Paris Conference Ended In Stalemate Between North And South
The Paris gathering of developed and developing nations ended without agreement as oil prices and energy access dominated talks. The North offered emergency aid while rejecting debt cancellation and a new international economic order, leaving the South unresolved and critical of wealth distribution.
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America
Carter-Begin Clash Looms Over Middle East Peace Plan
The piece reports rising U S and Israeli tensions over Jimmy Carter’s peace plan as Begin resists West Bank withdrawal. It notes American Jewish leaders pressuring Washington, Mondale and NSC officials warning against misreading the 1977 climate, and hints at a high stakes standoff with Israel’s allies mobilizing U S opinion.
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Israel
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Sinai Peninsula
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Menahem Begin
State Department
Begin
West Bank
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Zionist General Council
Jerusalem
Moshe Dayan
Yediot Achronot
Golan
Sinai
U.S
Carter Denies B-1 Politics in Bomber Decision
Critics say President Carter killed the B-1 bomber for political reasons to honor a 1976 campaign pledge. Lawmakers argue the move risks U.S. defenses while supporters insist the B-1 offers unique low-altitude penetration unavailable to cruise missiles or upgraded B-52s.
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Congress
Carter
United States
Democratic Party
Ford
Samuel Stratton
New York
House Armed Services Committee
Soviet Union
Stratton
Alton D. Slay
Air Force
Slay
Man's Mission Implausible in New York City
A satirical flash fiction recounts a primitive cigar shaped flying saucer landing in New York. The crew jokes about the outdated craft as Nelson Rockefeller appears among onlookers and a confrontation ensues with locals. The captain warns humans to mend their ways or be destroyed. The city endures a science fiction farce about power and folly.
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