Crackdown Drive to Stifle Dissent in South Africa
South African police raid schools and homes in Soweto as hundreds of students are held without charge and others flee arrest. Bans on 22 white students and leaders under the Suppression of Communism Act trigger protests abroad, while refugees seek safety in Botswana and Swaziland.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Blac
Soweto
South African Council of Churches
SACC
Christian Institute of South Africa
Botswana
Swaziland
Donald Coggan
Canterbury
England
John Vorster
Cedric Mayson
The
Christian Institute
Joseph Fitzgerald
Catholic Bishops Conference
Se A
Lebanese President Urges U S Help to Prevent Syrian Israel Clash
President Elias Sarkis asked the United States and Arab oil powers to prevent a clash in southern Lebanon as Syrian peacekeeping troops control most of Lebanon and Israel warns against guerrilla proximity. Sarkis held urgent consultations with Arab leaders and offered a plan including a Palestinian raid moratorium and a Lebanese border patrol force.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Elias Sarkis
United States
Israel
Sarkis
Yasir Arafat
Proposals for National Urban Policy Explored
Carter transition strategists study a national urban policy with options for Cabinet posts and federal office reorganization. Mayors Thomas Bradley and Kenneth Gibson are named along with Henry Maier and other urban leaders as possible HUD picks, while domestic council roles and agency realignments loom large for the Carter team.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
National League of Cities
Denver
Carter
League
Congress of Cities
Conference of Mayors
Chicago
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Transportation and Health
Education
Ford
White House
Thomas Bradley
Los Angeles
Kenneth Gibson
Newark
Henry Maier
Milwaukee
John Zucotti
New York
Baltimore
David Embry
Richard Ravich
New York State
Urban Development Corp
Thanksgiving weekend traffic deaths rise to 156
The nation’s Thanksgiving period deaths reached 156 with much of the holiday ahead. The National Safety Council projected 450 to 550 traffic fatalities between 6 pm Wednesday and midnight Sunday, similar to a typical four day period. Last year 403 died over the weekend.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Virginia
Interstate 81
Weyers Cave
Augusta County
Glenn Allen Walton
Charlottesville
Prince William County
Vicky Muenster
Warrenton
Daniel Joiner
Catlett
Deborah S. Winsor
Nashville
Nashville, Tenn
Norfolk
Brian Bailey Brown III
Alexandria
Alexandria Hospital
Fairfax County
Desperate Relief Efforts Grow For Major Turkish Quake
In Muradiye Turkey relief teams battle snow blocked roads and aftershocks as the 7.6 quake toll nears 4000 with 3027 confirmed dead. Officials warn Caldiran city is largely wiped out and aid to Van Province expands with tents blankets and fuel being rushed by air.
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Muradiye
Turkey
Mevlut Sivasoglu
Ankara
Ol An
Van
Caldiran
Mehmet Zeki
United Nations
U.S
Ercis
Ozalp
Diyadin
Lake
Earthquake felt across Northern California center
A 5.8 magnitude quake rattled a 100 mile coastal stretch from Fern dale to Crescent City at 3:20 am. No damage or injuries were reported as residents felt trembling and offices moved objects but nothing fell. The event centered near Fern dale with Epicenter 260 miles north of San Francisco.
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Ferndale
Calif
California
University of California Seismographic Laboratory
Berkeley
San Francisco
Eureka
McKinleyville
Arcata
Crescent City
Oregon
Johnston
Postmaster Oversees Move to Million-Dollar Berryville Facility
Winchester post office staff settles into a new million-dollar building on Berryville Ave as an investigator in the Frederick County Commonwealth's Attorney’s office coordinates with the sheriff's department and assists Larry Ambrogi.
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Winchester
Jonas Chamberlin
Berryville Ave
Frederick County
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