Iranian church raid sparks spy network claims
Radio Tehran reported arrests of several foreigners and Iranian collaborators at an Anglican bishopric in Isfahan that allegedly housed a U.S.-financed spy network. The broadcast cited seized documents including military papers and a $500 million payment claim, with few details on foreign identities.
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Associated Press
Radio
Tehran
London
Isfahan
Anglican Church
Hassan Dehqani-Tafti
Iran
Irish Sunday Independent
Dublin
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
William Barden
Dehqani-Tafti
Strikers Demand Restored Communications in Gdansk Stand
Polish strike leaders refuse further talks with government until telex and telephone links to the Baltic coast are restored. More than 150000 workers walk out as ministries fire premier Babiuch and push new leaders while unions seek free rights.
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Gdansk
Poland
Baltic Coast
Gdansk Radio
Mieczyslaw Jagielski
Jagielski
Lech Radkowski
Central
Badkowski
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
Edward Babiuch
Gierek
Leszek Walesa
Lenin
Jozef Pinkowski
Communist Party Secretariat
Stefan Olszowski
Olszowski
East Berlin
Warsaw
Miecyslaw Jagielski
Lenin Shipyard
Prisoner killed as hostage plan erupts at Laval prison
At Laval Institute a prisoner was killed during an eight to ten prisoner hostage crisis at the prison exit as officers attempted to regain control. About 10 people were held including five guards and two outside contractors while police surrounded the area. The dead inmate was identified as John Connerney, a 44 year old US citizen serving a life sentence.
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Montreal
Laval Institute
Guy Verreault
The
Penitentiary Service
John Connerney
U.S
Connerney
Quebec
St. Vincent de Paul
Laval
Man survives bear attack in Banff National Park
A man with severe facial lacerations was hospitalized after a grizzly grabbed him during fishing in Whisky Creek, Banff National Park. Police and wardens searched for the bear while a companion escaped. no names released. This marked Alberta’s third bear attack in two weeks, first involving a grizzly.
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Man
Bear
Banff Park
Calgary
Banff National Park
Whisky Creek
Alberta
Zama
Slave Lake
Baby killed as man charged with first degree murder
A 37 year old maintenance man James Wilson Brown was charged with first degree murder in the death of nine month old John Massie. The infant was taken from his crib and hurled from a bridge into a ravine. The body was found about 84 hours later. autopsy awaited to determine if he was alive when thrown.
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Mississauga, Ont
James Wilson Brown
Peel
James Wingate
John Massie
John
Linda Massie
Wingate
Brown
Massie
Chretien bets on London talks for new constitution
Justice Minister Jean Chretien said Canada will push for a new constitution in London if half of the 12 negotiated items with the provinces are agreed. He noted progress this summer with three to five items and promised a fresh proposal on natural resources jurisdiction when talks resume with the provinces.
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Montreal
London
Jean Chretien
Chretien
Canada
Canadian Bar Association
Afghan forces stripped of armament by Soviets
Soviet generals at Kabul headquarters order stripping Afghan units of anti aircraft and anti tank weapons after reports of Soviet helicopters shot down and tanks mobilized with Soviet supplied arms. Kabul reports say commanders reacted badly and fighting continues around Salang Pass and Bagram air base amid insurgent suppression and Khudai Khan's influence sought by Kabul regime.
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New Delhi
Afghanistan
Kabul
Ghazni
Salang Pass
Bagram
Khan Abdul Ghaffer Khan
Ghaffer Khan
Gandhi
Babrak Karmal
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Ghotbzadeh
Egypt
Babkowski
Lenin Shipyards
Archambault Institute
Baby
Daily Telegraph
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