Lefebvre defies pope with new ordinations in Burgundy
In Flavigny sur Ozerain Lefebvre ordained Benedictine Augustin Marie and vows 13 priests and 22 subdeacons to follow at Econe. The pope warned such acts would irreparably break church unity and risk excommunication. The bishop, suspended last year, aims to press ahead despite papal orders.
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Soviet Painting Faces Scrutiny Over Controversial Exhibit
In Moscow the ministry ordered painter Ilya Glazunov to submit his alternate history canvas The Mystery of the 20th Century for official review amid fears it will be banned. Glazunov warned he will cancel his one man show if the panel rejects the piece.
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Leonid Brezhnev
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Stalin
Trotsky
Solzhenitsyn
Mao Tsetung
Jesus Christ
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Renegade Mao follower in Liaoning harms post purge
UPI reports Peking Radio branding Mao Yuan-hsin as a tyrant and describes his anti Gang of Four faction in Liaoning Province. The broadcast says the failure to destroy the faction eight months after the Gang purge has done great harm, with the faction continuing to back reactionary policies amid a strong provincial opposition.
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UPI
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Mao Yuan-hsin
China
Gang of Four
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Liaoning
Chiang Ching
Gang
Lutherans Back Majority Rule Fight in Africa Assembly
The Lutheran World Federation's sixth assembly in Dar es Salaam urged all Lutherans to oppose apartheid and support majority rule in southern Africa. Delegates, representing 53 million members, condemned human rights violations across black Africa and cited Uganda’s atrocities as part of a global shock.
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Tanzania
UPI
Lutheran World Federation
Uganda
Venezuela to discuss oil sales with U S president
President Carlos Andres Perez flies to Washington to seek restoration of preferred tariff status for Venezuela due to its OPEC membership and to review oil exports to the United States. He cites the 1974 trade act impact on Venezuela’s economy and notes plans to boost production to meet rising U S demand amid cold weather.
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Aziz Hussein
Sheik Sabah al- Salem al-Sabah
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United Arab Emirates
Organization of American States
Grenada
Soviets Charge Carter Blocking SALT Progress
The Soviet Union accuses the Carter administration of blocking a new SALT pact by seeking unilateral U.S. advantages. Pravda calls Senator Henry Jackson an enemy of detente and says Washington is slow to reach a treaty, while Brezhnev had charged similar unconstructive aims. Venezuela backs the U.S. human rights measure endorsed by the OAS.
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UPI
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United States
Communist Party
Pravda Sunday
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Henry Jackson
Washington
Pravda
Jackson
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Congress
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Cyrus Vance
Vance
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Geneva
Gromyko
Ugandan Leader Amin Allegedly Attacked In Ambush
A man claiming involvement in a June 18 ambush near Entebbe says Amin was struck by machinegun fire and carried away by bodyguards. He says the attack was staged by southern tribe personnel aiming to topple Amin. Amin appeared on TV denying any attempt. He reports Amin bleeds after a bazooka hit and refuses to confirm injuries.
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API
Idi Amin
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Amin
Bagitababira
Entebbe
Kampala
Kenya
Uganda
Rhodesian Official Vows Fight For Every Inch of Ground
Rhodesia’s Foreign Minister Pieter Van der Byl vowed fierce resistance against black guerrillas, likening Rhodesians to Spartans at Thermopylae. He pledged not to surrender and said every hill, river, village and town would be fought for, citing Lincoln and Gettysburg to justify the resolve. A military update reported 19 guerrillas killed in the last 24 hours, elevating rebel casualties since 1972 to 2,568.
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Yachtsman Slaying Probed In Grenada Case
Police in Mangaroo Grenada question two men about the cutlass and bludgeon murder of Carl Schuster a 71 year old American yachtsman from New York. Schuster was to be buried at sea off Grenada as investigators pursue leads and identify suspects including Alban “the Indian” and his friend Judge.
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UPI
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