South Africa widens ban on anti apartheid meetings
South Africa expands the ban on anti apartheid group meetings to 64 organizations in 30 communities effective July 1, amid riots in Orange Free State. Police reject ANC claims of booby trapped grenades and say investigations show ANC involvement.
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Castro says Raul lined up as successor in revolution
In a Playboy interview Fidel Castro says arrangements were made in 1959 for his brother Raul to succeed him if he dies or is incapacitated. It was not previously explicit and Raul, at 54, is four years younger than Castro.
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Bush cites Soviet missile build-up in SS-20 bases
Vice President George Bush says the Soviet Union is deploying more medium-range missiles and not taking arms control seriously. A NATO panel later reports nine additional SS-20s, bringing the total to 423, with new bases still under construction in the eastern and western USSR.
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World's oldest man Shigechiyo Izumi turns 120 in Tokyo
In Tokyo on Saturday Shigechiyo Izumi was celebrated for reaching 120 years, with relatives reporting only minor weakness in his legs and back. Guinness World Records lists him as the oldest man.
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Syria eyes hostage role in Beirut crisis amid Israeli hesitance
In Nicosia Syria signals it could help free the 39 American hostages in Beirut if a UN deal with Israel allows Shiite prisoners' release. Damascus cites humanitarian aims and influence over Lebanon as motives while seeking to back Shiite leader Nabih Berri and ease internal pressures.
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