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Press, 28 August 1984, Page 6

Cable briefs

H.Q. attacked The Bangladeshi police have fired over the heads of demonstrators attacking the headquarters of the Govern-ment-backed Janadol Party. Three police officers were injured by stick-wielding demonstrators before they were dispersed. One officer was hospitalised. The violence erupted towards the end of a half-day general strike called by the 15-party and sevenparty. opposition alliances. — Dhaka. Arms race rap he Democratic Presidential nominee, Walter Mondale, has said that President Ronald Reagan has escalated the arms race because he does not understand the value of negotiations with the Soviets. — Minneapolis. Canal warning The chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, Muhammed Adel Ezzat, has said all ships carrying dangerous cargo through the canal must now declare it before reaching Egyptian waters. He told a news conference any ship failing to do so would be fined or at worst be banned from using the canal for two years. — Port Said. Tips on life Smoking and drinking are out but eat lots of red meat, says Jeanette van der Westhuizen, who has turned 120 and is believed to be South Africa’s oldest citizen. Durban’s “Sunday Tribune” newspaper said she has a 95-year-old daughter. — Johannesburg.