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Press, 2 April 1985, Page 10

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Village hit At least 12 people were killed and 25 were feared dead in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in a village in the west Java city of Garut.—Jakarta. Religious violence One person was killed and three were injured when the police fired on a religious procession that turned violent in the eastern Indian state of Bihar.—New Delhi. Thousands at rallies More than 300,000 people marched in the streets to protest against nuclear arms in Palm Sunday peace rallies held throughout Australia. The rally organisers, People for Nuclear Disarmament, said there were nearly 100,000 more marchers than last year.—Sydney. Nazi suspect A Florida retiree suspected of having led a Latvian Fascist unit that killed thousands of Jews in World War II is being sought by American Federal authorities. Kon-

rad Kalejs is accused of heading the Arajs Commandos, a volunteer unit of auxiliary police who acted as a mobile execution squad on behalf of the Nazis.—Miami. Ship capsizes Twenty-six Japanese anglers and the skipper of a small fishing boat have been feared drowned. Their ship was found capsized.—Kagoshima. P.N.G. changes The Papua New Guinea Prime Minister, Mr Michael Somare, has announced a new Ministry and prematurely adjourned the tensionfilled Parliament until May.—Port Moresby. 5000 march Film stars, politicians and singers took part in a silent march by nearly 5000 people in protest against the bombing of a Paris cinema during a Jewish film festival.— Paris. Firms pay up In four years, political contributions by United States military manufacturers have doubled, with the top 20 firms now spending SUS 3.6 million to help elect senators, representatives and presidential candidates.—Washington.