Vatican probe targets pope aide amid banking scandal
Vatican officials fear Archbishop Paul Marcinkus may be prevented from leaving Italy as John Paul II travels to Spain in October. The Vatican Bank head is under Italian inquiry linked to the Ambrosiano collapse and a web of loans, with investigators citing letters of patronage tied to former Ambrosiano president Roberto Calvi. Marcinkus denies any fraud.
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Cuba seeks debt relief from Western creditors
Cuba asks Western governments and banks to defer 3 billion dollars in principal on its foreign debt due to the U.S. embargo and low sugar prices. The Financial Times reports Cuba seeks a 90 day postponement on payments for the rest of this year and until 1985, with a 10 year repayment plan and a three year grace period. Western bank creditors reportedly evaluating the request amid limited debt details.
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El Salvador Invalids Hit by Guerrillas Casualties Rise
Salvadoran defense officials report 1,073 soldiers and 40 officers killed and 2,584 wounded in a year of combat ending June 30. Total army casualties reach 3,657, about 16.4 percent of the 22,000 strong force. Also noted are 138 missing infantrymen and six officers.
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China Communists open 12th congress in new era
Peking AP reports the Chinese Communist Party opened its 12th congress with a pledge to modernize and repudiate Maoist worship. Deng Xiaoping, asserting real power, outlined three tasks: socialist modernization, Taiwan’s return, and opposing superpower expansionism, seeking independence and self reliance. Hu Yaobang’s report signals a shift from Maoist legacy toward economic modernization and a distinct path for socialism with Chinese characteristics. Hua Guofeng, ousted, is portrayed as endorsing modernization over class struggle.
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Missing link fossil found in Africa
UPI reports a ancient jaw bone unearthed in eastern Africa may be a missing link in human evolution. Richard Leakey, director of the Kenya National Museum, estimates the bone dates about eight million years old, potentially bridging Ramapithecus and Australopithecus and supporting Leakey’s theories.
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