Walesa Leads Solidarity Amid Powers Clash at Congress
Solidarity chief Lech Walesa fends off moves to split his leadership as delegates vote to keep a unified command while debating regional autonomy and workers self management. A separate jail riot in Bydgoszcz ends after mediation. Brussels agrees EEC aid to Poland totaling 587 million dollars in food at a discount.
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Poland
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
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Ace Presidium
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Walesa
Bydgoszcz
PAP
Brussels
European Economic Community
Government to purge 65 private mosques in Egypt
In Cairo, government preachers will replace 65 private mosques accused by President Anwar Sadat of fomenting sectarian strife. The move follows summer clashes that left at least 75 dead, part of Sadat's broader effort to bring 40,000 private mosques under state control and amid a large crackdown on religious and political opponents.
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Anwar Sadat
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Iran
Libya
Israel
Sheik
Mohammed Hafez Soliman
al Azhar
Circus at Colosseum seen as vote buying
Renato Nicolini as Rome cultural chief stages summer spectacles around the Colosseum to win votes for the Communist Party. He promotes modern metropolitan reforms, open museums, late bars, and street vendors while reviving a city summer festival with open-air film screenings and topless dance acts drawing crowds and critics.
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Associated Press
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Afghan troops cross border into Pakistan and seize weapons
Afghan troops crossed into Baluchistan and conducted a house to house search in Shabbat Killy near Chaman, confiscating an undisclosed number of weapons before withdrawing. No shootings or injuries were reported. The move follows ongoing Civil War tensions and prior air violations blamed on Afghanistan.
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Baluchistan
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Shah Mohammed Dost
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