U S Orders Iranian Diplomatic Staff Cut In Washington
The Carter administration tells most Iranians at U S embassies and consulates to leave. About 183 diplomats must depart over four days, reducing Tehran staff from 57 to 15 and consular teams from 161 to five each. The move is to pressure Iran over hostages in Tehran.
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Fire destroys trailer on Rt 671 in Clearbrook
A late day blaze on Route 671 destroyed a trailer and caused total loss of the occupants possessions. Clearbrook fire officials cited an electrical short as the cause and identified the victims as the James Evans family.
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Oil-State Senators Blocking Tax Action
In Washington a filibuster kept oil industry tax action from advancing. The 17 hour session ended with no breakthrough. The proposed Senate tax would raise about $185 billion in the 1980s, while the House plan targets $277 billion.
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Senate
Robert C. Burdet
Middle East Nations Raise Oil Prices as OPEC Meeting Looms
The UAE Minister Oteiba announced Saudi Arabia Qatar and the UAE will lift oil prices by $6 a barrel effective January 1 raising Saudi base price to $24 a barrel and nudging the UAE and Qatar prices higher. The move aims to guide OPEC negotiations in Caracas amid breaching ceilings and calls for a new base. In Washington a separate ruling on taxes delays legislation as filibusters threaten action on the windfall tax and Chrysler aid.
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Khomeini Approves Observers for Embassy Hostages Visit
Iran's leader authorized Foreign Minister Ghotbzadeh to invite independent observers to visit the 50 U.S. hostages at the Tehran embassy. The embassy occupiers said they would allow the observers, with no visit date set. The move follows propaganda battles over Sen. Kennedy and calls for freeing the hostages unharmed.
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Islamic Republic
New York
CBS News
NATO Missile Move Seen as Step Toward Arms Control
NATO plans to station 572 Pershing II and Tomahawk missiles in Western Europe as a two track move to spur Soviet arms reduction. Officials say the action signals resolve while offering room to negotiate and scrap older stockpiles under SALT 2 pressure.
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Belgium
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
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United States
Cyrus R. Vance
Senate
Winchester council approves party line property assessment program
City council adopted a controversial property assessment plan on a party line vote. Area News reports sellers say prices hold steady while Clarke Compass notes gradual area growth.
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Winchester
Area News
Quake Death Toll Tops 133 In Colombia
A massive earthquake in southern Colombia raised the death toll to 133 with up to 2,000 injured as rescuers searched six coastal towns. The quake measured 7.8 to 8.1 on the Richter scale, struck early Wednesday near the Ecuador border, and caused 10 aftershocks and tidal waves.
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Ecuador
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Quito
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