Trade Union Breakups Spread Independence in Poland
In Warsaw the independent trade union movement gains ground as the official Central Council of Trade Unions readies dissolution after branches quit to form independence. Solidarity leaders report evolving union types and warn some offshoots remain party linked while others pursue genuine autonomy.
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Rescue Crews Fight Aftershocks in Al Asnam Quake
Rescue teams from Algeria and abroad battled aftershocks as they heard a faint scratching from a buried watchman beneath the parking lot. The disaster left 1,600 dead, up to 20,000 killed possible, and tens of thousands homeless in Al Asnam.
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Iraqi Forces Ready Siege of Abadan Amid River Crossing Push
Iraqi troops moved artillery and pontoon bridges across the Karun River toward Abadan signaling a siege plan rather than direct assault. Reports describe three crossings, tanks and artillery deployed, with Iran replying but lacking air support. Western observers note progress toward Abadan and nearby Khorramshahr amid regional diplomatic shifts and Jordan's wartime support.
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Iraq
Abadan
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Shatt al-Arab
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Khorramshahr
el Madina al Munawara
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Hussein
Aqaba
Baghdad
Turkish jet hijack rescue ends with 100 freed and five captured
Turkish Army sharpshooters stormed a hijacked Turkish Airlines Boeing 727 in southeastern Turkey at 5 25 a m and rescued more than 100 people while capturing five hijackers. Anatolia said two journalists an escaped convict a student engineer and a fifth man were aboard.
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Yilmaz Yaliner
Egypt and Israel resume talks on Palestinian autonomy
In Washington Egypt and Israel begin two days of talks on Palestinian autonomy led by Sol Linowitz. The session aims to craft a plan giving Palestinians more say under Israeli rule, with statehood ruled out for the next five years.
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Menachem Begin
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Castro Frees 33 Americans From Cuban Prisons
In a gesture of friendship Fidel Castro plans to release 33 Americans jailed in Cuba including some suspected hijackers who could face U.S. charges upon return. State Department officials see the move as an attempt to soften Cuba’s image and ease tensions between the long estranged allies.
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UN marks 35th anniversary amid doubts over effectiveness
The United Nations faces a bleak milestone as it marks 35 years since its 1945 charter amid protests that Security Council actions are ignored and goals like peacekeeping stagnate. Kurt Waldheim warns of erosion of authority while hostage crises and conflicts persist in Iran, Afghanistan, Cambodia, and Namibia.
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