Chile Extends State of Siege for 90 Days
President Augusto Pinochet extended the state of siege in Chile for 90 days, keeping curbs on the press and public gatherings through May 6 amid internal convulsions and ongoing crackdowns on opposition activity. The move follows pressure from the United States and internal government debates as Chile seeks to uphold a constitution that extends his rule to 1989.
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Communist Party
Latin America
Cuba
United States
Inter- American Development Bank
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Belt buckle saves Dallas officer in drug raid shootout
Sgt. Don Woods was struck in the belt buckle during a raid on Jose Luis Rubalcaba's apartment. The buckle absorbed the hit and left a bruise, while Rubalcaba died from police gunfire. A second suspect, Jamie Ray Gonzales, surrendered. officers found 29 grams of cocaine valued around $2,000.
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Don Woods
Harold Rice
Jose Luis Rubalcaba
Woods
Rubalcaba
Donald Milliken
Police Internal Affairs
Billy Price
David Davis
Jamie Ray Gonzales
Vietnamese drive on Khmer Rouge outposts in Cambodia report
About 600 Vietnamese troops backed by artillery seized two Khmer Rouge outposts at Phnom Tuek and Phnom Angkorpan in Cambodia. Vietnamese units pressed toward Khmer Rouge positions in the Khao Tangoc mountains as Thai officials say 18,000 civilians fled into Thailand, a figure contested by Western sources. The fighting involves Khmer Rouge, Khmer People's National Liberation Front and Norodom Sihanouk loyalists against about 160,000 Vietnamese troops.
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Phnom Angkorpan
Khao Tangoc
Chettha
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Khmer People’s National Liberation Front
Sihanoukist
Norodom Sihanouk
Pope warns against class hatred in Peru amid beatification
Pope John Paul II addressed violence and social injustice in a Lima youth speech while in Arequipa to preside over the beatification of Sister Ana de los Angeles Monteagudo and crown the Madonna di Chapi statue. He urged conversion of the heart over violence and cautioned against anti-Christian methods, citing liberation theology critics and Catholic social doctrine.
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