Der 26. Dezember 1979 war ein Mittwoch unter dem Sternzeichen ♑. Es war der 359. Tag des Jahres. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten war Jimmy Carter.
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Date: 26 December 1979
By DAVID A. ANDELMAN
David ANDELMAN
ABC, CBS and NBC refuse to televise film of meeting between 4 clergymen and 43 hostages because of conditions imposed by Iranians holding US Embassy; NBC News official Lester M Crystal says networks were not allowed to see film before making their decision (M)
Date: 26 December 1979
By ALAN S. OSER
Alan OSER
Analysis of removal by Congress of NYS ceilings on mortgages and prospect that mortgage credit will be more readily available in state; notes for individual buyer or seller, moves make it more likely that loans will be obtainable, removing major barrier to activity in real estate market, but questions how much loan demand there will be at sharply increasing cost of mortgage credit (M)
Date: 27 December 1979
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
Analysis: ABC, CBS and NBC are introducing 16 new TV series at midseason, only 5 fewer than were in original fall schedule; ABC has rearranged its lineup to undo program shifts that weakened its roster of hit series; is holding fragile lead against strong challenge by CBS; season has been frustrating one for networks; only 7 of 21 new programs have survived and only 4 may be considered reasonably successful by normal TV standards (M)
Date: 26 December 1979
Communist parties of USSR and Japan end 15-year split (S)
Date: 27 December 1979
Occidental Petroleum discovers new oilfield in Libya that is estimated to contain up to 100 million bbls of oil (S)
Date: 26 December 1979
By CAROL LAWSON
Carol LAWSON
Rialto Theater will reopen at end of January as legitimate theater (S)
Date: 27 December 1979
Turkish leftists kill 5 persons with right-wing political connections; Alparslan Turkes, right-wing party s director, warns that political violence is pushing Turkey to brink of civil war (S)
Date: 26 December 1979
New oil discovery announced in China's Jiangsu province (S)