World Spotlight Roundup From The Associated Press
Christchurch New Zealand John Harwood returns home to find house stripped of roof windows doors carpets furniture and bathtub after a hoax advertisement lures readers to take all but the front fence Police warn theft charges possible for those who joined the loot pull. Prosecutors say power blackouts hit Puerto Rico three hours amid a 120 day strike by linemen and repairmen.
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Christchurch
New Zealand
John Harwood
Harwood
San Juao
Puerto Rico
Delegates call for joint action
NATO leaders at the summit discuss private plans for joint action against the Soviets and Cuban troops in Africa. They consider an African security force to counter 38 000 to 40 000 Cuban troops while the two day talks continue. A radio campaign proposal to inform Cubans about military deaths is noted as tentative.
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Washington
NATO
Europe
Africa
State Department
Patrick Caddell
Carter
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Cuba
Two earthquakes shake Nicaragua
Two strong undersea earthquakes struck Nicaragua and neighboring Central American nations within minutes of each other causing panic and minor damage. Power outages and communications cuts were reported in Managua and Corinto while the Red Cross noted nervousness among residents. No casualties were reported.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Central America
Costa Rica
Pacific
Corinto
Nicaraguan Seismographic Institute
Telex
Tensions rise as Carter faces Soviet pressure in Africa
AP analysis traces escalating U S Soviet friction under Carter amid African adventurism and internal crackdowns. Brzezinski pushes a tougher line while seeking a nuclear test ban accord and a potential summit with Brezhnev. Public warnings aim to reassure voters as Moscow expands Cuban forces and presses for strategic arms limits.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Africa
Europe
U.S
Russia
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Brzezinski
Wallis Faces Deportation Over World War II War Crimes
The 55 year old Frank Wallis is ordered to surrender his naturalization certificate by June 9 after being linked to the murder of 24 Jewish women and children. He may appeal in a deportation hearing as U S authorities pursue 169 war crimes cases.
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Washington
Frank Wallis
Chicago
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Brooklyn
United States
Europe
Wallis
U.S
Walus
Julius Hoffman
Immigration Service
Celina
California
General Accounting Office
GAO
Young counsels silence in Cuba clash at UN
U S ambassador Andrew Young urged restraint during the U N disarmament debate after Cuban vice president Rodriguez accused Washington of lies about Cuba arming rebels in Zaire. Rodriguez defended Cuba’s role, challenged U S evidence, and criticized Brzezinski, while others urged caution on Cuba’s Africa involvement.
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United Nations
U.S
Andrew Young
Cuba
Carter
General Assembly
Young
Africa
White House
Pentagon
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez
The
Assembly
Zaire
State Department
Rodriguez
Barbara Walters
ABC
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Shaba
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House
Passo Fundo
Brazil
Norah de Toledo Beer
Tel Aviv
Israel
Afghanistan
Radio Israel
Moshe na’Amat
Metho Party
Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
Metho
New Britain
London
Prince Michael of Kent
Elizabeth II
Press Association
Duke of Kent
Marie-Christine von Reibnitz
Austria
Buckingham Palace
Church of England
Otto E. Passman
D-La
Passman
Monroe
Treasury Department
Argentina
Colombia
India
Taiwan
Philippines
Uruguay
Treasury
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union
Department
Mary F. Berry
HEW
Cannes
France
Jill Clayburgh
Jon Voight
Miss Clayburgh
Isabelle Huppert
Violette Nozieres
Ermanno Olmi
L’albero Degli Zoccoli
Italy
Louis Malle
Brooke Shields
New Orleans
William Sheridan
William
Boston
Tom Connally
Vance
Hodding Carter
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Great Britain
West Germany
Helmut Schmidt
Havana
Red Cross
Honduras
el Salvador
Guatemala
New York
Andrei A. Gromyko
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Moscow
Kremlin
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Fidel Castro
Soviet Union
China
Valery Giscard d‘Estaing
Walter F. Mondale
Huang Hua
Leslie O. Harriman
Angola
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
State Capitol
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