Soviet dissident Oriev sentenced to seven years labor camp
Soviet dissident Yuri Oriev was sentenced to seven years in a labor camp and five years of intercel exile banishment from Moscow. A Moscow court delivered the maximum term amid protests. Oriev has been held since his arrest 15 months ago. Police restrained demonstrators as observers noted irregularities in the proceedings.
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Chaplin's body untouched by grave robbers
In Lausanne two men, a Pole and a Bulgarian refugees who worked as auto mechanics, confessed to stealing Charlie Chaplin’s coffin from a Corsier-Sur-Verey cemetery but did not touch the body. Police traced a ransom demand, and one man led to the second suspect. the case ended without the body harmed and possible charges include disturbing the peace of the dead. The Chaplin family faced a lengthy legal process and the Anglican chaplain suggested cremation as a safeguard against further theft.
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Balaguer Opponent Guzman Claims Victory In Dominican Vote
In Santo Domingo the leading opposition candidate Antonio Guzman declared victory as vote counting was halted by police at the central election HQ. Guzman led Balaguer with 326,027 to 218,073 votes after more than a quarter of ballots were tallied. The United States urged a clear electoral process and the Dominican electoral board promised continued tabulation with impartial legal norms. Separately, a cyclone devastated Kyaukpyu island seaport in Burma, with 100 mph winds destroying most buildings and jail, causing prisoner escapes.
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FTC Opposes Tougher Drug Laws for Firms
Washington AP report notes a split over expanding criminal liability for drug law violations. Chairman Michael Pertschuk opposes shifting criminal liability to executives, while HEW supports holding corporate leaders to higher accountability. The dispute centers on reforms to prescription drug laws and export controls for unapproved drugs.
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Italian Extremist Actions Trigger Hazards Across Cities
Italian extremist actors set off hazardous devices in Rome and Turin, damaging offices of the Christian Democrat and Communist parties and four Fiat showroom cars. A leftist group threatened new conflict against firms like Alfa Romeo over overtime demands, vowing to return to Arese factory gates with few details provided.
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Federal agency tackles rules on redlining
Washington AP The Federal Home Loan Bank Board planned a final vote today on rules to ban mortgage discrimination in aging urban neighborhoods. The move aims to halt redlining seen as favoring a plan pitched by officials including Vice President Mondale who dubbed it the strongest federal action against discriminatory mortgage credit practices.
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