World tensions and political shifts sweep global headlines
A multi-nation roundup reports Ethiopian military chief Mengistu warning against foreign intervention in Eritrea, Cuba's stance in Ogaden, Andreotti naming a new interior minister in Rome, and Cossiga's resignation amid Moro’s murder. Red Cross fundraising for eight African wars, Soviet naval base rumors, and a U.S. Navy visit to Hong Kong accompany notes from London, Rio, and Washington.
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Nairobs
Kenya
Ethiopia
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Radio
Addis Ababa
Mengistu
Ogaden
Fidel Castro
Eritrea
London
International Red Cross
Alain Madoux
Angola
Chad
Namibia
Rhodesia
Sahara
Zaire
Modoux
U.N. Peacekeepers Take Key Positions in South Lebanon
U N peacekeeping forces and Christian militia men jointly occupied 14 border posts in southern Lebanon after Israel pulled back. Maj Saad Haddad, commander of the Christian faction, agreed to U N checkpoints as Gen Emmanuel Erskine pledged to prevent Palestinian guerrilla infiltration from the evacuated area. Syrian troops patrolled northern towns to curb vengeance between Christians and Phalangists after the Ehden attack.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.N
Israel
Saad Haddad
Emmanuel Erksine
Ghana
Haddad
Erskine
Kurt Waldheim
Tel Aviv-Haifa
Security Council
Ehden
Giant tug of war disaster injures Harrisburg students
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania 200 students suffered injuries when a 2300 student tug of war rope broke at Harrisburg Middle School. The 200 injured include 68 taken to hospitals and 150 treated by staff. Fingers of several students were severed or damaged and one girl faced possible thumb reattachment.
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Harrisburg
Shannon Meloy
Harrisburg Middle School
Guinness Record Book
Keith Morton
Hos
Pitals
Marie Lewis
King Hussein Wed to Lisa Halaby in Private Jordan Ceremony
King Hussein of Jordan marries Lisa Halaby, a 26 year old American, in a simple private rite at Zahran Palace. The couple will hold a brief Islamic ceremony after a non public wedding with close friends and family, with Premier Mudar Badran attending and a 12 tier wedding cake to greet guests.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Lisa Halaby
Zahran
Queen Mother
Halaby
Ammam
Mudar Badran
Mobutu agrees on foreign controls for Zaire bank
President Mobutu Sese Seko accepts foreign oversight of Zaire central bank and finance ministry in return for a bailout of over $1 billion. The plan, backed by governments and international organizations including the United States, IMF, World Bank, and several European nations, awaits formal approval before implementation.
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Brussels
Belgium
Mobutu Sese Seko
Zaire
Mobutu
United States
France
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Canada
Iran
Japan
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Common Market Executive Commission
Russians Suspect Spy Trade Over U N Employees Trial
Western observers in Moscow expect Russia to trade jailed American businessman Francis J. Crawford for two Soviet U N workers on trial in Newark. Crawford, 38, International Harvester rep, was arrested on smuggling charges as he led to a diplomatic event with his fiancee claiming immunity.
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Moscow
U.N
New Jersey
Francis J. Crawford
Mobile
Ala
International Harvester
Valdik Enger
Rudolf Chernayev
Newark
U.S. Navy
Crawford
U.S
Kremlin
Africa
Soviet Union
Virginia Olbrish
Foreign Ministry
State Department
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Washington
Lefortovo
Chicago
Izvestia
Martha D. Peterson
United States
Peterson
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Francesco Cossiga
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Wen Wei Po
Haiphong
Poh Wai
Vietnam
Cam Ranh Bay
Hsinhua
China
Enterprise
Bill Stubbs
Rio DE Janeiro
Marisa Berenson
Lee Majors
Ivo Pitanguy
Marisa
Pitanguy
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Carter
Robert F. Kennedy
Charles H. Wilson
D-Calif
William F. Bolger
Kennedy
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EPA
Douglas Castle
Labor Department
Ray Marshall
Congress
Frank Weaker
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio
Weaker
Ese
Moshe Dayan
Zagartha
Suleiman Franjieh
Giants
Franjieh
Betty Bogar
Polyclinic Medical Center
Lisa Seay
Kent Cullers
University of California At Berkeley
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