Black box reveals missteps in Sinai downing of Libyan jet
UPI reports the Libyan Arab Airlines Boeing 727 with 113 aboard was shot down over Sinai after a radar misread. The cockpit transcript shows pilot Bourges seeking radar fix while noting four Mig fighters behind, as Israeli jets intercepted near Bir Gafgafa. The incident escalates tensions amid calls for revenge and threats to the cease fire.
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Four British soldiers injured by land mine near Tyrone border
An Army spokesman said a land mine exploded Saturday near Auchnacloy injuring four British troops in an armored Saracen. Police and security forces arrested 11 IRA suspects in Belfast raids as part of a crackdown ahead of an expected White Paper on Northern Ireland. A separate bomb at Rosslea damaged an electric transformer and churches doors.
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NATO may accept Soviet backed European Security Council proposal
NATO sources say member states likely to accept a Soviet idea for a European Security Council with limited powers to discuss relations among European nations. The United States hesitantly backs the shift, aiming to balance influence, while still opposing a powerful body that could probe core alliance actions.
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Ministers of three assemble for meet
The foreign ministers of China Soviet Union and the United States prepare to meet at the International Conference on Vietnam in Geneva opening Monday. Chi Feng Pei Andrei A Gromyko and William P Rogers will sit together, with Chi noted as a key Chinese diplomat and ally of Premier Chou En Lai.
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Decline Reported in Laotian Cease Fire Fighting
In Laos the government of Prince Souvanna Phouma said fighting fell sharply after U S air strikes on day one of a 48 hour cease fire. Violence dropped on the Bolovens Plateau though reports indicate continued Communist pressures and past day offensive actions.
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