Militarized Gdansk Shipyards Amid Solidarity Protests
Martial law enforcers militarized the Gdansk shipyard to curb strikes after two days of protests and riots demanding Solidarity's restoration. A military court imposes penalties for further walkouts, with authorities saying 308 internees will be released but Lech Walesa and about 780 others remain jailed.
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Rights Charges Being Checked
London reports say several West European governments probe charges by two human rights groups that the Soviet Union uses thousands of political prisoners as slave labor on the 3600 mile Siberian gas pipeline due to deliver gas to Western Europe by 1984. Amnesty International dismissed known prisoner work. two other groups plan a hearing next month to present alleged evidence.
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Troops battles in Las Vueltas at least 40 dead
In El Salvador fighting between government troops backed by U.S. aircraft and artillery and leftist rebels has killed about 40 people nationwide. Soldiers, including units led by officers trained at Ft. Bragg, push to retake Las Vueltas 50 miles north of the capital as 700 guerrillas hold the town.
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