Commonwealth group drafts compromise on armaments sale
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, chairman of the Commonwealth Conference, said a large area of common agreement remains as tensions grow over Britain resuming arms sales to South Africa. A working group is drafting compromise language on a declaration of Commonwealth principles to be endorsed by all members.
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Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew
Britain
South Africa
Lee
Commonwealth
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Zambia
Billy Graham
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Mauritius
Indian Ocean
Conference pressures on South Africa issue at Commonwealth talks
The draft pledges signers to shun aiding nations with apartheid while leaders seek to avoid a headlong clash at the Commonwealth conference. Lee cautions no mass conversions and expects parties to keep positions, with Heath not using the forum for a major arms sale announcement.
Nader urges Japan to raise car safety for domestic market
Ralph Nader accused Japanese automakers of a double standard, urging Prime Minister Eisaku Sato to require domestic vehicles to meet safety levels at least as high as those for exports. He proposed labeling defects beyond fatal crash risk and called for stricter standards aligning with the U.S. approach.
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Eisaku Sato
United States
Nader
Sato
Japan
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Nihon Keizai
U.S
Soviets delay trial of nine Leningrad Jews
Soviet sources say the trial of nine Leningrad Jews accused of Zionist agitation was postponed to late February at the defense's request. A ruling on proceeding with the case will follow consideration of new evidence.
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Leningrad
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Middle East
Soviet Union
Windshields Smashed in Soviet Harassment Action
UPI reporter David Nagy and his wife faced a harassment incident in Moscow as two cars had windows, headlights and taillights smashed and windshield wipers destroyed while he shopped with his family at a supermarket. Men shouted complaints about Soviet diplomats in America.
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Moscow
United Press International
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America
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Newsday
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Britons rush to post offices as strike looms
Britain faces a looming postal workers strike with 230 000 staff including operators voting to walk out. The public floods post offices with letters and parcels as government bans mail after Saturday for second class and after Monday for first class to clear before shutdown amid unrest abroad and vandalism incidents.
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London
UPI
Edward Heath
Britain
African nations split at Southeast Asia Commonwealth summit
At the Singapore meeting the 12 African states show little unity over Britain’s plan to sell arms to apartheid South Africa. Four oppose reticently, three hard-liners confront, and five other states hesitate to act, lacking a cohesive caucus. The African leaders’ public presence is subdued compared with earlier Marlborough House conferences.
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Sunday Times
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Singapore
Southeast Asia
South Africa
Rhodesia
Britain
Commonwealth
Malawi
Lesoth
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Uganda
Tanzania
Zambia
Kenya
Guerrilla PFLP Warns against Disarming in Jordan
A PFLP spokesman Ghassan Kanafani in Lebanon warns that PFLP militants in Jordan will fight to the death to keep their weapons. The group rejects the Jordan PLO ceasefire and disarmament plan as arms collection begins, with no fresh clashes reported in Amman. Sidon in Lebanon strikes to protest government leniency toward Israeli attacks.
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Jordan
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Lebanon
Amman
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Arab Truce Commission
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Sidon
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