Riots in Auckland as Springboks vs New Zealand Match Ends
Rugby clash in Auckland between New Zealand and the Springboks sparked nationwide protests over apartheid. Rioters attacked police, 43 injured including 17 officers, as smoke bombs and flour bags disrupted the Eden Park game. New Zealand won 25-22 and the Springboks prepared to tour the United States.
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New Zealand
South Africa
Springboks
Eden Park
Auckland Harbor
Bob Walton
United States
Reagan faces tough fight over AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia
A senior U.S. official traveling with Secretary Haig said the Reagan administration expects to win a tough congressional fight over selling five AWACS radar planes as part of an $8.5 billion package. Israel also opposes the sale amid broad opposition. Haig's Belgrade trip emphasized support for Yugoslavia's nonaligned stance.
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Yugoslavia
Congress
AWACS
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Alexander Haig
Haig
Spain
Fahd
Bomb strikes kill civilians near Kampala on road terror
Twenty civilians die when a bus hits a land mine five miles east of Kampala, authorities report. Nine others perish in a separate blast 19 miles north of Kampala as clashes with rebels intensify under President Obote.
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Kampala
Uganda
John Luluwiza-Kirunda
Milton Obote
Obote
Seven fugitives held in London raids on Bologna bombing case
In north London police captured seven fugitives wanted by Italy on terrorism charges. Rome officials said those detained include suspects in the 1980 Bologna train station bombing that killed 85 people and wounded 200.
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London
Rome
Bologna
Fire destroys cargo on freighter Blue Hawk near San Francisco
Coast Guard firefighters doused a blaze aboard the 570 foot freighter Blue Hawk, damaging most of its 5 138 Japanese cars. The ship planned to sail to San Francisco with an auxiliary steering system, a spokesman said.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
Ken Freeze
Soviet nine day maneuvers near Poland end amid Solidarity tensions
Soviet forces wrapped up a large scale West-81 drill near Poland with Defense Minister Ustinov citing fulfilled tasks and Warsaw pact unity. Public anger over Solidarity grew at major plants while the government announced miners pay raises and Western leaders avoided direct blame.
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Gdansk
Dmitri F. Ustinov
Leonid Brezhnev
Tass
Ustinov
Leningrad
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Kama
Likhachev Zil
United States
Warsaw Pact
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