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...Oliphant cartoon of Begin's Inn appears to equate Israeli Premier Begin's negotiating position with the biblical denial to Mary and Joseph of room at the inn. This continuation of the anti-Semitic cartooning that has been among us for a thousand years is an affront to us all. Begin's position is clearly not antiChristian. He is doing what he thinks best for the people of Israel in his negotiations with the Arabs. Jack R. Bershad Philadelphia...
...Nobel Peace Prize that Premier Begin so eagerly rushed to accept has turned to Silly Putty in his hands. He's impossible to love, difficult to admire. Tom De Moss Eugene...
...Deposed Premier Pol Pot, who fled the capital on Sunday, is trying to organize a line of resistance near Siem Reap in north-western Cambodia, reliable analysts reported. The rebel news agency said revolutionary forces control that area, about 320 miles northwest of Phnom Penh...
...independence from France. He was not only his country's President but also its Minister of Defense, President of the Council of the Revolution and chief of the ruling National Liberation Front (F.L.N.) party. When a 1976 constitution enabled him to name a Vice President and Premier, he left both posts vacant. Wielding his influence shrewdly, he built Algeria into a political force to be reckoned with and was determined to make it an industrial power as well. When he died last week at 53, he left a gap that no one countryman of his could hope to fill...
...herald the new year-and a new era, beginning Jan. 1 with ceremonies launching normalization of relations with the U.S.-China's Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-p'ing moved swiftly last week to consolidate his political gains and to accelerate the nation's New Long March to modernization. In a skillful move that further strengthened his hold on the highest level of government, Teng packed the 23-member ruling Politburo with four of his loyal supporters. Foremost among the new members is Teng Ying-ch'ao, 74, the widow of Chou Enlai, Teng's longtime...