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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1978
Page
3
Burmese officials report six rebel groups including the Kachin Independence Army operate heroin factories 350 miles north of Rangoon. more than 400 pounds of raw opium seized, refined heroin believed moved into Thailand by escaping rebels.
Anchorage AP The KAL Boeing 707 shot down by a Soviet MiG after ignoring orders carried two dead, 10 wounded. Co pilot Cha Soon Do said no warning was received. Soviets claim the jet strayed into Soviet airspace. Surviving passengers were flown to Helsinki, then Tokyo and Seoul.
A Rome Genoa and Milan issued ultimatum from the Red Brigades demanded the immediate release of 13 jailed terrorists in exchange for kidnapped former Premier Aldo Moro. The message warned of Moro's execution if negotiations did not begin by 3 p.m. Saturday. The government rejected an exchange, while Vatican and international figures urged release.
In 1978 students protest Mark Rudd at Columbia as a quieter, more strategic movement grows against apartheid. Pro testers explain actions like sitting in at the president’s office and removing shoes to avoid damaging carpets, prioritizing nonviolence and polite disruption.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance reports subtle gains in Moscow toward a SALT agreement as he and Andrei Gromyko discuss limits on cruise missiles while the Russians refuse to cap Backfire bombers. Brezhnev urges energetic efforts from both sides to reach a deal.
Washington AP reports a three way prisoner exchange among the United States East Germany and Mozambique sparks discussions of a deal to free Soviet dissident Anatoly Shcharansky from the Soviet Union and a CIA employee from Cuba. Wolfgang Vogel a key go between in prior swaps will arrive with options for Shcharansky.
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