World Bank IMF delegates warn of aid cuts pace growth
U S backed plan to trim foreign aid as donor nations forego pledges tied to U S reductions. The 36th annual World Bank IMF meeting signals potential $12 billion three year commitment under the International Development Agency, with 15 000 bankers and officials in Washington.
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Mexican troops expel 800 squatters from claims
Mexican federal troops stormed a two month old squatters camp near Rio Bravo displacing about 800 peasants and burning their dwellings. Soldiers arrived before dawn and gave the settlers two hours to move out. several people were reported injured though unconfirmed. The residents vow to return and rebuild despite potential clashes.
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Mexico City
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Father Fights for Daughter’s Leukemia Care in Mexico
Amanda Accardi, age two, yawns as father Michael details treatment in Mexico for leukemia after fleeing a Los Angeles hospital last July for Laetrile therapy. A court ruling allows his return to the United States and outlines the ongoing treatment plan for the child.
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United States
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World Solidarity debates plan for recovery in Gdansk
In Gdansk Poland the Solidarity congress opened a three day debate on a 39 page plan to revive Poland’s nearly bankrupt economy. The Soviet Union denounced the plan as counter revolutionary while the federation accused the Polish Communist Party of psychological warfare. The Sejm recently granted the union veto power over top managers at most state enterprises. A journalist close to Solidarity predicted approval with few amendments or changes.
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Britain seeks to halt South African rugby tour
Britain told Commonwealth members it is trying to block a two game tour by an all white South African team. The Durban collegians were set to play Torquay Athletic on Oct 8 and Richmond before flying to the United States on Oct 11 for five more games.
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Amoco Finds Gas in Arab Desert
Amoco Production Co. reports a major gas and condensate discovery in Sharjah United Arab Emirates. Standard Oil officials say the preliminary find could total several trillion cubic feet of natural gas and hundreds of millions of barrels of recoverable condensate. President Leland C. Adams called it one of Standard’s largest discoveries to date.
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ACLU seeks new lawyer for Soviet teen Walter Polovchak
The American Civil Liberties Union asks Judge Thomas R. McMillen to appoint a different attorney for Walter Polovchak, claiming his current lawyer Julian E. Kulas is entangled in family conflicts. Polovchak’s parents, Michael and Anna, returned to Soviet Ukraine in August after suing the INS for political asylum granted in 1980.
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