Rebels Recede as Kolwezi Becomes Frontline City
French and Belgian paratroops recaptured Kolwezi in southern Zaire after a siege that left 60 Europeans dead and 2,500 foreigners trapped for eight days. About 550 Europeans were evacuated to Kamina, with 134 refugees later flown to Kinshasa. U S officials reported two American missionaries among evacuees, with 10 others still unaccounted for but presumed safe.
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Chretien urges Stevens to prove dollar speculation claims
Finance Minister Jean Chretien tells opposition critic Sinclaire Stevens to put up or shut up about allegations that Liberal MPs, including cabinet ministers, speculated against the Canadian dollar. Stevens says he has no names or concrete evidence. Prime Minister Trudeau's office notes an investigation is ongoing with Michael Pitfield involved.
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Police uncover Red Brigades meeting sites in Rome
Italian police said they found where Red Brigades members met in southern Rome, including sections of the Rome Column at Rome University and inside the national telephone company. The apartment owner Gabriella Mariani and nine others were arrested. Enrico Triacca faces charges of belonging to an armed band linked to the Moro abduction and Pompea assassination cases. An intelligence official said Moro provided blackmail targets among politicians and officials.
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Riccardo Palma
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Balaguer government set to release election results
Dominican Republic crisis eases as Balaguer seeks to announce Tuesday's disputed vote totals. Opponents claim Guzman leads by large margin and demand concession amid military seizure of records. Blanco says 95 percent turnout. official totals show Guzman ahead. If Guzman wins, transfer set for August 16.
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Narita Airport opens amid riotous protests in Japan
Riot police used water cannons to push back about 15 000 protesters outside Narita airport as the $1 billion facility opened. Nine police helicopters patrolled while leftist radicals hurled firebombs and cut air traffic cables briefly disrupting service. 4 police and 1 demonstrator were killed in earlier clashes.
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Terrorist Gun Attack at Orly Airport Kills Four
Five gunmen opened fire at Orly airport as passengers waited to board an El Al flight to Tel Aviv. Police report three attackers and one police sergeant killed. at least two others injured. Police identify attackers as Palestinians. Eyewitnesses saw an airline hostess carried away on a stretcher after a 30 minute gun battle.
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Five terrorists killed in Orly airport attack in Paris
Police report five attackers slain and two officers dead after a gunbattle at Orly Airport. At least five others wounded as authorities sealed the airport and searched the terminal for remaining gunmen. The assault began at 3 40 p m in Departure Hall 30 near the El Al lounge.
Hard labor for dissidents in Georgia crackdown
Two leading dissidents in Georgia were sentenced to hard labor in a crackdown across the Soviet Union. Writer Zviad Gamsakhurdia publicly confessed to slanderous inventions against the state on television, along with musicologist Merab Kostova. A Moscow court had earlier ordered physicist Yuri Orlov to a labor camp as part of the wave of trials.
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Merab Kostova
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Protesters Cut Cables Disrupt Tokyo Air Service
Leftist students at Hosei University claimed responsibility for cutting traffic control cables near Tokorozawa ahead of Narita Airport opening. Police said repairs were completed and service was returning to normal after a three hour disruption to Tokyo air traffic.
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