Biggs Freed in Brazil After Flight From Barbados
Ronald Biggs, the British train robber, walked out of Rio de Janeiro airport as a free man under Brazilian protection. He arrived from Belem with his 6 year old son Michael, embraced by his son and Brazilian caregivers amid global press. Brazilian law allows provisional liberty with periodic police reporting, and Biggs celebrated returning to Brazil after Barbados extradition complications.
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Protestant backlash fears amid Belfast hunger strike turmoil
In Northern Ireland protests flare as Protestant hardliners threaten retaliation against the IRA amid Bobby Sands near death on day 55 of a hunger strike. Sinn Fein says Sands could die soon as Europe’s human rights inspectors arrive to assess British treatment.
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No progress in talks on Namibia independence
Senior diplomats from five nations including the United States wrapped two days of discussions at the U S Embassy in London with broad areas of agreement but no joint proposals on Namibia South West Africa independence. The talks focused on Crocker’s African tour and possible paths like a Lancaster House style conference, though no verdict was reached.
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Japanese official apologizes for nuclear coverup
The head of Japan Atomic Power Co. vowed a personnel shakeup and utmost effort to find the cause of a March 8 radiation leak at the Tsuruga plant. He pledged safety reviews as government probes continue into Japan s worst radioactive release, which exposed 56 workers and disrupted local fishing.
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Job seeker detonates blast at Shanghai employment office
A distraught Shanghai man killed himself and up to 15 others when he blew up an employment office after being told no jobs were available. Diplomatic sources said the blast occurred this week in Shanghai, with the identity of the attacker unknown.
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Suslov chides Polish leaders over Poland unrest in Warsaw
Soviet ideologist Mikhail Suslov returned to Moscow after pressing Polish leadership for what he called offensive party action to end labor unrest. The Polish Politburo met with Suslov as East German leaders reaffirmed the Communist Party’s leading role and unity against anti socialist forces. The joint statement urged solidarity with the socialist bloc, showing lingering differences between Moscow and Warsaw over Poland’s crisis.
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Greek poet and screenwriter Paul Nord dies in Athens
Greek-born writer Paul Nord born Nikos Nikolaides died in Athens at age 8]. A former Hollywood screenwriter and Twentieth Century Fox artistic adviser from 1941 to 1950, Nord left Greece during Metaxas rule and later lived in Sweden before returning to Athens after democracy was restored in 1974.
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