British poll feares Reagan policy raises nuclear war risk
In an Observer poll of 1,038 people across 53 districts, 57 percent say Reagan’s foreign policy increases the chance of nuclear war, 53 percent want U S air bases removed from Britain, 67 percent favor Britain keeping its own nuclear deterrent, while 23 percent back unilateral disarmament and about 8 percent are undecided or have no opinion.
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India population set to reach one billion by 2001 study says
Washington AP reports India, already the world’s second most populous country, will near one billion by 2001 and could double in about 40 years. The Population Reference Bureau study notes a recent revival in family planning after a 1981 census showed 684 million people, with natural growth around 2.23 percent.
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Sweden Protests Russian Nuclear Submarine Ties
Four hundred demonstrators gathered outside the Soviet Embassy in Stockholm on a Saturday protest. They carried a cardboard submarine and posters mocking Kremlin nuclear free Nordic proposals, while embassy staff observed a low-key anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. The event followed Russia's submarine incident off Karlskrona, with a sub reportedly armed with nuclear torpedoes.
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IRA bomb in Irish village wounds soldiers and civilians
IRA guerrillas set off a tractor bomb in Crossmaglen wounding three British soldiers and six civilians. A gasoline bomb hit a house in West Belfast with minor damage and no injuries. No group claimed responsibility. The IRA condemned the Thatcher FitzGerald accord, while Protestant and certain Catholic extremists protested nearby demonstrations.
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Poland Sees Favorable Conditions for Strike Settlement
Warsaw AP reports Communist Party chief Wojciech Jaruzelski said favorable conditions exist for settling Poland’s labor crisis, yet 150000+ protesters remain off the job as authorities abandon negotiations. Solidarity leader Lech Walesa and Archbishop Glemp praised the talks as a step toward national accord.
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