Brezhnev Arrives in Belgrade For Three Day Yugoslav Visit
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev lands in Belgrade as Yugoslav President Tito greets him with bear hugs. The talks will seek reaffirmation of Yugoslav independence from Soviet influence and cover U S policy toward the USSR Yugoslavia and regional disputes with Austria and Bulgaria and possible mediation with Egypt.
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Tito
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Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Jure Bilic
Izvestia
Kremlin
U.S
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Austria
Bulgaria
Egypt
Carter Church Opens Doors to Blacks at Plains Service
Jimmy Carter worshiped at Plains Baptist Church as it voted by 2-1 to admit black worshippers for the first time in 105 years. Roger Sessoms from Selma N C sat near Carter, ending days of turmoil sparked by Rev. Clennon King. The scene drew media, demonstrators, and rain as deacons led prayers.
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Washington Star Plains
Jimmy Carter
Plains Baptist Church
Roger Sessoms
Selma
N.C
Sessoms
Carter
Bruce Edwards
Inlaw
Karen Carter
Clennon King
Albany
King
Imperial Wizard
The
Knights of Ku Klux Klan
Rosalynn
Virginia State Trooper Abducted and Fatally Shot in Roadblock
A Virginia State Trooper Garland West Fisher Jr. 33 was kidnapped near Petersburg and shot to death after a pursuit to North Carolina. The abductor Reuben Conley 33 of Atlanta was captured after a roadblock on I 85 near Granville County. Fisher telephoned his headquarters but the exact cause of death remains undetermined. Authorities say Conley will face SBI and federal charges as the case unfolds.
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Virginia
Here
Garland West Fisher Jr
Virginia Highway Patrol
Petersburg
Atlanta
Col. E. W. Jones
North Carolina Highway Patrol
North Carolina
Granville County
Fisher
Jones
Reuben Conley
Duke University Hospital
Conelly
Conley
SBI
State Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Peacekeeping Army Occupation of Beirut Completed
Syrian troops and Arab League peacekeepers entered Beirut to end 19 months of civil war. The invasion was reported 99 percent successful by midmorning as fighting continued in pockets of the city.
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Lebanon
Arab League
U.S
Camille Chamoun
Ein Rummaneh
Tripoli
Sidon
Israel
Mediterranean
Cairo
Riyadh
British proposes Rhodesia compromise timetable for power transfer
London outlines a March 1 1978 deadline to transfer power with possible December 1 1977 start if legal steps align. Mugabe Nkomo demand December 1977 target with extension to 1978. Muzorewa Sithole urge compromise. Richard seeks shift to interim government topics.
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Switzerland
Britain
Rhodesia
Ivor Richard
Patriotic Front
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Mugabe
Nkomo
Richard
Abel Muzorewa
Ndabaningi Sithole
Muzorewa
Sithole
Strong Quake Rocks Peking
A strong earthquake struck Peking at 9 45 p m local time 8 45 a m EDT Kyodo reported with initial estimates saying it was stronger than the Tangshan quake. No other details were immediately available.
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Peking
Japan
Kyodo
Tangshan
China
Deer Season Opens Across Area With Coverage Plans
The annual deer hunting season opened this morning with a photo and coverage plans on the Area News Page. A bond hearing is set for tomorrow for the man charged with a Saturday night city slaying. The Washington Redskins lost to the se...
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Washington Redskins
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