Outside powers urged to stay out of African conflicts
U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and British Foreign Secretary David Owen urged external powers to avoid force in Africa. They cited Rhodesia Namibia Zaire Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa as flashpoints with risk of wider East West conflict and violent escalation.
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UPI
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Britain
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Central Treaty Organization
Council of Ministers
Zaire
Horn of Africa
David Owen
Rhodesia
Namibia
Ethiopia
Vance
Stephen Low
U.S
Turkey
Pakistan
Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil
Geneva
Paul Warnke
Andrei Gromyko
Middle East
Workmen repair Saudi oilfield blaze damage
A four day blaze at Abqaiq oilfield damaged pipelines and a pump station near Dhahran. A worker died and 13 injured as crews bypassed damaged facilities to restore production toward Persian Gulf ports within days. Aramco blamed no sabotage and expected full production soon.
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Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
UPI
Persian Gulf
Arabian- American Oil Co
Abqaiq
Aramco
Ghawar
Abgaiq
Settlement Near in OPEC Price War as Nations Reported to Hold 5% Increase
Beirut report and Middle East Economic Survey said eleven OPEC members would not apply the additional 5 percent price rise planned for July 1, signaling a possible end to the split within OPEC. Saudi Arabia and UAE had favored 5 percent for 1976, while others pursued 10 percent plus 5 percent.
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Lebanon
UPI
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Saudi Arabia
Middle East
OPEC
United Arab Emirates
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
al Anwar
Fahd
Washington
Conference On International Economic Cooperation
Paris
North South
Peres rejects creation of independent Palestinian state
Defense minister Shimon Peres criticized a plan for a separate Palestinian state and called for defensible borders in any Middle East settlement. He reaffirmed Israel’s longstanding stance in a radio interview released ahead of national elections.
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Israel
UPI
Shimon Peres
Jerusalem
Middle East
Peres
Labor Party
Carter
Palestine Liberation Organization
Guerrillas Attack Rhodesia Military Camp in Gokwe
A band of black nationalist guerrillas attacked the Gokwe military base deep in Rhodesia with small arms and mortars, wounding three and causing minor damage. A police sergeant and two black men were lightly hurt as the attack prompted a hunt, with reports of a rail explosion in Bulawayo and ongoing incursions by Zimbabwean nationalist groups across the Zambezi River.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
UPI
Bulawayo
Gokwe
Internal Affairs Ministry
Zambia
Angus Ross
Zambezi River
Rhodesian Panhandle
Zimbabwe African Peoples’ Union
Paisley vows new strike if IRA worsens Northern Ireland
Ulster Unionist Action Council led by the Rev Ian Paisley orders a halt to a 11 day general strike while promising another walkout if the IRA worsens security. Britain deployed thousands of troops as 80 percent of workers stayed on the job amid violence and intimidation.
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Northern Ireland
UPI
Ian Paisley
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Unionist Action Council
Britain
IRA
Roy Mason
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