Indonesia prisoner release, PKI statement

=== [PDF page 1] === Page 8 DAILY-WORLD Wednesday, December 21,1977 —/WE HMIKMAL i WTiS Breaks with S. Africa Canada broke all official trade and commercial ties with racist' South Af *i< i on Monday. The Cans■r theid South African- regime, since many U.S. firms use their Canadian subsidiaries to operate abroad in “difficult” areas like South Africa and Chile. Don Jamieson, Canada’s Secretary ofr Stats for Foreign Affairs, told parliament in Ottawa on Monday that Canada will close ail ’ its commercial offices in South Africa and end all government, credit/loan guarantees. Canada will “impress upon the government of South Africa the necessity for change,” he said. centers,” tl o si >rnment said, where they will be “under continuous surveil lance until the government is assured of their loyalty.” The * lid Ko tib agents collected by force large sums of money, “pungli,” or bribes, from the families of the prisoners released Tuesday, to “guarantee” their release. whal's onf DEADLINE; No later than two mornings before de sired date of publication. FOR SALE: “Life of the Ap palachian Coal Miner.” a Hoof 12 photos by C d®r Levy. Each print 11” by Security Agency, more than equals the number of those released, the 10,000 released Tuesday will be sent to “special resettlement TUES., WED., THURS., DEC. 20, 21, & 22, i 0-8 p.m. Gala 14”. Introduction by Prof. Paul Myden. $16. El!C steel import move The nine-nation European Common Mar ket (EEC) has imposed minimum prices on steel imported from non-EEC countries. 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Q & A Page, World Magazine - “The Media: TV uses S abuses.” National utilities parley in Detroit Bazaar, Flea Market Every thing must go from metal chairs to piano, & dishes. Bansonhurst Fraternal Center, 2018 86 Bt Bktyn. Indonesia prisoner release The Communist Fai ty of Indonesia (PKI) on Tuesday analyzed the latest Indonesian government move in releasing 10,000 Com munist political prisoners. This leaves an un known number, perhaps 60-70,000, still in prison, many having been behind bars since 1965. At least 15,000 are known to have died of starvation, disease and maltreatment in Palembang and Surabaya prison camps alone. The PKI said that the number of new COST; 50c a line. 5 words a line. Payment must accompany copy. evaSabte 50^ postage.