Ponovno predvajanje ponedeljek, 26. marec 1984

2 GREEK NEWS EXECUTIVES GUILTY OF LIBELING WRITER

Date: 27 March 1984

AP

A Greek court sentenced the publisher and the editor of Greece's largest newspaper today to four months in jail for libeling the author of a book that characterized them as Soviet ''agents of influence,'' a court spokesman said. The defendants, Alexander Filipopoulos, the editor of Ethnos, and George Bobolas, its publisher, were given the option of paying $360 fines instead of serving jail terms. At the same time, the author, Paul Anastasiades, a Cypriot-born journalist, claimed and was granted symbolic damages of $10. Mr. Anastasiades, 33 years old, sued Mr. Filipopoulos and Mr. Bobolas on the ground that they libeled him in an Ethnos article describing his book, ''Take the Nation in Your Hands,'' as a ''pseudo-book.''

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4 Soviet Ships Reach Cuba

Date: 27 March 1984

Reuters

The Soviet helicopter carrier Leningrad, the guided-missile destroyer Udaloy, a diesel submarine and a supply ship arrived in Havana today on what the Soviet Embassy caled a good- will mission. The four ships will stay until Friday.

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Iran Denies Sinkings by Iraq

Date: 26 March 1984

Reuters

Iran denied today that Iraq had destroyed four oil tankers and commercial ships near the Iranian oil installations at Kharg Island Saturday. A Greek Merchant Marine Ministry spokesman in Athens said the captain of a Greek tanker at Kharg Island also reported having seen no attack by Iraqi ships or planes. Iraq said today that it would directly attack the Kharg installations if Iran opened a new offensive in the Persian Gulf war.

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HALF OF DEMOCRATS IN POLL ASSERT CHOICE FOR NOMINEE HAS SHIFTED

Date: 27 March 1984

By Adam Clymer

Adam Clymer

In a year of fragile and shifting political allegiances, almost half the nation's Democrats have changed their choice for their party's Presidential nomination in the last month, the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll shows. Moreover, two-thirds of those who switched their preference, and nearly half of those who did not shift, show only weak support for their current preference. That finding suggests possible shifts may yet come in the unsettled Democratic contest. The survey, taken March 21-24, makes it clear that former Vice President Walter F. Mondale has rebounded from the sharp plunge in Democratic support he suffered after losing to Senator Gary Hart in the contests in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. The result is not a restoration of anything like the commanding Mondale lead last month that preceded the primaries, but indicates a close contest in which each candidate holds important advantages.

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C.I.A. LINK DENIED

Date: 27 March 1984

By John Vinocur, Special To the New York Times

John Vinocur

A gunman, firing five times at close range, shot and wounded the United States consul general in Strasbourg today as he left his home there. The diplomat received what doctors called ''superficial wounds.'' A group calling itself the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions took responsibility for the attack on the envoy, Robert Onan Homme, 43 years old, who has been the consul in Strasbourg since 1981. A note mailed at noon today to Agence France-Presse by the group said, ''Mr. Homme was already well known for his activities as a member of the C.I.A.'' He Deals With Common Market Officials at the American Embassy in Paris said Mr. Homme was not with the Central Intelligence Agency but was a career diplomat and political officer whose main task was representing the United States at the European Economic Community's institutions in Strasbourg, notably the European Parliament.

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STUDY SAYS PLAN TO REDUCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS MAY SAVE $30 BILLION

Date: 27 March 1984

By Wayne Biddle

Wayne Biddle

The Reagan Administration's proposal for reducing strategic nuclear weapons by retiring more old warheads than it replaces could save the Government nearly $30 billion through the end of the century, according to a study released today by the Congressional Budget Office. The report also concludes that this concept could lead to increased stability between the forces of the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as a better match in combat capability. In a related finding, the study said that canceling further production of the MX intercontinental missile could save about $14 billion over the next five years. Holding MX procurement at the current level of 21 missiles per year instead of the 40 a year requested by the Air Force for 1985 could save $4.4 billion by 1989, the report said.

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BETTER PROSPECTS SEEN FOR RAISING AID TO SALVADOR

Date: 27 March 1984

By Hedrick Smith, Special To the New York Times

Hedrick Smith

Some Congressional Democrats, back from observing the presidential elections Sunday in El Salvador, said today that, despite problems, the size of the voter turnout had improved the prospects in Congress for President Reagan's request for more military aid to El Salvador. The United States Embassy estimated that 1.1 million to 1.3 million Salvadorans cast ballots. That is below both the 1.55 million who voted in the 1982 legislative elections and the 1.8 million total that the Salvadoran Government had estimated would vote Sunday. The American delegation met this afternoon with President Reagan. Afterward, both the House majority leader, Jim Wright of Texas, and Senator Walter D. Huddleston of Kentucky said they were more inclined to support additional aid for El Salvador despite having seen firsthand some ''bureaucratic difficulties'' with ballot boxes and voter lists.

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TAKING SMALL STEPS TO LOWER TENSIONS

Date: 26 March 1984

By David Lowenfeld

David Lowenfeld

Reports last week that American and Soviet diplomats are seriously discussing the isssues that divide us are welcome indeed. But we should be wary of inflated expectations and pressures for daring initiatives. The change in Soviet leadership and American election-year politics do not in themselves create the basis for a dramatic breakthrough. Continuity is the rule in Soviet politics. There are few real signs that Moscow seeks improved relations. And, until his actions prove differently, we should discount descriptions of Konstantin U. Chernenko as the Kremlin's advocate of rapprochement. That can only be wishful thinking or, worse, Soviet disinformation.

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GENIAL ENVOY FROM VATICAN: PIO LAGHI

Date: 27 March 1984

By Kenneth A. Briggs

Kenneth Briggs

Archbishop Pio Laghi was named yesterday by Pope John Paul II to be the Vatican's Ambassador to the United States. He has become known as an artful church diplomat in the 32 years he has served as a papal representative abroad. Formal diplomatic ties between the United States and the Vatican were restored on Jan. 10 after more than a century of unofficial relations. President Reagan's appointment of William A. Wilson as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See was confirmed and Mr. Wilson was sworn in on March 9. Archbishop Laghi, a genial man, is known within the church as an exceptionally intelligent prelate with an informal demeanor and a polished approach to diplomacy. One Roman Catholic official said the Archbishop's urbanity ''represents what is best about the Vatican diplomatic service.''

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Three Democrats to Join Debate at Columbia

Date: 26 March 1984

A one-hour debate among the three main candidates for the Democratic Presidential nomination will be held at Columbia University Wednesday night and will be broadcast nationally on radio and television by CBS News.

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