U N debate on Israels rescue of hijacked hostages
Diplomats expect a heated Security Council session on Israel’s rescue of hijacked hostages from Uganda. African and Arab nations plan a condemnatory resolution seeking compensation, while the United States vows to veto any censure of Israel. Israel’s ambassador will accuse Idi Amin of collusion with hijackers and stress the primacy of saving lives over Ugandan sovereignty.
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Debate over Ugandan airspace raid sparks Cold War tensions
Western delegations push to condemn terrorism while African and Communist nations shield Amin. A Third World delegate praises the raid as marvelous, saying Israel earned it, amid fears of broader implications if nations claim air rights.
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Japanese airways officials arrested in Lockheed scandal
Two top All Nippon Airways executives face perjury charges over bribery linked to Lockheed. President Tokuyo Wakasa and VP Naoji Watanabe are among several executives named in the widening probe amid allegations of multi million dollar payoffs to government figures and political intermediaries.
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All Nippon
Tokuyo Wakasa
Tsuneo Tachikawa
Yoshio Kodama
Bunichi Mizutani
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Toshiharu Okubo
Hiroshi Itoh
Marubeni Corp
Spain faces first crisis as postal strike widens
In Madrid, Adolfo Suarez’s new government confronted a nationwide postal and telegraph strike affecting more than 15,000 workers. The walkout prompted talks with King Juan Carlos and consideration of military draft measures, though a decree on discipline was suspended with hopes of negotiated settlement.
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Rodolfo Martis Villa
Viking 1 Reaches Mars Western Addition Landing Target
Viking 1 in a holding pattern over Mars moves toward the Western Addition region as scientists seek a smooth landing strip. A brief rocket burn shifts orbit westward and radar data point to a flat area near the Northwest site as a potential touchdown. If photos align, landing could occur July 22.
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European drought relief and Irish hotel bombing linked events
Western Europe received light rain easing the drought that has afflicted much of the region with unusually low rainfall. Denmark gains millions in kroner for farmers as conditions remain dry in Britain and central Europe. Separately in Ireland a Galway hotel was bombed claimed by a protestant extremist group, part of retaliatory violence tied to Northern Ireland tensions.
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Galway
Soviets order more U S grain under long term deal
The Soviet Union ordered another one million metric tons of U S wheat and corn under a five year pact signed last fall. Continental Grain and Bunge Corp. sold 1 0 million tons, worth about 14 million dollars, with deliveries to Gulf ports.
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U.S
Fate of hostage unknown in Entebbe raid aftermath
London reports no confirmation of Ugandan police killing Dora Bloch, the Air France hijack hostage left behind. British officials plan talks with Idi Amin as details from CBS News claim she died during the Kampala hospital raid when police allegedly muffled her screams.
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