Thatcher rejects hunger strikers demand for political status
In Belfast Thatcher refused to concede to convicted extremis ts on hunger strike. In a telegram to Cardinal Tomas O Finch she says the government cannot grant political prisoner status and that violence provides no rights. She cites near universal Irish consent against granting political status to men on hunger strike.
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Yamani says Soviets target Middle East oil fields
Saudi oil minister Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani told the National Press Club that the Soviet Union aims at Middle East oil fields. He cited Soviet military moves in the Horn of Africa, Afghanistan, and South Yemen as evidence of that goal.
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Hua Guofeng to resign as CCP chairman in January
Diplomatic sources report Hua Guofeng has agreed to step down as CCP chairman amid party pressure. He has been out of public life since late October and is expected to be replaced by Hu Yaobang at a Central Committee meeting in January.
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Italian Kidnap Victim Barbara Piattelli Freed After 11 Months
Barbara Piattelli daughter of Italian fashion magnate Bruno Piattelli was released from captivity after 11 months. She described extensive time spent in a cave and said she was not treated too badly. Police froze her family assets to block ransom payments. Three masked gunmen kidnapped her January 12 as she left her car in the apartment garage. her mother Vittoria cried out. She was said to be extremely exhausted but unharmed.
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American Adviser Killed In El Salvador
USS civilian adviser to El Salvador's national police force. Thomas Bracken of Las Vegas was shot by a wounded subversive in San Salvador. He was the fifth American killed in two weeks amid violence. Authorities tied to a private arrangement as police consultant. A Bank of America office bombing occurred nearby with no injuries. The government labeled the victims as right-wing terrorist acts.
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Las Vegas
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