Judicial inquiry set on alleged cannibalism
President David Dacko ordered a judicial inquiry into cannibalism charges against deposed dictator Jean Bokassa after mutilated bodies were found in his villa refrigerator. The probe will cover executions during Bokassa's 14 year rule, including the massacre of 100 schoolchildren, amid regional tensions and extradition disputes as Ivory Coast shelters Bokassa.
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Associated Press
Bangui
Central African Republic
David Dacko
Jean Badel Bokassa
Oubangui
Bokassa
Dacko
Libya
France
Ivory Coast
Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Central African Republican Empire
Republic
Carter convenes NSC over Russian combat unit in Cuba
President Carter summons the National Security Council for a second time in 24 hours as the United States seeks to sustain talks with the Soviet Union on a Russian combat brigade in Cuba. Secretary of State Vance briefed Gromyko and officials echoed that no crisis was declared, with possible follow up talks not yet scheduled. Members including Mondale Turner and Brown attend the White House session.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
National Security Council
United States
Cuba
White House
NSC
Cyrus Vance
Andrei Gromyko
Jody Powell
Vance
Walter F. Mondale
CIA
Stansfield Turner
Defense
Harold Brown
Vance Gromyko talks pause as Carter weighs next move
In New York, Vance and Gromyko called talks serious but offered few details. Carter planned a national address within a week and a full report may follow to support the U S stand on the troops while private negotiations continue amid a gloomy mood.
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
Powell
Vance
NSC
White House
Carter
Gromyko
United Nations
Moscow
New York
Anatoly Dobrynin
U.S
Israeli hints at talks with PLO
In New York Dayan signaled Israel may someday hold talks with Yasser Arafat's PLO if it renounces military aims and becomes a political body. He said the PLO will likely reject the conditions, including recognition of Israel and addressing the refugee issue, noting such a change would be revolutionary and not immediate.
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Jerusalem
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Dayan
Israel Television
New York
Yasser Arafat
Jordan
Papal visit triggers Irish air force flight corridors
Irish air force warned it will shoot down unauthorized planes entering corridors reserved for Pope John Paul II during his three day visit. Commandant John O'Brien said warning signals will prompt planes to move, with armed Marchetti fighters checking routes to protect the pope.
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ED Blanche
Associated Press
Dublin
Ireland
Irish Air Force
Pope John Paul II
John O'Brien
Casement Air Base
Barney McMahon
McMahon
Air Force
Irish Air Corps
Rome
Aer Lingus
Mexican President Lopez Portillo presses rights with Carter in Washington
In New York sessions Lopez Portillo urged President Carter to address illegal aliens and human rights. He backed a UN energy order and called for wealth redistribution. He also met with the American Jewish Committee and Forum of National Hispanic Organizations to discuss migrant worker issues and bilateral ties.
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New York
Jose Lopez Portillo
Carter
Washington
Lopez Portillo
United Nations
Society For the Family of Man
Lopez Portilo
American Jewish Committee
Middle East
Egypt
Israel
AJC
Mexico
U.N
Richard Maass
Maass
Forum of National Hispanic Organizations
Paul Sedillo
Forum
Fire kills 27 at Vienna Am Augarten Hotel blaze
A severe hotel fire in Vienna's second district destroyed the Am Augarten Hotel. Twenty seven people died and thirteen were injured including members of an American and Yugoslav travel group. Firemen checked all 57 rooms as police feared more victims. Guest lists were lost, hampering identifications. The blaze began near the reception desk around 5 a.m.
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Vienna
Austria
Am Augarten
U.S
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