Miners Strike Over Arrest Roils Southern Poland
Polish coal miners angered by the arrest of Solidarity local leader Tadeusz Arendt staged a Saturday protest at the Szczyglowice pit near Rybnik. Miners brought in blankets and food for a prolonged strike as Solidarity presses for political reform amid its Baltic congress in Gdansk.
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Poland
Solidarity
Independent Union
Szczyglowice
Rybnik
Tadeusz Arendt
Baltic
Gdansk
Sadat vows harsher action against Moslem fundamentalists
President Anwar Sadat warned in Mansoura that he will strike ten times more violently than the recent crackdown if militants stir unrest in Egypt. He said 1,536 people were rounded up in the regime’s biggest ever action, with a list of 7,000 more names. He ridiculed fundamentalist preachings during a rally speech broadcast by Cairo radio.
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Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Nile Delta
Mansoura
Cairo Radio
Sadat
Irish prisoner ends hunger strike at Maze prison
Liam McCloskey a 25 year old INLA member halted his 55 day hunger strike at the Maze prison. British officials said he quit on Saturday with his mother and brother at his bedside after supporters noted he had been blind for a week and could not drink water. McCloskey faced a 10 year sentence for ambushing troops and weapons offences.
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Northern Ireland
Liam McCloskey
McCloskey
Maze
Irish Republican Army
The
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Britain
INLA
Fights Break Out as Copenhagen Free City Marks Anniversary
In Copenhagen Free City Christiania officers and civilians clashed in a 14 hour disturbance marking its 10th anniversary. Nineteen police were wounded by rocks and bottles, while several civilians were arrested as barricades rose and bombs were thrown.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Ib Hansen
Christiania
Hansen
West Berlin seeks housing solution amid riots
West Berlin mayor said police will not forcibly remove squatters for now while officials pursue a peaceful fix to a housing crisis after nine months of riots. A first death occurred when a demonstrator was run over by a city bus during clashes after eight houses were cleared.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Soviet struggle in Middle East stirs tensions and aid flows
Western analysts map Soviet reach across Syria Libya and South Yemen with missiles tanks and advisers. Iraq Egypt Kuwait and others show fluctuating aid while ideological clashes persist amid Arab states' wary ties to Moscow and regional power plays.
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Middle East
Soviet Union
Syria
Libya
South Yemen
Independent International Institute For Strategic
Muammar Khadafy
Africa
Institute of Strategic Studies
Ethiopia
Egypt
Kuwait
Moscow
Gulf Cooperation Council
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Qatar
Oman
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
PLO
Gunmen attack four Bangladesh border outposts in tense border clash
More than 500 gunmen crossed into Tripura Chittagong sector and attacked four Bangladesh border posts killing 18 and wounding seven. Houses burned looted as Bangladesh says forces repelled attackers. India denies collusion and protests filed. reports of tribal clashes and mass exodus noted.
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Bangladesh
Tripura-Chittagong
India
UNI
Indian High Commission
New Delhi
Tripura
Agartala
U.S. Soviets begin Geneva talks on arms control
United States and Soviet Union plan to start discussions in Geneva on November 30 focusing on nuclear arms. Disagreement remains on scope, with U S insisting on theater nuclear weapons in Europe and the Soviets seeking broader talks including aircraft. Both sides hint at flexibility as global tension rises while the talks proceed.
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Geneva
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Reagan
U.S
TNF
Dean Fischer
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Soviet Union
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