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Press, 3 June 1983, Page 6

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Film takes off "Return Of The Jedi,” the new film in the “Star Wars” trilogy, has shattered American money-making records by grossing nearly $24 million on three days bringing its total take to $41.1 million in less than a week, according to the 20th Century-Fox studio. , "It’s unbelievable. We’re not even finished with the week yet,” studio publicity director Barry Glasser said as he announced the figures. — Hollywood. Aust, recession Australia remained a in recession in the quarter, according to national account figures released by the Government Statistician. These showed that Australia's real gross non-farm product — the most common indicator of national economic growth — contracted by 0.8 per cent in the March quarter.— Canberra. Surgery figures About 2.8 million sterilisation operations Were carried out last year in India, a 43 per cent increase over the previous year, reflecting public acceptance of family planning programmes, said an official report. According to the 1982-83 Health Ministry annual report, there -was a 35 per cent improvement in intra-uterine contraceptive device (1.U.D.) insertions during the same period.— New Delhi. Blacks to move The South African Government has announced the removal of an entire black community of the southern

Transvaal to Pongola in the Kwazulu “homeland.” An announcement said that tte Government had decided to press through its plan to move 18,006 inhabitants of the area io char/’white" South-. -Africa front “blackspots” despite the ccmnwinity’s prolonged opposition. The announcement comet after one made - in October that the community had to be removed to make Atos for a dam, which would eventually flood about-10 per cent of the community’s land.—Johannesburg. / Property request Sheikh Muhammed j alFassi must- pay ' his estranged wife half their cpmout further otoection, says * judge. The -exact amount wiil be determined after a hearing- tomorrow, Judge Robert Fairer said, m Sheikh’s Wife. Dena,; has sought |US3 billion, but His Honour said that it probably wouldn’t be that much.—tbs Angeles. A / Kenyanamnesty< President Daniel Atop Moi, of Kenya, has given amnesty to? iitt prisoners, including 22 detaiaeesof .the former Kenya Air Foret which spearheaded A ebup attempt against him >od August 1 last year Mr Misspeaking at a military pair/' ade to mark the twentieth anniversary of Kenyan aeifc government, said thteefehad released bad shown rib , morse "but the incorrigible ones will remain in-praon/ More than 10 political detainees, including lecturers, politicians, a lawyer |nda journalist, did not receive, amnesty.—Nairobi < < i