Pope warns rights cannot be violated even for security
In Manila Pope John Paul II told President Marcos that human rights cannot be curtailed for national security. He praised moves toward elections and lifted martial law, urging Filipinos to build a truly human development while noting detainees on hunger strike and ongoing prison protests. The visit followed a Karachi stop marred by a grenade blast at a stadium.
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Guerrillas loyal to Nkomo lay down arms in Bulawayo
In Bulawayo, 1000 to 2000 ex guerrillas loyal to Joshua Nkomo end a four day standstill by agreeing to surrender weapons and move to a remote army camp. The action follows deadly clashes with Mugabe allied forces that left hundreds dead and bodies stored in refrigerated rail cars.
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Polish student strikes widen across eight cities
In Poland the Lodz based student strike enters day 27 with 4,000 to 6,000 students demanding recognition of an independent union. Strikes spread to Torun Szczecin Warsaw Poznan Rzeszow Krakow Opole and Gliwice as talks continue on a charter for student unions.
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Thatcher faces first coal strike threatening nationwide action
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government faces its first coal strike as 26,000 Welsh miners stay home to protest mine closures. Energy Secretary Howell calls crisis talks with the National Union of Mineworkers and the National Coal Board amid warnings the action could spread next week.
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Topeka Police Chief Fred Howard Submits Resignation
Police Chief Fred Howard has submitted his resignation effective May 1 and will retire to his farm while remaining linked to law enforcement. He has led Topeka police since January 1975 after a long career starting with the Kansas Highway Patrol and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. His assistant Russ Hill also announced retirement plans for this spring.
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White paper to allege Soviet aid to El Salvador rebels
Washington sources say a government white paper, likely issued by Secretary of State Haig, will outline evidence that the Soviet Union Cuba and other Marxist states are arming Salvadoran insurgents. The report accompanies U S efforts to rally Western support and widen backing for El Salvador while the FBI probes killings tied to Salvadoran security forces.
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Jailed Britons in Iran face possible trial
Four Britons jailed in Iran since August on spy charges may be tried in Iranian courts, with freedom possible if the government and public decide. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said they would be tried under Iran’s laws if pursued, or forgiven and freed if that is the people’s will. A clarification on an American jailed in Iran was not provided. The four are Dr and Mrs Coleman, 57, Jean Waddell, 58, and Andrew Pyke, 37.
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American says he was beaten in Yemen prison
DuWayne Terrell a 24 year old American from Colorado Springs and William Thomas Jr aged 60 released from a North Yemen prison describe torture and forced confessions claiming they were spies. Terrell says he lost toenails from beatings and that Thomas was also tortured while jailed in Taiz and San a. The two men were freed February 8 after U S negotiations and direct talks between Ambassador George Lane and Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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