Congressmen warn Soviets on violations of arms agreements
A group of liberal and moderate Democrats in the House sent a private letter to Mikhail Gorbachev warning Moscow to comply with existing arms control treaties or face serious consequences for the future of arms control. The letter, signed by 23 representatives including Dante Fascell, Joseph Addabbo, and Les Aspin, cites radar near Krasnoyarsk as a potential ABM treaty violation and aims to pressure adherence before new limits are negotiated.
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Soviet diplomat defects to United States in New Delhi
The U S Embassy confirmed a Soviet diplomat who disappeared on March 17 while jogging has defected to the United States. The Soviet embassy in New Delhi suggested he may have been illegally spirited out. Gezha, 37, stationed in New Delhi for five years with wife and 10-year-old daughter, left behind his passport and is now at the embassy compound.
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Riot Toll and Funeral Mark South Africa Unrest
Police guard a blacks funeral in Kwambuhle as thousands mourn victims of race riots. Helicopters and armored cars escorted a jeering procession through a whites-only district amid smoldering ruins and rising deaths. speakers from the UDF urged an end to apartheid.
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Salvadoran general slain amid guerrilla claim of responsibility
Gen Jose Alberto Medrano, a 66 year old former military leader and rightist presidential candidate, was shot in a parking lot by three young gunmen as guerrillas claimed responsibility through a radio call and a shortwave broadcast celebrated the killing marking a volatile anniversary in El Salvador.
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Gemayel Pleads for Syrian Help in Beirut Clashes
President Amin Gemayel appealed to Syria for aid to quell a pro Israel Christian revolt fueling renewed Muslim Christian militia fighting in Beirut. Across the green line clashes with mortars grenades and machine guns left a civilian dead and at least two wounded. Syrian officials said Assad backed Lebanon’s Christian president and moved units closer to Christian areas. The fighting closed two Beirut road crossings and disrupted security mediation efforts near the green line.
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