Clergyman Boesak Charged Over Mandela March Plan
In Johannesburg Rev Allan Boesak a noted anti apartheid activist and president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches is charged under the Internal Security Act for calling a march to demand freedom for Nelson Mandela. He had been detained since Aug 27 and released on bail pending trial in Hatmesbury. Police broke up marches to the prison sparking rioting that left over three dozen dead in Cape Town areas.
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Cape Town
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China outlines modest five year plan with export rise target
China unveiled its 1986 90 plan seeking 7 percent annual industrial growth and 6 percent agricultural growth while aiming to boost foreign trade by 40 to 60 percent by 1990. Officials emphasize prudence, tighter regulation, and a push to expand exports amid past trade deficits and reduced reserves.
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Peking
China Today
Yuan Mu
Communist Party Central Committee
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Eight militiamen killed in renewed Tripoli clashes
In Tripoli, Lebanon, Moslem militia forces repelled pro-Palestinian attacks amid a six day battle for control. Police reported eight militiamen dead and nine wounded, bringing the toll to 90 killed and 309 injured. The cease fire collapsed as fighting resumed. The border talks in Panmunjom yielded two groups of 150 Koreans crossing the border for a family reunion, the first tangible result of Red Cross negotiations since 1972.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Associated Deas
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Korea
Korean Peninsula
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Arms talks resume amid rigid secrecy in Geneva
Negotiators from the United States and Soviet Union begin the third round of arms reduction talks in Geneva with secrecy so tight that officials refuse to confirm the next session’s date or location. The two hours of discussions mark a continuation of talks that started in March as tensions over disarmament persist.
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Tuna tainted stock pulled from Canadian shelves
Ottawa ordered seizure of over one million cans of tuna after inspectors found it unfit for human consumption. Fisheries Minister John Fraser invoked the Canadian Food and Drug Act amid public concerns about the stock. Three major supermarket chains removed the product nationwide.
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