British police foil Iran arms scam in London trial
In a Old Bailey trial Judge Sir Leslie Boreham revealed Scotland Yard halted a plot by Iranian businessman Benham Nodjoumi to defraud Iran of 52 million. Nodjoumi was sentenced to 20 years after being found guilty of conspiracy to defraud and assaulting and imprisoning two Iranian diplomats and a banker in London.
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China signals readiness to negotiate nuclear arms cut
Peking states willingness to enter disarmament talks if the Soviet Union and United States first slash their arsenals by 50 percent. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qi Huaiyuan says China will undertake corresponding obligations through negotiations with all other nuclear states once testing, improvement, and production are reduced.
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Chilean crackdown targets union leaders ahead of indefinite strike
In Santiago the military government reports arrests of eight more union leaders as a general strike planned to start Thursday faces government prosecutions of five moderates. Diplomats see possible exiles returning to curry political favor while workers in copper and trucking push for change amid past unrest under Allende.
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Reuter
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Prison guard guilty of murder in Wilkes-Barre massacre
George Banks, a former prison guard, was found guilty on 12 counts of first-degree murder and one count of third-degree murder for the mass shooting that killed 13 people including five of his children. The prosecution seeks the death penalty as jurors delivered verdicts after five hours of deliberation.
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Fasting doctors strike halts Israeli hospitals nationwide
In Jerusalem and Haifa two major Israeli hospitals shut as about a third of government doctors fast for higher pay. Rambam and Hadassah Mount Scopus suspend new cases, with 11 premature babies in ICU at risk. Beersheba maternity ward to close. travel for births increases. Parliament and opposition weigh no confidence moves amid ongoing talks.
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Haifa
Hadassah
Beersheba
Tel Aviv
Portugal enacts austerity as escudo falls 12 percent
Prime Minister Mario Soares unveils a 12 percent devaluation of the escudo and a 10 percent tax on corporate expenses along with a 5 percent profits tax. The plan targets state investment and reopens nationalized banking and insurance to private enterprise amid a parliamentary debate on the anti-morass program.
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Reuter
Portugal
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Socialist-Social Democrat Alliance
Warsaw Pact plans Moscow summit on missiles response
East European sources say seven member states plan a June 28 summit in Moscow to discuss the pact’s reaction to U.S. medium range missiles in Europe. Romania’s participation is uncertain and could affect the plan. The gathering would not be billed as the Political Consultative Committee meeting.
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German plan tougher laws after Nazi themed board game
Bonn reacts to a macabre game called Jew Don't Get Angry that simulates extermination of Jews. Justice Minister Hans Engelhard vows to close legal loopholes as prosecutors prepare charges against two individuals suspected of mailing the game to Jewish families. The board depicts camps like Auschwitz Treblinka and Maidanek with counters representing one million Jews.
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Hans Engelhard
Justice Ministry
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