Solidarity militants push for nationwide strike vote in Poland
In Gdansk militant Solidarity leaders pressed to call a short general strike on Oct 28 amid government pressure. The 107 member national commission will vote as moderates clash over tactics. Thousands struck or threatened to strike across 28 of 40 provinces over food shortages and arrests of activists.
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Iran Parliament rejects Velayati bid for prime minister
Iran’s Majlis rejected U S educated pediatrician Ali Akbar Velayati as prime minister. President Khamenei said the vote did not signal a regime blow. Officials reported 18 more executions of leftists and a Muslim religious leader was assassinated in Naghadh.
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Suspected IRA kidnappers release Irish millionaire
Ben Dunne, 34, director of Ireland's largest supermarket chain, was freed after six days in captivity in Dublin. The abductors presented three live bullets to Dunne and claimed one bullet was meant for him if police moved in. They fled with no ransom of 795000 dollars.
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Alliance wins first seat in British Parliament
Britain's new Social Democratic Liberal alliance captured its first parliamentary seat in a breakthrough victory. Winning candidate William Pitt said the alliance is now a solid practical reality, defeating the Conservative candidate by a margin of 3,254 as it positions as a new center force challenging Labor-Conservative dominance.
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Argentine government bans famous tango as subversive
The Argentine military government in Buenos Aires has declared a renowned tango subversive and banned its performance. The move signals strict cultural control amid political tension and suppression of dissent.
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Haitian boat captains indicted for deadly refugee voyage
A federal grand jury indicted Belony Saintil and Kersazan Tacius on conspiracy and smuggling charges from a voyage in which 96 Haitian refugees were killed by machete, strangling, starvation or drowning. They are held without bond in Miami, facing up to 30 years or a 20 000 dollar fine if convicted.
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American reaches Everest summit with Sherpa guide
Nepal's Ministry of Tourism announced that Christopher Kopczynski a 33 year old contractor from Spokane Washington and a Sherpa guide identified only as Sundare reached the summit of Mount Everest using the Southeast Ridge route. The climb occurred on Wednesday.
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Coltrane widow sues San Francisco church over name use
Alice Coltrane files a 7.5 million lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court claiming the One Mind Temple Evolutionary Transitional Church of Christ uses John Coltrane’s name without family sanction. She says the church misrepresents the family and infringes copyright laws and seeks to stop associating his name with its religion.
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Nancy Reagan china safe after Pomona plant blaze
A fire at a Pomona New Jersey china factory forced 300 workers from the building but did not damage the 220 place setting Nancy Reagan china valued at about 209 508 dollars. A police spokesman said Nancy s china made it through.
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Brink's holdup probe links radicals and fugitives
Investigators traced Katherine Boudin to a Manhattan apartment she used under an alias as ties emerged between the Black Liberation Army and the Weather Underground. Police found floor plans for police stations in an East Orange bomb factory linked to the Brink's robbery, which killed two officers. Judith Clark and two men were jailed on murder charges. identities given as David Joseph Gilbert and Samuel Brown.
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