Britain weighs use of riot troops amid seven nights of rioting
Manchester AP report says Home Secretary William Whitelaw warned army troops could patrol Britain’s cities if rioting worsens while opposing a permanent riot squad. He cited Northern Ireland lessons about troops as a last resort and urged readiness to reintroduce the Riot Act. Police Federation urged body armor armored carriers water cannons and plastic bullets for officers.
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Manchester
England
William Whitelaw
Britain
Whitelaw
Northern Ireland
Israelis renew air strikes in southern Lebanon
Israeli warplanes hit Palestinian guerrilla strongholds in southern Lebanon on the eve of Habib talks. Jets targeted Katyusha rocket batteries and artillery near the Zaharani River and towns between Nabatiyeh and Zahrani. The Voice of Lebanon claimed 20 guerrillas were killed or wounded, a claim not independently verified.
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Lebanon
Tel Aviv
PLO
Voice of Lebanon Radio
U.N
Voice of Lebanon
Zaharani River
Israel
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Shafik Wazzan
Syria
al Fatah
Tyre
Nabatiyeh
Priest condemns British handling at Joe McDonnell funeral
At St Oliver Plunkett Church in West Belfast a priest accused the British government of unfair dealings with hunger strike negotiators as mourners gathered for Joe McDonnell. The service followed his death in Maze prison and he was to be buried beside Bobby Sands in Milltown Cemetery. Security forces prepared for possible renewed violence after McDonnell died earlier in the week.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Joe McDonnell
Joe
Frances McCorry
St. Oliver Plunkett
West Belfast
McDonnell
Maze
Irish Commisssion For Justice and Peace
Commission
Goretti
Bernadette
Joseph
Milltown
Irish Republican Army
Bobby Sands
Czechoslovak Dissident Jiri Kruntorad Sentenced
Jiri Kruntorad, a 30 year old dissident linked to Charter 77, was convicted of subversion in Vienna and given four years in prison plus a three year term of state supervision requiring weekly reporting to Prague police after release. Emigrant sources cited surprise at the heavy sentence, noting he was not a leading figure and was accused only of distributing dissident material.
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Vienna
Austria
UPI
Jiri Kruntorad
Kruntorad
Prague
Protests Spread to Polish Cities Ahead of Party Congress
In Poland new protests against food shortages and strike threats spread to Kutno and Bielsko Biala as Solidarity urges action. Kutno plans a two hour transport strike on July 13, Hunger March on July 15, and a strike alert on July 16. Warsaw Solidarity warns of an open ended LOT strike from July 24 over the Kowalski appointment. The Supreme Court orders the re arrest of three anti-Communist dissidents amid ongoing political trials.
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Poland
UPI
Communist Party Central Committee
Kutno
Solidarity
Bielsko Biala
Central Committee
Edward Gierek
LOT Airlines
Supreme Court
Confederation of Independent Poland
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