Carter intervenes in Egyptian Israeli peace talks
President Carter steps in to referee Egyptian Israeli negotiations saying there is no crisis and urging progress. Moshe Dayan cites difficulties as talks hinge on treaty terms while aides note routine issues. Officials avoid commenting on specifics, preserving private mediation.
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Robert B. Cullen
Washington
Carter
Camp David
Moshe Dayan
White House
Dayan
Egypt
Israel
State Department
George Sherman
Rhodesian raids in Mozambique escalate cross border attacks
Rhodesian security forces launched a self defense operation against ZANLA bases in Mozambique marking the second major cross border thrust in four weeks. The move precedes peace talks in Washington with officials from the Salisbury government and the Patriotic Front led by Mugabe and Nkomo.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Mozambique
ZANLA
Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army
Robert Mugabe
Ian Smith
Washington
U.S
Patriotic Front
Mugabe
Zambba
Joshua Nkomo
Zambia
Americans First Women Reach Annapurna Summit
Four members of an American climbing team reached the 26 502 foot summit of Annapurna in Nepal, becoming the first Americans and the first women to achieve the peak. A day earlier three women and two Sherpa guides established a high camp at 24 500 feet and pressed the final ascent.
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Katamandu
Nepal
Annapurna
Ministry of Tourism
Ford daughter Susan declines Vail marriage plans
Betty Ford recounts in Ladies Home Journal excerpts that Susan Ford at 18 wished to marry Brian McCartney, a Vail ski patrol member, and live in Colorado. Ford suggests an engagement party to test the idea before a permanent move and notes McCartney later backed out.
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New York
Betty Ford
Susan
Vail
Colo
Brian
McCartney
Carter invites Botha to Washington for talks on South West Africa
President Carter invited South Africa's Prime Minister Botha to a Washington summit on South West Africa, aiming to keep doors open for negotiations. Beeld and Olivier Stirn reported the approach as part of Western five allied efforts to transition South West Africa to independence.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Carter
Pieter W. Botha
Washington
South West Africa
Beeld
Olivier Stirn
Camp David
Stirn
France
Botha
Cyrus R. Vance
Sam Nujoma
South West Africa People's Organization
SWAPO
United States
National Party
Vance
West Germany
Britain
Canada
R.F. Botha
Namibia
Western Five
Alliance with Israel sparks Arab ultimatum in Lebanon
Lebanese Christian leaders reject Syria and Arab demands to end alliance with Israel and disarm militias. They warn the Arab plan to police Lebanon relies on unfulfilled promises. The dispute follows the Oct. 7 cease-fire and amid talks on Saudi replacing Syrians at the Beirut front.
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Farouk Nassar
Associated Press
Beirut, Lebanon
Syria
Israel
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
State Department
Chamoun
Beirut
Phalange
Pierrer Gemayel
Saad Haddad
Washington
Saudia Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Sudan
Kuwait
Qatar
Elias Sarkis
Sarkis
Fuad Batros
Pope John Paul II Replaces Coronation With Inaugural Mass
Pope John Paul II follows John Paul I in skipping a coronation and instead will be vested with the pallium symbolizing his two offices. The Vatican will decide if the inaugural Mass is outdoors or inside St Peter's Basilica. Thousands cheered as he left the Vatican, greeted Polish patients in Rome, and Polish officials pledged visa relief for believers traveling to Rome.
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Edward Magri
Associated Press
Vatican City
John Paul II
John Paul I
Rome
Vatican
St. Peter’s Square
Paul VI
St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope
Gemelli Polyclinic Catholic Hospital
Andre Marie Deskur
Vatican Curia
John Paul
Giuseppe Caprio
Poland
St. Stanislaw
Czestochowa
Europe
Wadowice
Edward Zacher
Karol Jozef Wojtyla
Emilia Kaczorowska
Karolus Wojtyla
Zacher
Sistine
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Marian Anderson
New York Metropolitan Opera
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Lincoln Memorial
Constitution Hall
John F. Kennedy
Christina Onassis
W.O
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