Holocaust TV fosters memory and lessons for survivors
Erna Gans, a Polish-born American survivor living near Chicago, notes how NBC’s Holocaust portrayal sparks renewed dialogue about the Nazi era. TV ratings compare with Roots, while Gans stresses that remembrance drives learning and vigilance against repeating history.
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Desai confirms nuclear device lost on Mount Nanda Devi
Prime Minister Morarji Desai told Parliament a US India joint mission left a plutonium powered monitor in 1965 on Mount Nanda Devi. He said a blizzard and avalanche hid the device, but urged no health or environmental alarm and announced a scientific committee to advise protection measures.
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Tornado devastates Orissa villages killing hundreds
A massive tornado struck southeastern Orissa state near the Bay of Bengal on Sunday, killing at least 200 people, injuring 500, and leaving about 1,000 missing as it flattened five villages in under 10 minutes. Officials said two villages remain largely unaccounted for.
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Somalia rejects invasion threat amid Ogaden fighting
Somalia rejects an Ethiopian invasion threat and says it will back guerrilla groups in the Ogaden desert. Insurgents claim over 1,250 Cuban and Ethiopian troops killed in weekend fighting after Somalia pulled out regular troops a month earlier. Ethiopia warns the battle could spill beyond its borders.
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Senate edges toward Panama Canal treaty vote
In Washington the Senate nears its final vote on Panama Canal treaties as leaders seek a resolution to U.S. intervention rights in Panama. Minority Leader Howard Baker predicts the second treaty will pass with a small plus margin while supporters remain optimistic about securing 67 votes for gradual canal handover to Panama by 2000.
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Gen Lucius Clay Dies at 80 in Massachusetts
Gen Lucius Du Bignon Clay known as the hero of Berlin died Sunday in Chatham Massachusetts after a long illness. He was 80 and helped plan postwar airlift to Berlin and oversee the interstate highway program. He also chaired Radio Free Europe and sat on boards of General Motors Allied Chemical and Chase Manhattan Bank.
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Soviet diplomat asks for 100000 a year to reveal KGB lies
Arkady Shevchenko, the Soviet UN undersecretary general, refused to return to Russia last week and reportedly seeks $100,000 annually to disclose which U S agencies were fed false information by the KGB. Time magazine notes he had talked with U S intelligence for two years before quitting over differences with his government.
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Protest at Ceausescu visit draws Hungarian demonstrators
In New York about 700 Hungarians protested the Romanian president Nicolae Ceausescu after visits to Tennessee Texas and Louisiana. They accused him of shutting Hungarian cultural institutions and ordering the deaths of three teachers last spring.
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Carter and aides gather at Camp David for Cabinet meeting
President Carter and more than two dozen aides and Cabinet officials gathered at Camp David to discuss long range decision making after 15 months in office. The group relaxed Sunday in the rustic retreat before a formal Monday morning Cabinet session.
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