Police kill eight in South African rioting near Cape Town
In two days of clashes around Cape Town police killed eight people, wounded many more, and arrested at least eight as rioting and barricades spread through Crossroads Nyanga and Athlone. Separately the South African Medical and Dental Council expelled Port Elizabeth surgeon Dr. Benjamin Tucker for failing to treat activist Steve Biko, who died in police custody in 1977.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Steve Biko
Old Crossroads
Nyanga
Hewitt Teachers Training College
Athlone
South African Medical and Dental Council
Pretoria
Benjamin Tucker
Port Elizabeth
Thatcher shuns sanctions against Pretoria at Commonwealth meet
At the Nassau Commonwealth Heads of Government gathering British Prime Minister Thatcher resisted calls for sanctions on white-minority South Africa. She favors dialogue and fears sanctions would aid extremists while Britain maintains large investments. Indian PM Gandhi and Mahathir urged comprehensive sanctions and debt relief measures for developing nations.
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Nassau
Bahamas
UPI
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
South Africa
Thatcher
Commonwealth Heads of Government
Pretoria
United States
Rajiv Gandhi
South’ Africa
Gandhi
Mohammad Mahathir
Mahathir
Commonwealth Organization
Israel
Commonwealth
Tivalu
Nauru
Western Samoa
Laxalt Ends Talks With Marcos On Philippine Threat
UPI reports Senator Paul Laxalt left Manila after relaying President Reagan concerns about a growing communist insurgency in the Philippines. He said he would report to the President and declined further comment. The visit focused on Subic Bay and Clark Air Base security amid plans for 1991 treaty expiry. Defense officials cited the bases as vital to Western security while noting contingency plans.
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Manila
Philippines
UPI
Paul Laxalt
Ferdinand Marcos
Reagan
U.S
Laxalt
Hickam Air Base
Hawaii
Washington
R-Nev
United’ ‘States
New Peoples Army
Marcos
Subic-Naval Base
Fleet
Clark Air Base
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Pentagon
United States
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Asia Today
Nicaragua accuses US of delaying Ortega visa for UN trip
In Managua the government charged the United States with stalling a visa for President Daniel Ortega to attend the United Nations 40th anniversary events. The decree suspends civil rights, tightens press censorship, and allows warrantless searches as the regime faces internal and external pressure. The United States condemned Sandinista moves as curbing basic freedoms.
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Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Daniel Ortega
United Nations
Ortega
U.N
Miguel D'Escoto
George P. Shultz
U.S
Luis Rivas Leiva
Social Democratic Party
Interior Ministry
Simiar
la Prensa
Tion
Pedro Joaquin Chamorro Barrios
Violeta Barrios
Sandinista
Chamorro Barrios
Pedro Joaquin Chamorro Cardenal
Anastasio Somoza
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Fine Watches
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B'ville
Dept
Biko
Tucker
Ivor Lang
David Co. Turnley
Destro
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