Article on Christmas atmosphere at General Theological Seminary in Chelsea section of Manhattan, where Clement Clarke Moore, author of poem A Visit From St Nicholas, was teacher; illustrations (M)

About New York

Iranian officials say US could never win its allies' agreement to boycott of all Iranian oil; Carter Administration's proposal for international economic sanctions against Iran has exempted Iranian oil exports (S)

IRAN SEES SANCTIONS AS POSSIBLE BENEFIT

Article on new $25‐million automated radar‐control facility, Garden City, NY, that will help reduce chance of mid‐air collisions over NY area; facility illus (M)

RADAR POST TO AID AIR TRAFFIC SAFETY

Pres Carter spends Christmas holidays at Camp David with his family

Carter to Seek $615 Billion Budget With $15 Billion Deficit, Aides Say

3 American clergymen and French‐born Roman Catholic Archbishop of Algiers hold Christmas services for American hostages in US Embassy, Teheran, Iran; illus (L)

4 CLERGYMEN HOLD CHRISTMAS SERVICES FOR IRAN HOSTAGES

Venezuela will reportedly raise crude oil prices on Jan 1 by $2 a bbl over current level of $24 (M)

Venezuela Reported Ready to Raise Oil Cost by Up to $2 a Barrel Jan. 1

illus of Christmas Eve shoppers in Rockefeller Center, NYC, preparing for holiday as rain falls

The New York Times / Marilynn K Yee

members of British mountain‐climbing expedition say they found footprints of what could be Abominable Snowman and heard it scream during climp up Himalayan mountain

Climbers Report Finding Tracks That Could Be of the Snowman

comment on risks facing Commonwealth soldiers monitoring cease‐fire; their task will be to staff 23 rendezvous positions and 16 assembly points designated for guerrillas, most of them in tribal areas; Mozambique Pres Machel illus (M)

Britons Begin Rhodesia Truce Duty Apprehensively

Peking radio will broadcast commercials for foreign merchandise starting Jan 1 '80 (S)

Peking Sets Radio Commercials

At least 6 people are killed, more than 20 wounded and nearly 4,000 arrested in demonstrations marking first anniversary of major strife between political and religious factions in Turkey; authorities warn against demonstrations protesting '78 incident in sourthern city of Kahramanmaras, in which 111 people, mostly leftist Alevis, were killed, allegedly by rightist Sunni Moslems; mass trial is under way in Adana in which 803 people have been accused of taking part in strife and death penalty has been asked for 330 of them; martial law declared in Ankara; security forces are set up in Istanbul; several hundred student demonstrators occupy Yildirin Bayezit High School near Ankara University; teachers association, a leftist group that organized boycott, is banned by martial law authorities; illus (M)

6 DIE, 4,000 SEIZED, IN TURKISH RIOTING

Article on election campaigns being conducted in New Delhi by ‘Indira Gandhi man’ C M Stephen and ‘anti‐Gandhi man’ Atal Bihari Vajpayee; Stephen became leader of Congress Party after Gandhi lost '77 election and Vajpayee is former Prime Min of Janata Government that drove Gandhi from power; contest reported close; both men present basic positions of their parties but sophistication of campaigns is reflected in their high‐level debate on issues and ideas in city which has highest per capita income in India (M)

India Has One Election District With a Loftier Debate

Army investigators formally detain Chung (M)

Army's Ex‐Chief Formally Held In Seoul Inquiry on Park's Death

illus of Thatcher talking to resident of Ballykinler, Northern Ireland, during visit to British troops

United Press International

West Germany acts to revoke residency permit of former CIA officer Agee following State Dept's cancellation of passport (S)

West Germany Acts to Bar Agee

Soviet press agency Tass says US has aggravated Iranian crisis by resorting to UN (S)

Soviet Hints Disapproval Of Sanctions on Iranians

Baluchi opposition to Iranian central Government has increased since revolution; 12 men have been killed and over 80 have been injured during gun battles in last 5 days; Seistani leader Ayatollah Mohammed Kafami says US and Communist agents are responsible for trouble; Sunni leader Abdul‐Aziz Mollazadeh says revolutionary militiamen have teamed up with 'vicious elements' among Seistanis (M)

For Now, the Baluchis Hold Their Fire

Japan rebuffs Iranian plea that it remain neutral in international effort to obtain release of hostages (S)

Japan Rebuffs Iran Plea To Be Neutral in Crisis

Poll indicates that Prime Min Begin's popularity has slipped to new low (S)

Begin's Popularity Slips in Poll

US intends to seek wide‐ranging rather than limited sanctions against Iran; informed sources say US plan will come as surprise to many UN diplomats who expect US to ask Security Council for only limited trade ban (M)

Stiff U.S. Sanctions List Expected to Surprise U.N.

Chinese activist Fu Yueha is sentenced to 2 years in prison, Peking, for violating public order (S)

World News Briefs

PLO says Vatican has prohibited Arab prelate Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, who was released from Israeli prison in '77 after serving 3 years for arms smuggling, from accepting invitation by Iranian Government to visit American hostages (S)

Vatican Said to Bar Trip By Arab Prelate to Iran

Western Europe's Ariane booster rocket lifts off from Kourou space center in French Guiana; is designed to give 11 participating countries capacity to put telecommunications satellites into orbit (S)

Europe's Booster Rocket Is Fired After 3 Failures

Christmas custom of buying gifts, though alien to culture, seems to have gripped Japan more than ever; observance of New Year noted (M)

Japanese Stage Shopping Spree For Christmas

Israel expels Lieut Col Alfred Gom, Nigerian member of UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, after conviction on charges of gun running for PLO (S)

Israelis Expel a Nigerian Accused of Gunrunning

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December 25, 1979

Headlines from December 25, 1979

About New York

IRAN SEES SANCTIONS AS POSSIBLE BENEFIT

RADAR POST TO AID AIR TRAFFIC SAFETY

Carter to Seek $615 Billion Budget With $15 Billion Deficit, Aides Say

4 CLERGYMEN HOLD CHRISTMAS SERVICES FOR IRAN HOSTAGES

Billboard 200

The Long Run

On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II

Cornerstone

Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants

Greatest

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for December 25, 1979