Doctors win Nobel Peace Prize for antiwar group
American cardiologist Bernard Lown and Soviet deputy health minister Yevgeny Chazov accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo as protesters gathered outside. The duo co-founded International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War which claims 135000 members in 41 countries and will receive a 225000 dollar award.
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Norway
Bernard Lown
Yevgeny Chazov
International Physicians For the
Chazov
Andrei Sakharov
Sakharov
Lown
Olav V
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Harvard University
London
Foreign Office
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House of Lords
KGB
Scandinavia
Argentina Convicts Five in Dirty War Abuses
A civilian court in Buenos Aires found five former members of the ruling juntas guilty of human rights crimes tied to abduction torture and disappearance in the late 1970s. Four junta members were acquitted. The ruling signals potential prosecutions for middle and lower officers and affirms a criminal plan behind the abuses.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Julio Strassera
Raul Alfonsin
Shultz condemns Western gestures to PLO on peace efforts
Secretary of State George P. Shultz denounced West European gestures toward the PLO as "payment in advance" for policy changes the group has not offered. He spoke at tour start in London, arguing such moves hinder Middle East peace and asserting the PLO gains recognition only after renouncing force.
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George P. Shultz
PLO
Shultz
Europe
Middle East
Palestine Liberation Organization
Demonstrators Rally as Marcos Considers Running Mate
Thousands of protesters march on the Manila palace while President Marcos weighs a running mate for the February 7 special election. The crowd denounces human rights abuses and U S support, praising the New People's Army, with similar rallies in Legazpi Bacolod and Iloilo and officials naming Virata Tolentino as front-runners.
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Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
New People’s Army
U.S
Marcos
Philippine
Legaspi
Bacolod
Iloilo
Cesar Virata
Arturo Tolentino
New Zealand Bill Pushes Ban on Nuclear Ships and Aircraft
Wellington AP report says the government introduced legislation to ban ships and aircraft from New Zealand that carry nuclear weapons. Prime Minister David Lange spearheads a policy that tests relations with the United States, initially tested last January.
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New Zealand
United States
David Lange
Mrs Mandela Visits Husband Amid Racial Violence
In Johannesburg police said three more black deaths occurred Tuesday in anti apartheid unrest. One victim, a black policeman, was mutilated and burned, allegedly by blacks who viewed him as a sellout to white authorities. Winnie Mandela made an unaired visit to Nelson Mandela, imprisoned icon for many blacks opposing apartheid.
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South Africa
Winnie Mandela
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