Anti whaling activists captured by Soviets near Siberia
The Rainbow Warrior trawler, carrying Greenpeace activists including U.S. director Chris Cook, was chased toward Nome as Soviet forces arrested six men and one Canadian for sneaking ashore near Loring to photograph a whaling operation. A Zodiac run ended with Jim Henry being seized by a helicopter after reaching Alaska’s edge.
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Nome
Alaska
Siberia
Greenpeace Foundation
Vivia Boe
U.S. Greenpeace
Chris Cook
Washington, D.C
U.S
Moscow
Foreign Ministry
Ms. Roe
Loring
Chukchi
Gary Kingston
Jim Henry
Orrs Island
Maine
Henry
Raid by Afghan rebels ruins holiday for enemy
Western diplomatic reports from New Delhi recount a July raid by anti government Afghan rebels spoiling Id celebrations for soldiers in Paghman nine miles west of Kabul. Rebels ambushed two vehicles carrying bonus money, stole cash, and reportedly distributed some to residents whose homes had been destroyed.
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New Delhi
India
Babrak Karmal
Paghman
Kabul
Shomali
Gemayel and Hussein Meet in France on U S Aid Push
Lebanese President Amin Gemayel, en route to Washington, met privately with Jordan's King Hussein in a guarded villa between Nice and Cannes to coordinate actions with friends. Gemayel seeks new U S loans and military aid beyond a 251 million package and calls for expanded multinational forces in Beirut. The talks occur as PLO splits prompt reassessment of peace negotiations and as Israel plans a pullback to southern Lebanon.
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Amin Gemayel
Washington
Jordan
Hussein
France
Lebanon
Nice
Cannes
Amman
Canary Islands
Gemayel
PLO
Middle Eastern
Palestine Liberation Organization
Middle East
U.S
Reagan
Congress
Beirut
Poland set to free hundreds under broad amnesty decree
Polish government moves to lift martial law with an amnesty that could free hundreds in a month and offer pardons to most Solidarity activists and underground groups. Exclusions include top Solidarity leaders and several serious crime categories.Wałęsa notes regrouping. Amnesty covers those abroad or in refugee camps, with October 31 deadline to surrender.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity Underground
Solidarity Union
Workers’ Defense Committee
KDR
Confederation For An Independent Poland
KPN
Gdansk
Solidarity
Lech
Walesa
UPI
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Six Dutch soldiers die in training explosion
Six soldiers were killed and ten wounded at a Dutch military base during an anti-tank mine training class for non commissioned officer recruits. The blast happened at the Harde artillery range in the central Netherlands, the Defense Ministry said. Spokesman Maarten Slingenberg confirmed the details.
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T Harde
Netherlands
Defense Ministry
Harde
Mai. Maarten Slingenberg
Samantha Visits Moscow Animal Show Before Lunch With Ambassador
Samantha Smith of Manchester Maine enjoys Moscow animal theater with a black and white dog answering math in front of her. She leaves early for a Spaso House luncheon with Ambassador Hartman after voting for her favorite act among 300 children. The day includes visits to Novodevichy Monastery Moscow State University and the Bolshoi Theater while no meeting with Yuri Andropov is confirmed.
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Moscow
UPI
Samantha Smith
Mostow
Animal Theater
U.S
Spaso House
Arthur Hartman
Yuri Andropov
Samantha
Novodevichy Monastery
Moscow State University
Bolshoi Theater
Manchester
Maine
U S Delegate Kamppelman Attacks Moscow at Madrid Conference
The U S chief delegate Max Kampelman harshly criticizes Soviet repression of religion and Jewish emigration during the Madrid European Security Conference. A Soviet countercall labeled the charges confrontational. The talks, after a three year deadlock, moved toward a wide agreement monitored under the Helsinki accords. Malta remains the lone holdout demanding a Mediterranean issues meeting.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
U.S
European Security Conference
Moscow
Poland
Afghanistan
Max Kampelman
Serguei Kondrachev
Kampelman
Malta
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Parently
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Pakistan
Ghazni
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Shafik Wazzan
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Walter Wisniewski
Envoy
Rios Soviet
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Birdland
Sun
Sarg
James St
Salina
Sibley’s
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Fayetteville
Roy Lad
Rinne
Syracuse
Tracy St
Plum
Niagara Mohawk
Erie Blvd
Portion Gruyere
Gourmandise
Holland
Bonbel
Dads Food
N.B.C
Rezak’s Meats & Groceries
South Ave
Faygo
Aoz
Otscroft Srepefruin
Pascal Celery
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