Mood shifts in South Africa as emergency looms
The article notes threats of legal challenges to the state of emergency, intensified security measures, and ongoing violence in South Africa. It reports 12 black deaths since unrest began, clashes at funerals, and a ripple of regional tensions with Zambia and France considering actions. A South African cameraman died from clashes, while whites stockpile arms amid fear of black mobilization.
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South Africa
Durban
Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda
South African Defense Force
Kaunda
Paris
Claude Malhuret
France
Luxembourg
Steward
Pretoria
Soweto
New Brighton
Port Elizabeth
Johannesburg
Cape
Stewart
George De’Ath
Independent Television News of
Britain
Cape Town
first AWACS shipment to Saudis set for Saturday in 1981
Reagan will announce that delivering the five Boeing built AWACS planes to Saudi Arabia will improve prospects for peace and will reflect Saudi help in the Middle East effort. Congress may not vote on certification while the Pentagon trains Saudi crews and keeps U.S. software secure.
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Reagan
Middle East
Congress
Saudi Arabia
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
U.S. Air Force
Riyadh
Iran
Iraq
United States
Boeing
State Department
Israel
Senate
Alan Cranston
California
Cranston
Awacs
Reagan letter to Gorbachev urged summit preparations
The Observer reported Reagan sent a warm letter to Mikhail Gorbachev urging early summit preparations. Arthur Hartman delivered it. Shultz and Shevardnadze were discussed as meeting to set an agenda. Gorbachev had not replied, and SALT II limits reportedly eased around the same time.
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Reagan
Gorbachev
London
Observer
Mikhail Gorbachev
White House
George Shultz
Eduard Shevardnadze
Europe
Arthur Hartman
U.S
Soviet Union
Washington
Shultz
Shevardnadze
Tripoli
Benghazi
Libya
Nigel Hawkes
Hawkes
Protests Demand End to Apartheid at Harlem Rally
Protesters gathered near the Delacorte Theater pressing for action against apartheid on the Soweto anniversary. Activists including Benjamin Hooks and Winnie Mandela spoke as crowds waved banners, calling for sanctions, divestment, and global pressure on the U.S. and Britain.
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Harlem
Delacorte
Martin Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
Nelson Mandela
African National Congress
Mandela
Soweto
Johannesburg
New York
Arthur Ashe
Thatcher
Reagan
Belafonte
United States
Great Britain
South Africa
R. Owens
D-N.y
U.S
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Said
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Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
Central Park
Benjamin Hooks
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Edward Koch
Botany
Allyn ST. George
Anthony Foxx
Nino Cerruti
Fioravanti
Palm Beach
Westdale Mall
Sun
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