Kissinger defends U.S. human rights record
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger defended U S human rights policy at the Synagogue Council of America event in New York. He urged caution against overrigorous legislation and emphasized gradual diplomacy, noting limited influence in the nuclear era while stressing the need for practical steps like a Geneva conference to advance Middle East peace.
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Congress
Synagogue Council of America
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State Department protests Chinese nuclear blast fallout
The State Department lodged a protest with China over a nuclear blast that caused radioactive fallout in the United States. Officials noted the fallout on both coasts but in nonhazardous, small quantities and refused to reveal protest level amid sensitive Sino American ties as new leadership takes power in Beijing.
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State Department
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Peking
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North Koreans blamed for Scandinavian black market probe
Danish officials said North Korean diplomats in four Northern European capitals may have used a cross border liquor and tobacco scam to fund Communist activities. They rejected reports that the diplomats sought personal gain or Westward luxury.
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Denmark
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Kissinger heckled by group at New York speech
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger faced a small protester group in New York, who shouted traitor and antisemitic slurs. Tables overturned and glasses shattered as security moved in, guests threw water, and the demonstrators were escorted out with no arrests.
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New York
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Harvard
American Moral Authority or Global Police Role Debate
A speaker argued that backing moral claims with force risks making the United States the world police, a role the American people have rejected in a decade of turmoil. He warned that without strength, U S credibility and relevance fade, risking self-gratification without effectiveness or stakes.
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Jewish dissidents claim Soviet agents beat them
Jewish dissidents report being taken to a forest outside Moscow and beaten by plainclothesmen after a two day sit in at an administrative building. They say one man suffered a broken nose another a black eye as they sought visas to emigrate to Israel. Witnesses describe professional beating methods including targeting the neck and use of armbands by assailants suspected to be police.
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