African leaders to back MPLA at OAU summit in Addis Ababa
The OAU emergency summit opens with African foreign ministers preparing to endorse the MPLA in Angola, backing by the Soviet Union and Cuba. Chad recognizes MPLA, Ethiopia delays to keep host country impartial, while Diggs urges U S withdrawal from FNLA UNITA aid. The civil war, sparked by Portuguese rule, sees MPLA gains in northern Angola and Luanda control since independence.
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South Africa
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Portugal
South Africa weighs pullout from Angola in talks
U S officials say a South African troop withdrawal from Angola would pose no problem but no imminent exit is seen. An OAU resolution condemning South African intervention could pass, with Pretoria not resisting. US and allies push for a broader withdrawal including Cuba, while Cuba and Soviet advisers remain involved. Newsday reports South Africa using US built transport aircraft to ferry troops, possibly violating sale agreements.
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Organization of African Unity
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Cuba
South Africa
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Newsday
Cubans in Angola deny fighting for foreigners
Three young Cubans captured by UNITA in Angola say they were sent to help MPLA fight foreign mercenaries but they never saw any outsiders. They accuse the Cuban government of concealing the truth as evidence shows over 5,000 Cubans serve with the MPLA, while UNITA reports 16 Cuban captives. The prisoners named their hometowns Matanzas La Sierrita Santa Clara and Guantanamo and described harsh initial beatings but eventual better treatment.
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Italy faces 24 hour civil service strike amid cabinet crisis
Nationwide walkout by hundreds of thousands of civil servants halts most government offices and disrupts rail and air travel in Italy. The strike follows the collapse of Aldo Moro's Christian Democratic government as leaders plot the 33rd postwar administration with speculation over a role for the Communist party in the next cabinet.
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Italy’s political parties clash over new government
World ist party Italy’s third largest after Christian Democrats and Communists withdrew parliamentary support. Socialists press Moro for economic plans and a hearing for the Communists as Leone asks Moro to stay on as caretaker premier. Christian Democrats insist any majority coalition excludes the Communists.
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Italy
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Moro
Giovanni Leone
Christian Democrats
Ca Tian Democrats
Il Popolo Christian Democratic
Iiel Communist Association
Atage
Lems
L'Unita
Fights Rage in Beirut as Militias Clash Over Blockade
Beiruts northeastern district sees house to house fighting between Palestinian guerrillas and Christian militiamen blocking aid to refugee camps. Police report scores of dead and wounded, with 100+ killed in the area. Fire battles continue across the city as ambulances are blocked and hospitals set ablaze.
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Lebanon
IMF agrees to expanded loans for poor nations
The United States and other industrialized nations reach a compromise to boost IMF lending by about 3 billion dollars, with a sizable share for underdeveloped countries. The plan, part of broader reforms, awaits interim committee approval as U.S. Treasury Secretary William E. Simon lifts his opposition.
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