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Sakharov defies Soviet warning with news conference
In Moscow Andrei Sakharov, famed physicist and hydrogen bomb father, summoned 11 Western reporters to denounce the anti-Democratic nature of the Soviet system. He warned that easing Western ties without democratization would threaten neighbors and risk internal crackdown. He urged the Jackson amendment to restrict Soviet trade unless emigration rights are loosened.
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