Japan Promises Higher Defense Spending Amid U.S. Pressures
Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki pledged a defense budget increase for next year as fiscal concerns led Finance Minister Michio Watanabe to slash 100 million dollars from the Defense Agency request of 11.7 billion. The move follows repeated U.S. calls for stronger postwar buildup to counter Soviet growth in the Far East.
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Tokyo
UPI
Zenko Suzuki
Japan
U.S
Michio Watanabe
Suzuki
Watanabe
Defense Agency
Far East
America
Schmidt Heads for U S on Florida Vacation and Reagan Talks
West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt flew to the United States for a three week Florida holiday with a midway Washington visit. He and President Reagan planned to discuss Poland's military takeover and other shared concerns with a Jan. 5 meeting set in the capital.
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Washington
Helmut Schmidt
United States
Florida
Reagan
Schmidt
Poland
Hamburg
Eberhard Heyken
Missing Fitchburg Boy Vanishes After Sledding
Patrick Martin an 8-year-old boy from Fitchburg Mass disappeared after leaving home Monday to sled with friends. Police say searchers combed the city on Christmas Day with no trace of the blond, brown-eyed child and extended hours of inquiry by family and authorities.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Jack Murray
Patrick Martin
Murray
Patrick
Linda
Hong Kong youths riot in crowded business district
About 400 stone throwing youths rioted in Hong Kong early Christmas morning. Police arrested 18 youths aged 15 to 27 as at least 10 cars were damaged or overturned and four bystanders were injured, two treated at hospital and one admitted. The disturbance began after a car bumped a pedestrian, prompting the rampage through a busy area including Wachai district.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Wachai
Vietnam Vets Return Home From Historic Visit
Four American Vietnam veterans first to visit since the war ended say the trip achieved dialogue with Vietnam. They met in peace, urged action on 2500 MIAs, and pressed for access to study Agent Orange effects and ongoing cultural exchange.
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NEW York
Michael Harbert
Air Force
New York City
Harbert
Robert O. Muller
Dix Hills
N.Y
John Terzano
Washington, D.C
Tom Bird
Kennedy Airport
Vietnam Veterans of America
Vietnam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Muller
Nguyen Co Thach
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