Bangladesh unrest shifts focus to law and order
Reuters reports Bangladesh faces urgent law and order problems as its new provisional government seeks control. Indian troops may stay six months while authorities establish power, amid fears of retribution against collaborators and rising arms among youths. The fragile economy and guerrilla damage compound pressures.
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Gerald Ratzin
New Delhi
Reuter
Bangladesh
East Pakistan
Indira Gandhi
India
Mukti Bahini
Par
Malta unrest grows as Mintoff seeks Libya aid in base crisis
Malta braces for a British base withdrawal deadline as Prime Minister Mintoff flies to Tripoli for urgent talks with Colonel Kadafi seeking Libyan aid. Officials warn of possible restrictions or harassment if Britain stalls, amid broad Maltese bewilderment and calls for a negotiated settlement.
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Valletta
Reuter
Malta
Dom Mintoff
Libya
Mintoff
Tripoli
Muammar Kadafi
Britain
Kadafi
Pembroke
Market bill passes after all night Commons session
The Canadian press reports Parliament approved the farm products marketing bill after an all night sitting, creating a national marketing council and provincial producer consent requirements. The vote tally included 94 to 46 on a Social Credit motion and 106 to 48 on an NDP motion, with Liberal, Conservative, and NDP members present.
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Ottawa
Commons
Penne
Farm Products Marketing Council
Senate
Parliament Hill
Social Credit
New Democrat
NDP
Liberal
Conservative
Independent
Agriculture
H. A. Olson
Jack Horner
Crowfoot
Olson
Sudanese rebels seek Canadian sympathy after plane crash
Sudanese rebels request political support from Canada citing the crash of a Fokker aircraft in southern Sudan. Pilot Edward Westwood of Alberta died. Survivors were aided by Anya-Nya rebels who buried the pilot and helped passengers, prompting calls for Canadian diplomatic backing.
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London
Sudan
Canadian High Commission
Edward George Westwood
Alberta
Khartoum
Westwood
L. Poxon
Calgary
Sudanese Airways
Anya-Nya
Middle East
Juba
AnyaNya
AnyadNya
Canada House
Canada
IRA threat raises guard on loyalist leaders homes in Belfast
British and Northern Ireland authorities tightened protection around government leaders in Belfast after the IRA claimed responsibility for a fire at Maj. Ivan Neill’s country mansion. A high‑ranking IRA officer was fatally wounded in Dublin in a blast believed to be from a secret bomb factory. Police found ammunition and fuses at the garage rubble. Guerrilla damage occurred at the Lucas factory in Newry. In London, 111 Roman Catholic priests petitioned to end internment in Northern Ireland, calling it unjust and sectarian.
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Jordan
Egypt
Sinai
Israel
Lebanon
Amman
Salt
Naour
Middle East
Suez Canal
Tel Aviv
Haim Barlev
Armed Services
David Elizar
Syria
Bar-Lev
Suez
Belfast
Reuter
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Ivan Neill
Northern Ireland
Dublin
Provisional Wing
Jack McCabe
Britain
Special Branch
Newry
London
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Bihar
Pakistan
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Awami League
Sheik Mujib
National Assembly
Mohammed Yahya Khan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Peoples’ Party
Yahya
Awmi League
Sheik Mjaib
V. V. Giri
Subcontinent
Mideast
Mariner
Pasadena
Calif
Mariner IX
Mars
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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