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Foreign newsreels 1978 № 5820

Ethiopia – Famine in Wallo province.

Tanzania, Dar es Salaam – Cuba's foreign minister says at a press conference that Cuba will defend Angola if the border is violated there.

USA, Chicago – Hockey player Bobby Orr announces his retirement.

Zaire, Kolwezi – The Benguela railway line has been reopened.

England, London – An exhibition dedicated to the 500th anniversary of gold and silver sampling.

Argentina, Buenos Aires – The final of the World Chess Olympiad.

Brazil, Sao Paulo – A protest rally against the government segregation of the Indian population.

India, Nepal – 4 climbers die during the attempts of the Japanese expedition to climb Dhaulagiri peak in the Himalayas.

Poland – The second International Boxing Championship.

Italy – Pope John Paul II is appointed Bishop of Rome.

Chad – The French delegation is holding talks on the creation of a telecommunications system.

West Berlin – King Hussein of Jordan visits the Berlin Wall.

Hungary, Budapest – Japanese Foreign Minister Sunao Sonoda arrives on a visit.

Kenya, Nairobi – Envoys from Tanzania and Uganda arrive for talks with Kenyan leaders about their conflict.

Brazil – Rallies of leading political parties on the eve of congressional elections.

Rhodesia, Salisbury – Celebrating the 13th anniversary of the unilateral declaration of independence, Smith's speech.

USA, Washington – President Carter's statement that the loss of two supporters during the Senate elections will not have serious consequences.

Belgium, Brussels – A two-day conference of the committee of representatives of 10 countries on economic assistance to Zaire.

Personnel

J.D. Smith - statesman and politician, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1965-1979).

Personnel

B.V. Spassky is a Soviet and French chess player, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, international grandmaster.
Romanishin O.M. is a Soviet chess player, grandmaster, international master.
Timman J.H. is a Dutch chess player, grandmaster, international master, editor-in-chief of the magazine "New in chess".
Donner I.H. is a Dutch chess player, grandmaster, international master, journalist.
Sosonko G.B. is a Soviet and Dutch chess player, grandmaster, international master, Honored Coach of FIDE, journalist, writer.
Polugaevsky L.A. - Soviet chess player, grandmaster, international master.
Matanovic A. is a Serbian chess player, grandmaster, international master, journalist, editor.
D. Sachs is a Hungarian chess player, grandmaster, international master, coach.
Korchnoi V.L. is a Soviet and Swiss chess player, grandmaster, international master.
Brown W.S. is an Australian and American chess player, grandmaster, international master.

Personnel

John Paul II - Pope of Rome (1978-2005).

Personnel

R.G. Orr is a Canadian hockey player, coach, and public figure.

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J.E. Carter is the 39th President of the United States, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (2002).

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Hussein ibn Talal - statesman and military leader, King of Jordan (1952-1999).