Japan urged to boost defense in White Paper
The Defense Agency urged stronger military efforts to counter a growing Soviet threat that could outstrip American defense capacity. The White Paper notes Soviet buildup over two decades, warns of U S military superiority slipping by the mid 1980s, and calls for higher Japan defense spending within the fiscal limits. It also highlights Soviet deployments near northern Japan and emphasizes national resolve beyond U S security guarantees.
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Tokyo
Japan
Defense Agency
Middle East
Far East
Europe
Soviet Union
United States
Jimmy Carter
U.S
Akira Shiota
Britain permits US B 52s at Diego Garcia base
Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean hosts US B 52 long range bombers with Britain’s approval, a Hansard publication reveals. The move, previously denied by the Foreign Office, sparked opposition claims of a cover up and a nuclear arms debate. Conservationists warn the base endangers rare wildlife on the island.
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London
Britain
United States
Indian Ocean
Diego Garcia
British
Foreign Office
Hansard
London Times
Whitehall
Gulf
Soviet Union
Polish leaders visit Russia amid crisis talks and war games
Communist Party chief Stanislaw Kanin and Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski flew to the Soviet Union for talks with President Leonid Brezhnev on Poland’s economic and political crisis. Tass announced large scale maneuvers in Soviet waters and territory starting Sept. 4, while Polish transit systems warned of near collapse.
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Poland
UPI
Communist Party
Stanislaw Kanin
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
PAP
Central Committee
Vasili Swirin
Ing
Central Committee of
Brezhnev
Tass
Baltic Sea
Kania
Jaruzelski
American Jews condemn Beirut bombing petition in Israel
A petition signed by 127 American Jews including Nat Hentoff Howard Fast and Grace Paley appeared in an Israeli newspaper denouncing Israel's July 17 raid on Palestinian targets in Beirut. The signees called the bombing a provocation and urged peace negotiations with recognized Palestinian representatives. Prime Minister Begin expressed regret over civilian deaths but said the attack was unavoidable.
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Tal Aviv
Israel
Beirut
Nat Hentoff
Howard Fast
Grace Paley
American newswoman dies resisting holdup in Kenya
Everly Driscoll, 41, a reporter for the U S International Communications Agency, was shot in the head during a Nairobi holdup after she refused robbers orders to exit a car. VOA correspondent Hugh Muir, driving, complied and was unharmed. She died in Nairobi Hospital ICU.
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Kenya
United Nations
U.S
Everly Driscoll
U.S. International Communications Agency
Washington
Texas
Hugh Muir
Voice of America
Libyan Loyalists Threaten Reagan and U.S.
Beirut reports a Khadafy loyalist group issued a communique vowing to assassinate President Reagan and launch the biggest commando operation in history in retaliation for an alleged CIA plot to kill Muammar Khadafy. The group said it would liquidate anyone harming Khadafy, starting with Reagan.
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Lebanon
Muammar Khadafy
Reagan
CIA
Khadafy
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
Newsweek
America
Ronald Reagan
Libya
Iran missile boats seized by gunmen near Cadiz
Gunmen believed to be Iranians seized one of three French-built missile boats en route to Iran off Cadiz Spain and diverted it toward Tangier while the other two were held at Algeciras. A self-identified ex-general claimed loyalist followers boarded all three but Moroccan sources denied any Iranian vessel was in their waters.
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Iran
Morocco
Algeciras
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Algerciras
Associated Press
Barhram Aryana
Adm
Kamal Habibollahi
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