Nicaraguan rebels propose 36 hour truce
Nicaraguan Resistance proposed a 36 hour truce starting noon Monday to help forge a permanent cease-fire with the Sandinista government. If accepted, rebels would then pause from Dec 22 to Jan 6 for a Christmas cease-fire. Cardinal Obando y Bravo urged direct talks and mediation, saying fighting must stop as youths die daily.
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23 Die as Fire Ignites Panamanian Freighter Off Spain
Off Cape Finisterre, 23 seamen die after leaping into icy Atlantic waters when fire broke out aboard the Panamanian registered freighter Cason. Eight survive. 29 Chinese and two Hong Kong residents among crew of 31. Storms hinder rescue as British and other ships recover bodies and seek cargo details.
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Haiti leaders call for general strike to force free elections
All four leading presidential candidates join Haiti's major unions in calling for a general strike to oust the military-led junta and restore the electoral council's authority. They demand the Nov. 29 decree dissolving the council be rescinded and warn of a two day massive warning strike if needed.
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Louis Dejoie II
National Agricultural-Industrial Party
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Sylvia Claude
Christian Democratic Party
Marc Bazin
Movement For the Installation of Democracy
Gerard Gourgue
National Front
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Henri Namphy
Namphy
Jean-Claude Duvalier
France
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Claude
Association of Public Employees
Union of
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Autonomous Central
Port au-Prince
Caribbean
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Khomeini offers Waite for arms
The Sunday Express reported that Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini offered to secure the release of church envoy Terry Waite in exchange for 4.9 million dollars and Britain's promise to resume arms sales to Iran. The offer was said to be relayed through unidentified French officials to London, with details tied to a pro Khomeini faction in Beirut. Britain denied any such proposal and the Church of England said it knew nothing of the offer.
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Ruhollah Khomeini
Terry Waite
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Lebanon
Khomeini
Robert Runcie
Waite
Terry
Iraq
Runcie
Terry Anderson
Middle East
Associated Press
Bible Printing Plant Opens in Nanking After 1949 Victory
A new Amity Press Bible printing plant near Nanking opened with a dedication ceremony attended by over 200 people including Christian groups from nine countries, Chinese officials, and Christian leaders. Bishop K M Ting called the Bible essential for humanity, noting Mao’s remark on studying Christianity to understand Western history and culture.
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China
Amity Press
K.M. Ting
China Christian Council
Mao
Communist Party
Mao Tsetung
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