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—PQgkipg the news From Aaooclatod Ftom Reports LONDON — Secretary of State Cyrus Vanca flaw Into London Sunday lor ttia first formal U.8. talks with Britain's new Conservative government and the start of a two-week swing through Europe and the Middle East The three days of talks here will be the first wide-ranging contact between Washington and London since Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives defeated Britain's Labor govern ment In the May 3 election Vance s first meeting, scheduled for Monday with British Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington, is expected to be dominated by the dilemma facing both governments over Rhodesia Observers says Vance will try to breathe new life into a joint Anglo-American strategy aimed at getting an interna tionally acceptable settlement for the war-torn, breakaway British colony, due to fall by month's end under a blackheaded government after 90 years of white-minority rule. AUSTIN, Texas — Texas' 12 fugitive senators — the Killer Bees” — remained at large Sunday, forcing their colleagues to adjourn without a quorum for the third day in a row. The senators have been in hiding since Friday morning, when they began their boycott in a showdown over a primary election bill which they believe would favor former Texas Gov. John Connally Calling from his hideout Sunday, one missing senator said the group might surface late Tuesday night Sen Gene Jones, a Houston Democrat, told a local radio station, When we appear, we ll appear together, whenever that is I seriously doubt Monday, maybe Tuesday midnight or so” CANCUN, Mexico — Pres. Jose Lopez Portillo an nounced Sunday teat Mexico Is breaking diplomatic rela ttons with Nicaragua because of the "horrendous genocide" committed by the government of Pres Anastasio Somoza Hundreds of persons have been killed in Nicaragua in fighting that has continued since an uprising led by leftwing guerrillas was crushed by Somoza’s national guard last September. Lopez Portillo made the announcement at a luncheon honoring Costa Rican President Rodrigo Carazo, who is in Cancun on a one-day visit to discuss purchasing oil from Mexico Chippewa dispute ends RED LAKE. Minn (AP) - About 25 FBI agents stood watch Sunday at the border of the Red Lake Indian Reserva tion after the burning of the Red Lake law enforcement center and the fatal shooting of two youths in a dispute between factions of the Chippewa In dians About 100 teen-agers rum maged through the burned ruins of the center, two grocery stores and two homes that were destroyed by fire About 45 burned pickup trucks and other vehicles littered the streets of the town, and many other vehicles had windows shot out The town of Red Lake, however, was relatively quiet Sunday afternoon and no gun fire was reported The boys, aged 12 and 15. both died of gunshot wounds inflicted Saturday on the reser vation in northern Minnesota, but the FBI said the deaths could not immediately be linked to the Indians' dispute The violence apparently resulted from a dispute over the ouster of the council treasurer. Stephanie Hanson, who had questioned finances of the council Hanson s husband. 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State Depart ment spokeswoman Mary Ann Bader said there would be no immediate comment on the Iranian request Earlier Sunday, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, architect of the Islamic uprising, issued a scathing response to the recent U S. criticism of his regime, calling the U S government an “injured snake" and saying Pres Carter was incapable of dealing with "matters such as Kinko’s Copies •Reductions •Two-sided copies •Binding 344-7894 1128 Alder humanity,” Iran state radio reported Referring to the Senate resolution, sponsored by Sen. Jacob Javits, R-N.Y., which warned that the continued executions endangered U.S. Iranian relations, Khomeini said: "Well, we hope to God that they are endangered What do we want to do with the United States ” The resolution, adopted last Thursday, proclaimed U S abhorrence to the executions At least 213 persons have died before Islamic firing squads since the government of Shah Mohammad Rezi Pahlavi was toppled by the revolution in February The Pars announcement was a new blow to already shaky relations between the United States and Iran’s Islamic revolutionary regime. Pres. Carter announced on April 24 that he planned to send Cutler, a former ambassador to Zaire, to take over the Tehran embassy Cutler was to replace William Sullivan who left Iran April 4 for what were officially described as "consultations ” Sullivan had a close working relationship with the deposed shah I XMRGPX I ... OUR SPECIALTY SINCE 1970. CALL US FOR INFORMATION ON... ... LOW COST AIRFARES ... EURAIL PASSES ... 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