Iran oil workers mostly strike. production inches up
Iran's strikebound oil fields show a small rise as a few workers join foreign experts and military technicians to run wells. Despite a government order, most of the 37,000 oil workers stay away, while about 2.7 million barrels daily are produced with 600,000 for domestic use and 2.1 million awaiting export at a Persian Gulf terminal.
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Israel
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Ayatollah Khomaini
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Paris
Carter
United States
al Mostakbal
Doctors find government diabetes study dangerously misleading
Two St. Louis doctors spent three years analyzing a 10 million government diabetes study involving 1,027 patients at 12 major centers. They say the study’s conclusions question insulin and drug effectiveness for preventing complications, challenging national coordinators’ use of the findings.
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Charles Kilo
Joseph R. Williamson
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Carter updates defense plans for vast U.S. civil defense
President Carter approved a plan to massively upgrade U.S. civil defense aiming to save up to 140 million Americans in a nuclear war. The proposal envisions evacuating metropolitan areas, costs about 2 billion dollars over five years, and faces congressional approval.
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Texans Visit Spain to Honor Franco-American Ties
A 40-man Texas group with wives, wearing Spanish grenadier uniforms, toured Toledo’s El Alcazar and the army academy during a week-long visit to thank Spain for aid during the American War of Independence. Led by Carlos Barrera, the delegation from San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Houston, and Galveston attended a luncheon with academy officials and received gifts after meeting in Madrid with King Juan Carlos and Lt. Gen. Manuel Gutierrez Mellado.
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Army Academy
San Antonio
Carlos Barrera
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Houston
Galveston
Madrid
Juan Carlos
Manuel Gutierrez Mellado
Coffin Claiming John the Baptist Discovered in Egyptian Cave
Archaeologists and monks report finding a coffin said to hold John the Baptist remains in a cave at Bishop Maqar Monastery in Wadi Natroun, 60 miles northeast of Cairo. Remains allegedly moved from Palestine to Alexandria in the fifth century and to the monastery in the eleventh.
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Deadlock in Mideast talks stalls progress toward treaty
Washington AP reports ongoing deadlock over the Palestinian issue amid U.S. efforts to salvage a partially completed Egypt Israel peace accord. President Carter, Sadat, and Begin failed to rapidly resolve the impasse, while Sinai oilfield transfers and future negotiations loom as sticking points. Secretary Vance remains hopeful for a final settlement.
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Israel
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Tanzania reports major attack against Ugandan invaders
Tanzania says its army launched a large offensive to push back Ugandan troops across the Kagera River and reclaim seized land. Uganda says initial crossing failed under heavy fire, with both sides offering conflicting casualty figures and no independent confirmation.
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