Red arms to Africa: $400 million in Soviet arms aid
Eurasia has sent or agreed to send at least $400 million worth of MIG fighters taniks and other military equipment to about 10 black African countries in the past two years. Intelligence traced 1,900 or more Soviet advisers to African nations Moscow seeks to influence or back. Officials differ on concern, but some warn African leaders may be courting excessive Soviet arms and presence.
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Washington
Eurasia
Moscow
Defense
State Department
Africa
Russia
U.S. Navy
Pentagon
Somalia
Angola
Henry A. Kissinger
Daniel P. Moynihan
U.S
United Nations
United States
Moynihan
Zaire
Zambia
CIA
Ethiopia
Kenya
Liberia
South Atlantic
Knight Death Suspect Found
Salva tore Soli, a suspect in the killing of newspaper heir John S. Knight III, was arrested at a Miami motel after a woman staying with him called police. Soli, 38, of Philadelphia, faces murder charges. another suspect was found dead earlier, and two others surrendered or were captured in the case.
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Miami
Fla
Salvatore Soli
John S. Knight Ili
Soli
Philadelphia
Jimmy Beall
Beall
Knight
John S. Knight
Knight-Ridder
Sofi
Isais “Felix” Melendez
Pine Hill
N.J
Steven Maleno
Maleno
Muslim Leader Convicted In KC Drug Trafficking Case
In Kansas City a federal jury convicted Nathaniel Muhammad and four others from the Nation of Islam related to narcotics conspiracy and sales. Key testimony described a June heroin sale of five ounces for eight thousand dollars to undercover DEA agents.
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Kansas City
Nation of Islam
U.S. District Court
Nathaniel Muhammad
James Jackson
Spencer Mims
Harold Hudson
Lushine Jordan
Vincent Alto
Jackson
Drug Enforcement Administration
Mims
Muhammad
German Spy Guillaume Sentenced To Thirteen Years In West Germany
Guenter Guillaume and his wife Christel were convicted in Dusseldorf of treason for passing state secrets to East Germany. Guillaume received 13 years, Christel eight years. The verdict sparked further political debate as Chancellor Helmut Schmidt’s government pledged no spy exchange and opposition figures urged continued scrutiny of Brandt's role.
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Duesseldorf
West Germany
Iap
Guenter Guillaume
East Germany
Willy Brandt
Christel
Brandt
Christian Social Union
Guillaume
Helmut Schmidt
Social Democratic Party
Carl Dieter Spranger
The
Spranger
Bonn
Kids Name Toys By Brand And Price Santa Says
Department store Santas in ten cities report children increasingly request toys by brand name and price. Evel Knievel stunt cycles walkie talkies walks and talking dolls top lists with electric trains rising in demand while toy guns decline.
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Terry Ryan
Associated Press
Santas
Evel Knievel
Booker Lucas
Santa Claus
Columbus
Ohio
Santa
Lucas
John Youngblood
New Orleans
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Edward Sullivan
Boston
Etn Areata
W. Jackson
Sher
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