Thatcher visits Belfast amid IRA threat and sectarian violence
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher makes an unscheduled trip to Northern Ireland to discuss security with authorities after the IRA bombing campaign and Mountbatten slaying. Provisional fallout includes threats from the Ulster Defense Association and revenge claims targeting IRA members, with further shootings in Belfast as policing efforts intensify.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Margaret Thatcher
Irish Republican Army
Thatcher
Irish Republic
IRA
Lord Mountbatten
Britain
Ulster Freedom Fighters
Patrick John Hardy
Hardy
Ireland
Ulster Defense Association
UDA
Humphrey Atkins
Khomeini vows new assault on Kurdish rebels
In northwest Iran Ayatollah Khomeini orders to crush Kurdish rebellion. Moslem cleric Kermani sent to Kurdistan with orders to crush the outlaws. Reports say 57 Kurds executed in Saqqez and 51 previously announced since Khalkhali arrived. Bodies dumped on streets as relatives mourn.
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Tehran
Iran
Ruhollah Khomeini
Khomeini
Hosseini Kermani
Kurdistan
Saqqez
Ayatollah
Sadeq Khalkhali
Mahabad
Khalkhali
Cuba Pressured to Soften Non-Aligned Campaign At Havana Summit
Fidel Castro's government trims its draft resolution while pushing for a pro Moscow tilt at the Sixth Non-Aligned Conference. Yugoslav President Tito aims to keep independence from blocs as leaders including Hussein Assad Saddam Arafat gather for the two week summit with 50 ratifying delegates expected.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Moscow
Kremlin
Soviet Union
U.S
Africa
Josip Broz Tito
Yugoslavia
King Hussein
Jordan
Hafez Assad
Syria
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Mondale Tours China Advances U S Credits and Consulate
Vice President Mondale flies from Peking to Xian after diplomacy in Peking where the United States pledges about 2 billion in credits. Archeological digs uncover life sized Tang figures as he proceeds to Canton to meet American businessmen and open a U S Consulate in China in 30 years.
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Peking
Walter Mondale
Xian
Lian
United States
China
Mondale
Canton
U.S
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