Poor nations face growing firewood shortage crisis
The World Forestry Congress in Jakarta warns that dwindling firewood supplies collide with rising demand in Third World nations. The Associated Press reports that the energy crisis for the poor resembles the industrial world oil shortage, with no immediate relief in sight.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Associated Press
Jakarta
Indonesia
World Forestry Congress
Edward Saouma
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
Nepal
Haiti
Africa
Asia
South Korea
India
China
Wedding delayed by Grace Church fire in Denver
Carol Reid and David Murphy's wedding faced an hour delay as flames breached Grace United Methodist Church roof caused by embers from a nearby arson training fire. Fire chief David Way noted the blaze damaged a 12 by 5 foot roof area and the couple, later, joked about the unusual ceremony.
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Denver
Carol Reid
David Murphy
Grace United Methodist Church
David Way
Skyline Volunteer Fire Department
Former consul head John M. Allison dies at 73 in Hawaii
John M. Allison, a former U S consul in Japan during the Pearl Harbor attack and later a U S Ambassador, has died at age 73. He had lived in Hawaii since 1960. Plus a playful note about a Great Pumpkin sighting at a Hampton Virginia produce shop featuring a man in costume.
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Honolulu
John M. Allison
U.S
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Allison
Hawaii
Stacy Ritchie
Paul
Mercury Blvd
Seldondale Dr
Hampton
Jim Sprouse
Stacy
Johannesburg
South Africa
Fannie Meyer
Meyer
Arab ministers meet in Baghdad to scuttle Camp David pact
Arab foreign ministers gather in Baghdad with 19 of 22 members attending to set an agenda for a summit aimed at opposing the Camp David agreements. Egypt absent, radical states to denounce Sadat, while Saudi led conservatives urge moderation and unity. Iraq and Syria reconcile after a decade long feud, forming ties against the peace accord.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Arab League
Lebanon
North Yemen
Egypt
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Saudi Arabia
Saud el Faissal
Syria
Camp David
Sadat
Indira Gandhi Seeks Comeback On Southern Campaign
Indira Gandhi campaigns through Chikmagalur district inspiring rallies as she contests the November 5 by election. She defends her 11-year rule and the 1975 77 emergency while rival Veerendra Patil labels her an outsider.
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Gene Kramer
Associated Press
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Chikmagalur
Here
Gandhi
Kanada
Janata Party
Karnataka
Veerendra Patil
Peace talks stalled as U S weighs positions in limbo
Reports from Jerusalem and Washington indicate the Israeli Egyptian peace talks are in limbo with no talks Sunday. State Department spokesmen would not confirm a freeze while Israel faces criticism over West Bank settlements. Arab envoys gather in Baghdad to counter Camp David as Sadat’s participation draws mixed reactions.
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Brown
Washington
Menachem Begin
Carter
U.S
Israel
Begin
West Bank
Jordan River
Arieh Naor
Camp David
Vance
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Baghdad
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Strike Halts Gas Flow To Soviets In Iran
Iran halted natural gas exports to the Soviet Union after hundreds of refinery workers walked out for higher pay and political prisoners release. The cut affects about 30 billion cubic feet annually. The strike coincides with widespread public employee protests and deadly clashes in 37 cities demanding the Shah's resignation.
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Tehran
Iran
Soviet Union
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Sadat urges MPs join new opposition party in Egypt
In Cairo President Anwar Sadat seeks National Democratic Party MPs to enter Mustafa Shoukry's Socialist Labor Party to form an honest opposition. Any new party needs 20 parliamentary seats to be recognized and Sadat’s law bars anyone who polluted politics, immobilizing many opponents.
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Cairo
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
National Democratic Party
al Ahram
Sadat
Socialist Labor Party
Mustafa Shoukry
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