Toth recounts Soviet interrogation over fitful arrest
New York based Moscow correspondent Robert Toth says he was detained in June 1984 for allegedly receiving secret material. He cites pressure over his friendship with dissident Natan Sharansky and describes the initial interrogation as uncomfortable and windowless. He notes KGB efforts to monitor him and to spy on him during his stay in the Soviet Union.
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New York
UPI
Robert Toth
Rasa
KGB
Toth
Soviet Union
Schcharansky
Karansky
Police clash with gangs in S Africa amid student unrest
In Pretoria police battled black student groups planning marches through white districts. Officers sprayed crowds with irritant gas as buildings were set ablaze and a beer truck overturned. Three armed guerrillas were arrested amid caches of weapons linked to Angolan insurgents. In Soweto and Johannesburg, roadblocks were backed by pistol threats as tensions flared across the capital.
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Pretoria
South Africa
UPI
Iatone Sant
Hoee
Soweto
Johannesburg
Coetzee
Orig
Rhodesian nationalist leader Sithole to return home
Rev. Ndabaningi Sithole, prominent Rhodesian black nationalist, announced he will return to Rhodesia after more than two years abroad to direct supporters and shape their path. Though still technically detained, he faces possible re detention upon arrival amid past charges of plotting to assassinate rivals in ZANU.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPL
Ndabaningi Sithole
Rhodesia
Sithole
Abel Muzorewa
The
United
Walunal Gounen
Noe
Zibabwe African National Union
ZANU
Robert Mugabe
Inmates Hold Guard During Night at Regina Prison
At Regina Central Correctional Center a guard was held at knifepoint overnight by inmates who later released him as they fell asleep. Superintendent Clif Mezin said the 126 hour incident followed inmates demanding a tranquilizer named Voller. The guard, Coned Fischer, was uninjured. An inmate tape describing prison conditions was aired on CKCK shortly after the standoff ended. Three convicts overpowered the guard during a patrol movement callblock Monday night.
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Regina, Sark
UPI
4Gina
Clif Mezin
Immimernn
Morin
Rylock Inc Strikes Spark Unrest in Union City
A two month strike at Rylock Inc triggers armed guard use and police mobilization in Union City. The company hires Richardson Security Co to enforce labor action while non union workers strike outside the plant. Taxpayers bear the cost of security and policing as residents face disruption and community tension in south Alameda County.
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Union City
Alameda County
Rylock Inc
Rylock
Richardson Security Co. Inc
South Alameda County
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