Worid News Socialist win in Spain __ MADRID — The Spanish Socialist Workers Party won a landslide _ Metory taking 201 of the Cortes’ (parliament) 350 seats. The neo- ~ Franco right-wing Alianza Popular finished second with 106 seats to become the official opposition. The Communist Party dropped from 20 ‘Seats in the outgoing Cortes to five. One of the pledges made by the new vernment was to review Spain’s membership in NATO. 4S. plot against Nicaragua __ WASHINGTON — The United States has been caught in an exten- € plot to destabilize the revolutionary government in Nicaragua by the territory of neighboring Honduras. Directed by U.S. ambas- T to Honduras, John Negroponte, the plot involved using soldiers Of former dictator Somoza in military operations against Nicaragua. f © U.S. magazine, Newsweek, which broke the story, said there y Were 50 CIA personnel in Honduras plus other “‘retired”’ military and intelligence officers. Soviet-Chinese friendship marked MOSCOW — The cabinet of the People’s Republic of China sent a If Message of thanks to the Soviet government for its congratulations on i the 33rd anniversary of the PRC. The Chinese message expressed hope : for the development of friendship between the two countries and Hand in hand for world peace STOCKHOLM — They stretched for seven kilometres, hand in hand across the Swedish capital forming a human bridge of peace between the Soviet and American embassies. the Rpoviet people in the spirit of respect and friendship for the Chinese ple. financial st abs ples. : athe 25th anniversary of the Soviet-Chinese Friendship Society was Celebrated Oct. 27 in Moscow. Attending the celebrations was PRC Mbassador Yang Shouzheng, who conveyed a message of greetings M the Society’s counterpart in China, the Chinese-Soviet Friend- _ Ship Society. . Tgei Gerasimov, the noted Soviet film director, a vice-president of Society, pointed out its great role in the internationalist education IMF loans $1.1-billion to apartheid WASHINGTON — Despite an appeal from the United Nations to toria $1.1-billion. "spect the world body's sanctions against the South African racist _ gime, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to loan 146-member IMF body, whose votes are determined by their rength, voted 78-68 for the loan, but the 68 opposed only ntrolled 19.24% of the voting strength. Among those voting for the loan were the United States, Canada and @Ny western European nations. Most Latin American nations tained. The loan went through despite a letter sent to U:S. Treasury Cretary Donald Regan by 35 leading U.S. political leaders who €d that U.S. support will be seen in the Third World as support for There were 50,000, Oct. 24th, urging disarmament and cooperation to prevent nuclear war. At exactly 13:43 the call comes to synchronize watches, seven minutes later 100,000 hands reach skyward in unison. Then a delegation of three approaches the U.S. embassy with a message. Two are escorted to the door by police. An orchestra plays “We Shall Overcome’”’. At the door a hand reaches out, the document is taken. Not a word is spoken. = Seven kilometres away another group approaches the Soviet embassy. An orchestra plays the Choral from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Soviet ambassador Boris Pankin leads a delegation to greet the group who represent three generations of peace fighters. Holger Erikson, 76, says, “We are here to build a bridge of peace between the world’s peoples...” Ambassador Pankin extends his hand, ‘This is our handshake for peace.” He picks up two-year-old Moa Magnusson in his arms and invites the delegation into the embassy. 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He spoke after Regina unilaterally to sentence Voted 70% for disarmament Canada to possible nuclear : ao 4 week before millions in 10 Were to vote on the issue Nov. 8. cit; € spit in the faces of the WZens of Meadow Lake, askatchewan, who voted