Greece declares martial law as tanks roll into Athens
President George Papadopoulos ordered martial law nationwide in Greece and sent tanks and troops into Athens to crush student rebels. The night of fighting left at least five dead, including a 17 year old girl, and more than 120 injured as police routed protesters after a tank breached the polytechnic school gates.
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Greece orders curfew as tanks guard Athens streets
In Athens a 4 p.m. curfew was imposed for towns over 5,000 as troops and tanks padlocked streets. Pentagon said 4,000 U.S. servicemen in Greece were told to stay home or aboard ships with no alert. Papadopoulos blamed “nihilist elements” for the violence and vowed order.
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Torrential Rains Kill Dozens Across Colombia and Venezuela
Heavy storms in Colombia and Venezuela killed at least 12 people and displace thousands. Officials in Bogota coordinate relief as road washouts hinder aid deliveries and the weather bureau warns rains to continue into next month.
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Oil heads reject pricing proposal in Vienna talks
Western oil companies rejected a Persian Gulf plan to link crude prices to supply and demand. Iranian Finance Minister Jamshid Amouzegar said ministers described the idea as unworkable and offered no alternatives after a 90 minute meeting with oil executives. Saudi Arabia's Yamani noted Arabs would meet to discuss the oil ban.
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Demirel fails to form Turkish government in fresh crisis
In Ankara Suleyman Demirel announces he cannot secure a coalition after talks with all party leaders including rival Bulent Ecevit. President Koruturk may task Ecevit again to form a coalition with the National Salvation party as Turkey faces a new impasse. In Argentina Wing Lew of Compania Minera Aguilar says miners reject a threatened contract, with a meeting planned under labor department auspices.
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Party Seeks New Election In Chile Pressure Moves
In Santiago the Christian Democratic party plans nationwide pressure to force an early date for general elections returning Chile to civilian rule. El Mercurio published a confidential memorandum among party leaders outlining steps to press the military junta led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet who has refused to set a date for elections. A junta spokesman declined to comment.
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Delegation Visits Israel Under Middle East Defense Review
A 22 member U.S. congressional subcommittee arrived in Tel Aviv aboard an Air Force jet to study how the Middle East War affects American defense needs. Led by Rep. Samuel Stratton the group plans to visit Egypt next week to assess cease fire effectiveness and the military situation.
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Jews start two day hunger strike in four Soviet cities
Jews in Moscow Leningrad Tbilisi and Novosibirsk began a two day hunger strike to protest the arrest of Kiev engineer Alexander Feldman on hooligan charges and his denied emigration to Israel. Feldman 35 faces up to five years in prison as the hunger strike spreads among at least 17 Jews.
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Cambodian President predicts North Vietnam will attack Cambodia
Lon Nol warned troops at Tuol Key near Phnom Penh that North Vietnam would launch an all out offensive in the next dry season after Christmas. He said a successful attack would kill them all and that Cambodia would crush the offensive to drive North Vietnamese troops from the country and deny food supplies for South Vietnam.
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ITT Berlin branch office bombed in early morning blast
A bomb exploded at 1:30 a.m. outside a Berlin building housing the Schab Lorenz electronics firm, a branch of ITT. Damage was about $40,000, with broken windows and damaged cars. No injuries were reported as a policeman extinguished a burning fuse under a firm truck.
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International Telephone and Telegraph Co
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