News Corp. Earnings Up
Date: 18 December 1985
The News Corporation, the international media organization controlled by Rupert Murdoch, says its third-quarter profit more than doubled.
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17th of December 1985 News
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NEWS SUMMARY: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1985
Date: 18 December 1985
International Secretary of State George P. Shultz reacted angrily on the issue of terrorism during a visit to Belgrade after the Yugoslav Foreign Minister had commented about the October hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro, in which an American was killed. Foreign Minister Raid Dizdarevic had said at a news conference that, although Yugoslavia condemned terrorism, ''one must also view the causes that lead to it.'' Mr. Shultz pounded the table and said, ''There must be no place to hide for people who do that kind of thing.'' [Page A1, Column 3.] The poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko again took the mantle of rebel and critic to demand that the candor and openness of which Mikhail S. Gorbachev has spoken be applied to Russian literature. At a congress of Russian writers in Moscow he called for the lifting of some of the most sensitive taboos of Soviet culture. [A1:1.]
NEWS SUMMARY: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1985
Date: 17 December 1985
International American pressure to remove the Philippines' Chief of Staff, Gen. Fabian C. Ver, contributed to a factional dispute that is hampering the work of the military, President Ferdinand E. Marcos said. Mr. Marcos, who despite this pressure reinstated General Ver after his acquittal on charges of involvement in the slaying of Benigno S. Aquino Jr., said in an interview that he expected the general to be removed from his post soon. [Page A1, Column 2.] A statewide election in Assam that brought out large numbers of voters was seen as a crucial test for Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's political control over the state. Tens of thousands of policemen and paramilitary troops kept watch. [A3:4.]
SOUTH AFRICA HOLDS TV CREWMEN, CITING AN UNSPECIFIED 'NEW ACT'
Date: 18 December 1985
By Sheila Rule, Special To the New York Times
Sheila Rule
The South African police today reported the arrest of two television journalists under the internal security laws. The journalists - Roger Lucey, 31 years old, and his brother, Patrick Lucey, 28 - are South Africans working for the London-based World-Wide Television News. A spokesman for the news organization said here today that the crew had gone to film the aftermath of unrest that erupted Monday in Moutse, east of Pretoria. While conducting an interview, they heard shots, saw a confrontation and started filming. The police arrived and arrested them.
U.S. and Britain Assailed Over Curbs on Press
Date: 18 December 1985
Reuters
The International Press Institute accused United States and British leaders today of ''double standards'' in calling for curbs on press coverage, particularly of terrorist attacks. ''It has been a year of strange double standards,'' the institute said in an annual review.
Reagan and Mexican Leader To Meet Jan. 3 in Border City
Date: 18 December 1985
AP
President Reagan will visit Mexicali, Mexico, on Jan. 3 to meet with President Miguel de la Madrid, the White House announced today. The four-hour visit to the border town and capital of northern Baja California will be their fourth meeting in as many years. The White House spokesman, Larry Speakes, said that there was ''no set agenda'' for the talks but that the leaders would discuss issues ranging from border and immigration problems to conflicts in Central America and Mexico's heavy debts to foreign lenders.
'IT'S WRONG!' SHULTZ SAYS OF TERRORISM
Date: 18 December 1985
Special to the New York Times
The news conference here today with Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Foreign Minister Raif Dizdarevic was marked by an unusual outburst by Mr. Shultz. Here is some of what the two officials said. Q. Did you discuss the question of terrorism and hijacking, and specifically Mohammed Abbas, and could you tell us what the positions of the two sides were?
MOVE ON HOSTAGES DUE TODAY AT U.N.
Date: 18 December 1985
By Elaine Sciolino, Special To the New York Times
Elaine Sciolino
The Security Council is expected to adopt a landmark resolution Wednesday that ''condemns unequivocally all acts of hostage-taking and abduction'' and calls for the ''immediate, safe release of all hostages and abducted persons.'' The resolution, initiated by the United States and co-sponsored by Australia, Britain, Denmark, Egypt, France and Peru, is unusual in that it has the support of the Soviet Union. The resolution urges all countries to strengthen measures to ''facilitate the prevention, prosecution and punishment of all acts of hostage-taking and abduction as manifestations of international terrorism.'' It also calls upon all countries where hostages are held to take all appropriate measures to win their safe release and to prevent hostage-taking in the future.
Military's Holiday Fare
Date: 18 December 1985
Special to the New York Times
There may be no place like home for the holidays, but the Defense Department says members of the armed services who cannot make it home this year can once again look forward to a traditional Christmas dinner, courtesy of Uncle Sam. ''The Army always prepares special meals for the holidays,'' Capt. Bob Kramer, an Army spokesman, said.
SYRIA DEFENDS MISSILE PLACEMENT
Date: 17 December 1985
By Ihsan A. Hijazi, Special To the New York Times
Ihsan Hijazi
Syria acknowledged today that it had stationed surface-to-air missiles along its border with Lebanon and said it was within its right of self-defense to station missiles anywhere in Syrian territory. The Damascus radio also said Syria rejected Israeli statements that the deployment posed a threat to Israel.