COMECON faces energy squeeze as Soviet cuts hit East Europe
Eastern European economies strain under COMECON energy cuts. Soviet energy promises falter amid home demand and new Siberian oil fields. Czechoslovakia and East Germany report reduced coal and power. three poor harvests force more Western grain imports. Winter outlook darkens for the bloc.
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Comecon
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Russia
U.S
Lubomir Strougal
Poland Accuses Solidarity Leaders as Sejm Moves to Limit Strikes
Warsaw announces a two pronged attack on the independent labor movement. Lech Walesa faces charges amid tensions with the government while Marian Jurczyk is charged for remarks about traitors and hangings. Sejm debates legislation restricting strikes.
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Lech Walesa
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Marian Jurczyk
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Communist Party
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Reagan weighs sanctions over Libyan plot to kill leaders
Washington reports say the Reagan administration nears a policy review that could lead to sanctions on Libya over alleged plots to kill U S leaders. Officials discuss options including a Libyan oil embargo and other economic steps as a State Department review continues.
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Middle East
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State Department
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Sakharov Hunger Strikes Draw West Support Over Emigration
Andrei Sakharov's hunger strike mobilizes European support for his daughter in law Liza Alexeyeva to join her husband in the United States. She faces a reported exit visa decision from Qovir as protests grow outside the Soviet Embassy in Paris and Aeroflot offices. The Belgian Communist Party accuses the Soviet state of unjust measures and harms socialism's image, while London, Bern, and Copenhagen react citing Helsinki rights accords.
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Liza Alexeyeva
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