Gandhi to lead India Gandhi sweeps 108 seats
India’s Indira Congress races to a large majority as Janata concedes defeat. Indira Gandhi leads in Rae Bareli and Medak with strong margins while Times of India calls the comeback a personal triumph. Final counts inch toward a two thirds majority.
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New Delhi
Reuter
Janata Party
Indira Gandhi
Indira Congress Party
Indira Congress
Janata
Surendra Mohan
Rae Bareli
India
Medak
Times of India
Lok Dal
People’s Party
Chrysler workers weigh concessions as loan guarantees loom
The future of Chrysler hinges on wage concessions totaling 462.5 million and 500 million in bank loans tied to a 1.5 billion federal rescue. UAW locals meet to endorse a 243 million concession with ratification due by month end, while white collar cuts and stock transfers shape the multi party agreement.
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Washington
Chrysler Corp
Carter
Chrysler
United Auto Workers Union
Chryslers
UAW
Joe Zappa
Detroit
Gold hits new world record as bullion soars to 680 in Hong Kong
Gold surged to a world record of 680 dollars an ounce in Hong Kong before profit taking pulled it back to 665 in Hong Kong and 633.50 in London. Prices opened at 645 in London and Zurich, matching a European record set January 3, with volatility across markets amid a possible shakeout and a weaker dollar.
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U.S
Hong Kong
Zurich
Europe
Soviet veto expected on Afghan troop withdrawal call
At the United Nations Security Council the Soviet Union faces strong criticism and is seen likely to veto a Bangladesh Niger Philippines and Zambia draft resolution demanding the removal of foreign troops from Afghanistan. U S Ambassador Donald McHenry denounced the intervention as a grave miscalculation and questioned the Soviet narrative of an invited invasion. Fifty-one nations backed the Afghan debate as a record council turnout loomed.
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Soviet Union
Security Council
Afghanistan
Iran
Tehran
Bangladesh
Niger
Philippines
Zambia
Council
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Vietnam
Donald McHenry
U.S
World Organization
Hafizullah Amin
Babrak Karmal
Amin
McHenry
Kabul
Canada
United States
Jamaica
Oleg Troyanovsky
Kremlin
Pakistan
PM pledges $200 million for Quebec energy projects
Prime Minister Clark offers Quebec $200 million in special energy projects over three years and asks Quebecers to provide the majority support his party missed in the May 22 election. He critiques his foes, defends gas exports, and stresses unity as he camps in St Laurent before continuing to St John’s.
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Clark
New Democrat
Ed Broadbent
Sudbury
Ont
Mackenzie King
United States
Quebec City
Maureen McTeer
St. Laurent
Canada
St. John’s
NDP
Vancouver
Ford homicide trial set in Indiana Ford Motor Co faces homicide charges over Pinto deaths
In Winamac Indiana a jury will hear The State of Indiana vs Ford Motor Co as prosecutors seek a reckless homicide verdict over the 1973 Pinto's design and gas tank failures. The case could redefine corporate liability and auto safety standards.
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Brian J. Kelly
Chicago Sun-Times
South Bend
Ind
Ford Motor Co
Winamac
Here
Indiana
Ford
Cosentino
U S and China discuss shared security ties in Peking
Defense Secretary Harold Brown met with Chinese leaders including Vice Premier Geng Biao and Foreign Minister Huang Hua to widen security dialogue. He warned the Soviet Union that threats to U S and China could be met with defence and diplomacy and discussed U S military aid and technology transfers for Pakistan amid regional tensions.
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U.S
Harold Brown
Soviet Union
Brown
Geng Biao
Huang Hua
Afghanistan
Korea
Indochina
United States
China
Pakistan
Moscow
Rebels claim heavy losses in Afghan fighting amid Soviet intervention
Rebels in Afghanistan admit Soviet troops inflicted heavy losses but report ongoing battles in four areas near Jalalabad and toward the border. Refugees from Herat recount uprisings as Radio Kabul accuses Hafizullah Amin of mass executions before his overthrow.Diplomatic and U.N. discussions in New York seek global reaction while the United States pledges prolonged economic sanctions against the Soviet Union.
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Afghanistan
Pakistan
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Kabul
Khyber Pass
Islamabad
Badakshan
Paktia
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Herat
Iran
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Amin
Babrak Karmal
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
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