cao Bang
U.S
Tokyo
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Khomeini Returns to Iran After 14 Years in Exile
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini arrives in Qom amid a massive Shiite welcome after 14 years abroad. Tens of thousands line the streets as his motorcade travels from Tehran, with prayers and cheers of Allah Akhbar. The return follows his influence over Iran’s government, while U S forces abandon a northern spy station amid claims of no secrets lost.
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Richard Tomkins
Associated Press
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Ruhollah Khomeini
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Tehran
Hazrat Maasoumeh
Khomeini
Mehdi Bazargan
Revolutionary Committee
Bazargan
Imam Khomeini
United States
U.S
Kabkan
Washington
Central Asia
U S flag raised at first mainland embassy in China
Treasury secretary W Michael Blumenthal hoisted the American flag above the first U S Embassy on the Chinese mainland since 1949 as the two nations completed normal diplomatic relations. China to upgrade its liaison office in Washington to embassy status later, while the Taiwan embassy closed. The ceremonies were restrained amid strains in both capitals.
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R. Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Peking
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
U.S
China
Washington
Taiwan
Carter
Vietnam
Blumenthal
U.S. Liaison Office
Yu Chiu-li
Leonard Woodcock
Senate
U.S. Senate
State Department
East Asia
T. Stapleton Roy
Woodcock
Nanking
United States
Taipei
Dominoes topple at frozen food plant collapse in Noblesville
A partially completed addition to a frozen food packaging plant collapsed killing one worker and injuring four. Plant manager Allen Ciing reported beams shifted as the two story concrete block structure caved in. Authorities probe the cause of the disaster.
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Noblesville, Ind
Allen Ciing
Wright Hensley
Anderson
Carter Opens New Mideast Peace Talks With Begin
President Carter starts discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on a renewed push for a Middle East peace treaty. U S officials disclosed a proposal for a one year timetable to establish Palestinian autonomy on the West Bank and Gaza within a year of signing the treaty, with letters exchanged between Begin and Anwar Sadat.
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Carter
Mideast
Menachem Begin
Begin
United States
Israel
Associated Press
U.S
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
West Bank
Jordan Rive
Gaza
Italian minister Tanassi convicted in Lockheed bribery scandal
Italy's top court convict s former Defense Minister Mario Tanassi of taking Lockheed bribe money and sentencing him to 28 months in prison. Gen Luigi Fanali and three others get prison terms. Gui and four others acquitted. The case, tied to a 1.6 million kickback over 14 C 130 aircraft, was televised live.
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Rome
Italy
Defense
Mario Tanassi
Lockheed
Constitutional Court
Air Force
Luigi Fanali
Luigi Gui
Fanali
Tanassi
Democratic Socialist Party
Gui
U.S
Neapolitans seek San Gennaro sign amid mystery infant deaths
In Naples a special service prayed for the liquefaction of dried blood said to be of San Gennaro but no sign appeared. Officials said many infant deaths were due to interstitial pneumonia, dismissing any mystery. A second report from Bangkok warns of potential power blackout due to oil shortages, with government plans to curb electricity use. A third item from Bergamo reports police raiding a counterfeiting parsonage and arresting a priest and three others over fake 50,000 lire notes.
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Italy
San Gennaro
Corardo Ursi
Bangkok
Thailand
China
National Electricity Generating Authority
Bergamo
Don Remo Cereda
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