Global tensions rise as Sweden reports Baltic sensitive issues
In 1977 Sweden faced 19 sea trespasses and 28 in the air amid mounting NATO Warsaw Pact interest, Defense Minister Kronmark told Parliament. Other items include a fatal trampling in Kuala Lumpur, Venezuela banning 500 consumer goods, El Salvador peasant clashes, and cultural notes on treasures and auctions.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Eric Kronmark
NATO
Baltic Sea
Kronmark
Moro crisis deepens as rebels push for exchange
Rome AP report notes Christian Democrats refuse to swap terrorists for Aldo Moro despite a plea from the kidnapped leader. Il Popolo’s account says the letter was coerced and not Moros view. Red Brigades maintain a public trial and discuss Broader exchanges.
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Rome
The
Christian Democrats
Aldo Moro
Il Popolol
Andreotti
Moro
Red Brigades
Memphis marks 10 years since King’s assassination in calm tribute
More than 2,000 people recalled the 1968 shooting as a march resumed from Clayborn Temple to the Lorraine Motel memorial. Coretta Scott King laid flowers in Atlanta and urged progress toward Dr King’s dream, while participants questioned reality of progress and the nation’s ongoing racial divide.
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Memphis
Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
Lorraine Motel
King
The
Lorraine
Clayborn Temple Ame Church
Atlanta
Coretta Scott King
Senate Leaders Meet Opponents on Panama Canal Vote
Senate leaders including Byrd Baker and Helms met with canal treaty foes to map a final vote date before April 26. Tower predicts a vote in the week of April 17 as debates over treaty passage continue amid constitutional fee concerns and potential amendments.
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Washington
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Baker
Helms
Sen
John Tower
Ak-Texas
GOP
House
U.S
State Department
Canal
Senate Armed Services Committee
Orrin Hatch
Rutah
John Heinz
Neutron bomb debate as potential equalizer in Europe
The neutron bomb, praised by some U.S. military as an equalizer, could halt Soviet tank advances in central Europe while sparing civilians. President Carter reportedly decided against production, with final word pending, despite West German diplomacy and Allied caution amid NATO opposition.
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Washington
Carter
U.S
Europe
Associated Press
State Department
Paul Warnke
NATO
West Germany
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
James Callaghan
Testimony heated at hearings on Park payments reports
Tongsun Park denied reporting payments to U S congressmen back to South Korean officials and said he had no idea how four supposed reports appeared in his Georgetown home. He rejected a 1974 trip report claiming House Speaker O Neill asked for contributions and suggested a planted document.
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Washington
Tongsun Park
U.S
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Park
House Ethics Committee
Georgetown
John Nields
O'Neill
House
Seoul
Senators with military pensions draw extra checks
The article reports that John Glenn, Bob Dole and Barry Goldwater, all U.S. Senators, receive additional monthly military pensions alongside their congressional salaries. Glenn gets 848 dollars, Dole 704, and Goldwater 864, with others in Congress also receiving pension or VA payments.
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Washington
John Glenn
Bob Dole
Barry Goldwater
U.S
Glenn
Marine Corps
America
Dole
Goldwater
Air Force
Tony Smith
Arizona Republican
Congress
Veterans Administration
James Lloyd
Lloyd
California
Steve Avakian
Kansas
Gerald Ford
Italy
Sen
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Nisei 442Nd
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Eugene Augustus Hoffman
UMW
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United Mine Workers
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Richard Burton
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