Massacre of Vietnamese Refugees Reported Near Spratly Island
Eighty five Vietnamese refugees died or were killed when their crowded boat ran aground off Spratly Island. Survivors allege Vietnamese troops fired on them as they attempted to reach Parola Island, with about 20 refugees escaping by swimming. Philippine marines rescued eight survivors. Diplomatic notes and embassy denials followed the inquiry.
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William C. Mann
Associated Press
Manila
Philippines
Spratly Island
South China Sea
Air Force
Parola Island
Vietnam
China
Philippine
Palawan
Nha Trang
Parola
Courtesy campaign rolls out in Singapore
A two month courtesy drive led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew urges Singaporeans to be polite to each other and cue public displays of civility. The program includes stickers brochures contests and school activities with civil service promotions tied to politeness.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew
Tourist Promotion Board
Ministry of Culture
United DC-10 engines force return to Baltimore airport
Officials say a fan blade in United Airlines DC-10 right engine failed and was ingested, prompting an emergency return to Baltimore-Washington International with 160 passengers rebooked. The event follows nine days after the DC-10 fleet resumed after a 37 day grounding due to the May 25 Chicago crash.
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Linthicum, Md
United Airlines
Baltimore-Washington International
United
Jim Linse
Chicago
Tobago Beaches Safe After Tanker Collision
Tobago fears oil spill from the Atlantic Empress and Aegean Captain appears to ease as currents disperse oil. Aegean Captain leaks reduced. Atlantic Empress declared total loss with 75 Greek crew missing. Oil spilled estimated under 20 million gallons. Amoco Cadiz spill scale cited as reference. Inquest planned in Trinidad and Tobago to probe collision near Tobago.
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Tobago
Atlantic
Amoco Cadiz
Aegean
Mobil Oil Co
Trinidad-Tobago
Trinidad-Tobago Coast Guard
Trinidad
Vietnamese refugees saved by West German ships off Malaysia
The West German ships Josefturm and Philip Sturm rescued 371 Vietnamese refugees in the South China Sea off Malaysia's southeast coast. They allowed landfall for resettlement in West Germany, with plans to relocate up to 5,400 more Indochinese refugees in coming months, totaling about 10,000 in West Germany.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Josefturm
Philip Sturm
South China Sea
West Germany
Fritz Diehm
Diehm
Queen Elizabeth Arrives in Malawi Amid Welcoming Parade
Thousands of Malawian women in traditional dress greet Queen Elizabeth II as she arrives with Prince Philip and Prince Andrew for a first visit in five years. The royal party, arriving from Tanzania, travels in an open red Rolls Royce to Sanjika Palace where President H Kamuzu Banda hosts dinner before flying to Lilongwe.
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Blantyre
Malawi
Chichewa
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Prince Andrew
Tanzania
Sanjika Palace
Extradition Bid Sought for Somoza War Crimes Trial
Nicaragua's revolutionary government will seek Somoza's extradition to face war crimes charges. Chief Justice Roberto Arguero Hurtado says there will be no general executions or death penalty. He cautions excesses may occur before courts are organized but will be limited to personal vendettas rather than state action.
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Gordon Mott
Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Iran
Supreme Court
Roberto Arguero Hurtado
Arguelo
Sergio Ramirez Mercado
United States
Somoza
Miami Beach
Caribbean
Red Cross
World headlines clash Carter NKorea freeze trigger row
AP reports North Korea denounces Carter as a vicious mountebank amid a two year freeze on U S troop withdrawals from South Korea. The regime cites intelligence claiming greater military strength than estimated. In Tokyo a separate item notes police youth discipline rules and premarital relations. Malaysia reports six soldiers killed in a guerrilla ambush near the Thai border. A Nicaraguan junta outlines extradition moves against Somoza and orders review of war crime cases.
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Tokyo
Carter
North Korea
U.S
South Korea
Carter Administration
Saitama
Isao Okada
Kidnapped Black Catholics Held by Guerrillas in Rhodesia
About 40 Black Catholic workers including a Jesuit priest six nuns two novices and four nurses were seized from Marymount Mission 110 miles northeast of Salisbury and marched 15 miles into Mozambique. Monsignor Bechter said the entire Black staff disappeared with the mission long untouched for years. Rev Karl Steffans found the mission deserted during a Friday inspection.
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Salisbury
Zimababwe Rhodesia
Mozambique
Marymount Mission
Chinamoa
Helmut Bechter
Karl Steffans
Refugees conference yields asylum pledges in Geneva
At the U N conference on Indochinese refugees in Geneva pledges would grant asylum to about 260000 of 400000 refugees. The meeting secured 190 million dollars for relief, new transit centers, and a Vietnamese pledge to curb departures temporarily amid skepticism from Western and regional delegates.
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Paul Chutkov
Associated Press
Geneva
Switzerland
U.N
U.S
Dick Clark
Carter
Thailand
Malaysia
Indonesia
Philippines
Singapore
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Cambodia
Ghazalie Shafie
Kurt Waldheim
Southeast Asia
Phan Hien
Hanoi
South China Sea
Sinapore
S. Rajabratnam
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