In the News U.S. and China establish diplomatic relations. Formal ties with Taiwan are severed. Vietnam takes over Cambodia. Shah comes to New York for gall bladder surgery. Ayatollah Khomeni returns to Iran from France.
China invades Vietnam.
Voyager I sends photos of Jupiter. Accident at Three Mile Island, PA nuclear plant threatens area. Margaret Thatcher is elected first female British Prime Minister. Carter decontrols domestic oil. U.S. and Russia announce completion of Salt II agreement.