Arab arms buildup drives calls for U S military aid
Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres warned that a massive Arab arms buildup demands maximum U S aid to maintain balance in the Middle East. He cited $58 billion in arms since the Yom Kippur War, with more than $11 billion in contracts recently signed, and said the West is playing a growing role as arms supplier. Peres noted Arab fortifications and maneuvers and referenced U S military aid in the proposed budget.
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Shimon Peres
Israel
Middle East
Peres
Kurt Waldheim
Synan
U.N
Golan Heights
Henry Kissinger
Jerusalem Press Club
Europe
U.S
ABM Debate as Grand Forks Facility Faces Dismantling
UPI reports the Senate weighs keeping or dismantling the Grand Forks ABM site after a narrow vote to retain it. House voted to dismantle. Pentagon plans to disassemble if ordered, amid broader 1976 defense appropriations debate and arms control limits.
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House
Pentagon
Washington
Senate
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
North Dakota
Len Milton Young
R-N.d
United States
Soviet Union
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Karami Faces Moslem Backlash Over Light Reforms
In Beirut Premier Rashid Karami comes under fire from Moslem parties for milder reforms than leftists demand. Clashes among militia and security forces mark eastern Beirut as cease-fire frays. Karami proposes parity seats for Moslems, a popularly elected presidency, and end to sectarian civil service quotas within Lebanon’s confessional system.
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Michael Ross
Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Rashid Karami
Kamal Jumblatt
Karami
Summit Atmosphere Reflects American Informality at France Meeting
UPI reports the American delegation brought New World ease to the 14th century Rambouillet palace while Ford faced cool winds and kitchen quirks. Wilson amused Miki with a joke about a deaf judge. Giscard wore a brown sweater at table. Kissinger arrived late and joked about Seidman. Cuban cigars appeared, and reporters ignored Scowcroft as a football game played on TV.
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Helen Thomas
UPI
White House
Wilson
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Ford
Henry Kissinger
L. William Seidman
Kissinger
Seidman
Castle
United States
Franco in critical condition amid bleeding complications
Generalissimo Francisco Franco’s doctors battled to save him from internal bleeding using medicine and transfusions. The 82 year old, gravely ill with four machines assisting him, suffered a renewed stomach rupture and could not undergo a fourth operation.
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Peter Uebersax Madro
Spain
UPI
Francisco Franco
Franco
la Paz
OPEC considers using profits to aid developing nations
Vienna sources say OPEC finance ministers discuss channeling 3 to 4 percent of GNP into aid. A Iranian proposal suggests a $5 billion five year fund with 10 cents per barrel from each member, managed by World Bank or IMF, plus possible pricing in SDRs instead of dollars.
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Joseph B
Fleming
Vienna
Austria
UPI
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Hamid Zaheri
International Monetary Fund
Economic Summit Details Due Release Next Week
Washington officials say next week will publish details of the secret Rambouillet agreement between the United States and France on currency exchange rates. The pact preserves a floating dollar while promising daily consultations between the two nations to stabilize rates and curb erratic price movements.
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Helen Thomas
UPI
White House
Washington
United States
France
Rambouillet
Ford
Frank Zarb
Congress
Treasury
William Simon
China
Henry Kissinger
Mao Tseung
Air Force One
Kissinger
Simon
U S Dollar Rises on Mixed Market Signals Across Europe
The dollar opened strong on European markets with gains against the mark franc lire and guilder while gold held steady. Traders cited favorable U S balance of payments data for Q3 and optimism over meetings in Brussels as driving factors.
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Brussels
UPI
U.S
Zurich
London
Pans
Jackson Hits Russ Peace Prize Denial
Sen. Henry M. Jackson denounces the Soviet denial of Andrei Sakharov to accept the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. He cites Helsinki Accords violations and says global support for human rights rises. A bipartisan letter to Brezhnev is circulating. Playwright Arthur Miller and Robert L. Bernstein push for action.
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Washington
UPI
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Soviet Union
Andrei Sakharov
Oslo
Senate
Jackson
Helsin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Sakharov
Arthur Miller
Robert L. Bernstein
Random House
Congress
State Department
Reagan's Bid Could Split Republicans
In San Francisco UPI says California GOP chairman Paul Haerle warns Reagan's presidential run could split the party and aid a Ford victory in 1976 He notes Reagan will announce in Washington DC and attacks myths about Reagan's timing and primary impact.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
GOP
Ronald Reagan
Paul Haerle
California Republican League
Washington
Ford
Washington, D.C
Haerle
Reagan Administration
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