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WORLD Israel, Egypt clash Israel and Egypt clashed Tuesday over the future of Jerusalem and the Palestinians in their first public disagreement since President Carter's visit to iron out final obstacles to a peace treaty. But Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Khalil said he HnnhtpH tho Hicnnto uinnl/4 imruula flin *?? " V.u?v?vv. UIV %Uk)|<UVV TTUU1U UK VI Cfl IJT SlgHlUg. Prime Minister Menachem Begin told Parliament in Jerusalem that Israel would never allow a Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank of the Jordan River or the Gaza Strip or return East Jerusalem to the Arabs. "It will not happen," Begin told the Knesset, opening debate on the treaty. "We won't agree to it, we won't allow it, we won't make it possible." Begin said he was replying to a statement by Khalil that Israel would have to withdraw to the borders that existed before the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, surrender Arab Jerusalem and accept Palestinian statehood. "My dear, honorable Dr. Khalil," said Begin, "write this down: Jerusalem, the one Jerusalem, is Israel's eternal capital, n win never oe divided again." In Cairo, Khalil said Begin's statement "spoils the atmosphere" of the treaty and said it was 4'an unsuccessful beginning to a period in which we had hoped that all parties would work...for a just and lasting peace and a comprehensive settlement in the Middle East." Cease-fire reached SANANDAJ, Iran ? Kurdish soldiers stopped at a hp<siPPPrl Iranian nr*m\7 liorrinlrc on/1 n uiuij K/ui i uvao uuu icaLUUU a 11CW cease-fire Tuesday with the soldiers trapped inside, but sporadic gunbattles continued throughout the day in the Kurdish city. There was no immediate word on casualties from the latest fighting, which erupted after a brief truce here, the capital of the Kurdistan region 250 miles west of Tehran. At least 170 people were reported killed in fighting Sunday and Monday before the ceasefire, but Deputy Prime Minister Abbas Amir Entezam today put the official toll at 86 dead and 200 wounded. n i i Komance aenied TORONTO ? Spokesmen for Margaret Trudeau and U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy deny they ever had a "brief romantic liaison." But the editor of Maclean's magazine says he stands behind the report in the latest issue. Steve Martindale, a Los Angeles lawyer for Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's estranged wife, said Mrs. Trudeau denies having an affair with Kennedy and that she was amazed at thp cnvpr stnrv in Mioioon'c J ... a. In Washington, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Democrat called the report "absolute rubbish," but he said Mrs. Trudeau and Kennedy had met on occasion. I Celebration Savannah's St Patrick's Day parade drew thousands into the pre spring sunshine Saturday. This antique car is one of the many entries participating in the annual parade. I Bill Bollln ? GAMECOCK umm mi i ^ ' *' ' ' Counsel appointed WASHINGTON ? Attorney General Griffin B. Bell announced today the appointment of Paul J. Curran, a New York lawyer, as a special counsel to investigate bank loans made to President Carter's family peanut business by the National Bank of Georgia. Rflll <U)iH a .lllKtirP Dprwrlmprif ini/Acfioatinn intn fho v m-w.-w. w?aa^aa? hit vuviguvauii UlW V* IV Carter family loan transactions "did not resolve all factual and legal issues." "Therefore, the department has carefully considered available courses of action to pursue the inquiry," he said. "It is in the best interest of the administration of justice and the public's perception of the fairness and impartiality of justice that an independent special counsel be appointed." Policy has its price WASHINGTON ? day-long meeting with his top advisers at Camp David left President Carter convinced that any decision he makes to cope with energy shortages will exact a political price, his spokesman says. Although the meeting Monday produced no apparent or sudden policy shifts, the president was reported to have promised a response to the latest energy developments within about 10 days and his spokesman said it was correct to assume action would be taken, j Asked upon his return to the White House late Monday whether any decisions were reached, Carter said with a grin: "We'll let you know later." Professors strike | Thousands of college teachers in New Jersey and j| i Minnesota are nrpnarini* tr? an nut nn ^ ' ? vw v/uv V/I1 OU 1IVC, dllU teachers at Boston University say they will boycott classes for two days later in the week. Teacher strikes continued, meanwhile, in public school systems in Washington, D.C., Baton Rouge, La., and Wintersville, Ohio. Officials of the union representing 3,200 teachers at : eight state colleges in New Jersey said they would begin a strike at 7 a.m. today unless a settlement was reached by then. Fire shakes refinery / LINDEN, N.J. ? Six people were injured early today when a fire and explosion at the 1,500-acre Bay way refinery sent up a wall of flame that shook buildings as far away as five miles, Exxon officials said. Two of the refinery workers remained hospitalized today with second-and-third-degree burns, hospital spokesmen said. i * ln-ii? rv--i * "* * - * ? ? '<w^i8^HMgaa8B 6TBTE Trial change denied A circuit judge has refused to change the location of the trial of two Richland County men charged with killing the manager of a Columbia loan company. Circuit Judge Paul Moore refused Monday to grant a defense request that the trial be moved because of a climate of "fear and hostility" in Richland County. Moye and Hall are accused of the Jan. 16 shooting death of TranSouth Financial Corp. manager Larry M. Whitmire, 30. They are also charged with armed robbery. Injunction criticized State Agriculture Commissioner G. Bryan Patrick Jr. said today a temporary injunction against an increase in the minimum wholesale price of milk will hurt consumers and processors in the long run. Patrick said he wasn't surprised by the injunction, issued Monday by Circuit Judge Paul M. Moore, that blocked enforcement of a state Dairy Commission pricing order. "We may have lower prices of milk temporarily," Patrick said, "but it has been proven that in the long run we will have higher prices" because of an unstable market. N.C man held GREENVILLE ? An 18-year-old Hendersonville, N.C. man was held without bond Tuesday after being charged with the beating and rape of a clerk at a clothing store on U.S. 25 north of Greenville. Sheriff Johnny Mack Brown said David Bryan Capps was arrested Monday afternoon at a roadblock. He was charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, first-degree criminal sexual conduct and attempted armed robbery. Capps was free on $12,000 bond in Hendersonville, where he was arrested last Nov. 8 and charged with kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old girl. FAA to investigate V/ CAMDEN ? The Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, is investigating the fatal crash of a single-engine i plane just off Interstate 20 near Camden Sunday. Authorities said John Bernie Caughman, 60, of Columbia, the pilot of the plane, was dead of multiple injuries at the scene of the accident. No one else was aboard the plane except for a pet dog that was also killed. 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