Five get death sentences for Sadat's assassination
In Cairo a three-month trial ended with seventeen others receiving sentences from five years to life. The four Muslim fanatics who killed President Sadat and a fifth man who supplied the guns were condemned to death. The court also acquitted a blind preacher and a teacher amid tense courtroom scenes and shouted slogans from behind a confinement cage.
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Anwar Sadat
Supreme Military Court
Aly el-Salamouny
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Sadat
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Hosni Mubarak
Walesa may attend daughter's christening amid talks push
Detained Solidarity leader Lech Walesa could attend his daughter Maria Victoria's christening in Gdansk in two weeks and stay through Easter, as church sources note meetings with Deputy Premier Rakowski signaling possible revival of talks. Comment on possible release remains unclear, amid broader calls for end to martial law and freed internees.
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Lech Walesa
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NATO chief says grain sales to Soviets raise questions
Army Gen Bernard W Rogers NATO Supreme Commander Europe says U S grain sales to the Soviet Union are a mistake similar to Western Europe plans to buy Soviet gas. He argues a troop withdrawal would not punish Moscow and urges defense buildup backed by sacrifices to fund Reagan’s five year 1 3 trillion plan. The symposium, attended by about 400, was hosted by the Air Force Association.
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Pope calls for Catholic Jewish dialogue at Vatican
Pope John Paul II urged dialogue after noting misunderstandings and offenses between Catholics and Jews. He addressed 40 church leaders from 15 countries and emphasized shared roots, while warning against compromising Christian identity. The meeting included officials from Judaism relations commission and observers from Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran bodies and the World Council of Churches.
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