News-December-27-1978.mp3
Anti-government violence climbed while oil production plunged Tuesday in crisis-ridden Iran. Troops shot and killed 11 rioters in Tehran, where mobs rampaged through the streets, setting fires, smashing windows and denouncing Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his "Yankee imperialist" supporters. Officials called the riots the worst in three months. Soldiers cordoned off the American Embassy, which was the target of protesters Sunday.
Meanwhile, Iran's vital oil flow fell to the lowest level in more than 26 years, stopping all petroleum exports, a qualified industry source said. A Western diplomat described the development as "a most senous new stage in the economic war," and it was suggested that the situation could affect foreign governments' evaluations of the shah's chances of staying in power. The dwindling production was also expected to cause serious problems in the supply of heating oil throughout Iran.
Israeli troops began expelling Jewish nationalists who occupied two hills in the West Bank of the Jordan River early Wednesday to challenge the government's policy of freezing new settlement ih the occupied zone Israel Radio reported that the soldiers encountered no resistance as they starting removing the estimated 65 families from the makeshift camps consisting of tents and corrugated iron huts surrounded by barbed wire.
And starting January 1, 1979 - America and China were slated to establish diplomatic ties while America severs it's diplomatic ties with neighboring Taiwan. An American delegation was scheduled to arrive in Taipei for a two period of talks, which were not expected to yield any positive results but at least it was a chance to exchange views as well as pave the way for future negotiations.
And while the situation in Iran was heating up that's a small slice of what went on, this December 27, 1978 by the CBS World News Roundup.
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