Arab Mayors Pledge Boycott Amid West Bank Violence
Eight Arab mayors from Bethlehem Hebron Tulkarim Dura Beit Sahour Qalqilya Anabta and Gaza City vow to refuse meetings with the Israeli civil administration in protest of a new autonomy plan amid the 10th day of clash violence. Three Palestinians are wounded as Israeli troops quell demonstrations near Jenin. one Israeli official injured by a stone.
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Anabta
Gaza City
Menachem Milson
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IRA Claims Responsibility For Police Killing in Londonderry
IRA militants claim responsibility for the slaying of Norman Duddy 45 a Belfast police inspector shot as he left Strand Road Presbyterian Church Londonderry after Sunday services. Duddy a choir member died instantly. his two sons 15 and 13 were unharmed. The Provisional wing said it carried out the attack and fled on a motorcycle.
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Dutch Newsmen Buried in Netherlands After El Salvador Killings
Four Dutch television newsmen killed in El Salvador were buried in the Netherlands after a memorial service in Hilversum. The ceremony, attended by about 1,500 mourners, included a wreath from the cabinet and a call for a full probe into the shootings. The Salvadoran government blamed the deaths on crossfire with guerillas. the Dutch government seeks further investigation.
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Mexico
Chinese Communist purge ousts four Tianjin officials
The People’s Daily reports Yang Heng director and party secretary with assistants Ma Zhicheng Liu Zengxiang and Zhou Yunhong were expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and removed from their posts for persecuting others during the Cultural Revolution. The killings marked the start of Deng Xiaoping era reforms in Tianjin Aquatic Products Bureau 80 miles southeast of Peking.
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Weinberger Outlines U S Military Boost for Pacific
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger announced a substantial U S military upgrade to counter Soviet expansionism in the Pacific during a Seoul speech marking 100 years of U S South Korea relations. He warned of a growing Soviet threat across the region and cited Afghanistan and Poland as examples of Soviet actions and noted Middle East pressure from Iran to Ethiopia.
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