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From the pages of Gulf News dated October 21 to 26, 1978
From the pages of Gulf News dated October 21 to 26, 1978
- Compiled by Abdul Rahim Abdul Kareem, Head of Archives
- Published: 23:35 October 25, 2007
October 21
Mass arrests of Bhutto supporters
THE PAKISTAN Peoples Party (PPP) of ousted Premier Zulfikar Ali Bhutto said 10,000 of its members had been arrested by police this month to prevent mass action.
A spokesman of the party's central committee attacked a recent presidential ordinance from military ruler General Zia-Ul-Haq which, it said, indicated the PPP was about to be banned.
Film star murders wife and then commits suicide
MYSTERY still surrounds the deaths of Oscar award winning Hollywood actor, Gig Young, and his bride of three weeks in their New York flat. Police believe Young murdered his West German wife and then committed suicide. But they still do not know why. Young had a gun in his hand when the couple, both shot in the head, were found in the bedroom of their luxurious Manhattan flat.
October 22
Work permits health shock
SICK and injured people will in future have to produce a work permit before they can receive medical treatment at hospitals in Dubai. An order has gone out from Dubai's Municipality to doctors and nurses not to treat people unless they produce the permit. But introduction of the new regulation is being delayed by medical authorities until the backlog in the issuing of work permits is cleared up.
October 23
Peace treaty breakthrough
A DRAMATIC breakthrough in the stalled peace talks between Egypt and Israel by US President Jimmy Carter means that Governments of the two Middle Eastern countries will begin studies on a draft peace treaty which could end three decades of war.
The breakthrough came when Carter met with delegations from both countries at the White House over the weekend. It means that the nine-article draft treaty now only has to be approved by Egyptian and Israeli governments and initialled for new meaning to be attached to the words: Peace in our time.
Rodgers leads 10,000 home
AMERICAN BILL Rodgers won the New York City marathon for the third consecutive year and Norway's Grete Waitz set a world best time for women runners. Rodgers ran the 26 miles 385 yards through the streets of the city in two hours 12 minutes 11.6 seconds. More than 10,000 runners, the largest field ever in a marathon, started the race.
October 24
No agreement in SALT talks
THE UNITED States and the Soviet Union ended two days of intensive negotiations without reaching agreement on the shape of a new strategic arms limitation (SALT) treaty.
A US spokesman said both sides had agreed to continue to exert all efforts towards achieving the signature of a SALT-2 accord. And a Soviet report on the 11 hours of high-level discussion said there had been detailed analysis of the outstanding issues.
New company to manage Abu Dhabi oil ports
AN AGREEMENT to set up a new company to manage oil ports in Abu Dhabi was signed. The agreement - between Adnoc, Abu Dhabi's national oil company, and British-owned Lamnalco -establishes the new Abu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Company.
It replaces Lamnalco as manager of the port of Jebel Dhanna. Lamnalco will have a 40 per cent holding in the new company. The other 60 per cent will be owned by Adnoc.
October 25
Boy dies in polio outbreak
A TWO-year-old boy has died and his three- year-old brother is recovering in a Dubai hospital following an outbreak of polio in the emirate. Both were admitted to the Kuwaiti Hospital in Dubai last week within three days of each other.
The two-year-old died less than a day after being admitted to hospital. Both children, sons of a UAE national, had been treated for a viral infection by intra-muscular injection but neither had been vaccinated against polio.
Rolling Stone sentenced
ROLLING STONE'S guitarist Keith Richards, who pleaded guilty to possession of heroin, was put on one year's probation and ordered to give a benefit performance for blind people in Canada.
Toronto Judge Lloyd Graburn said he decided against giving the 34-year-old rock star a jail term. The heroin conviction could have carried a maximum seven-year sentence. "The long-term benefit to the community entails the continuing treatment of yourself for your heroin addiction," the judge said.
October 26
Banned
TOP POP group Osibisa have been banned from appearing at Sharjah's Holiday Inn hotel just five days before they were to stage two highly publicised concerts.
The ban is the latest in a series of bombshells to hit the group as they prepared for what would have been the rock group's first tour of the Gulf. It follows a similar ban by authorities in Kuwait and Bahrain and could lead to cancellation of the tour.
Community Reports
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Mirror, mirror show me the way
Driver on Salam Street had so many boxes and fruits piled into car, he would not be able to view rear or right side mirrors
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Parents should be more vigilant
Reader's picture highlights risk of negligence by caretakers
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Warming up to ‘Mobilise the Earth' theme
Dubai school dedicates a whole week to celebrating Earth Day with can-collection drives, sapling plantation and painting competition among others
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Drivers using mobiles put others' lives at risk
Speeding is dangerous for the driver and other motorists
