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...were in the midst of negotiations. One of the unionists died in jail of a heart attack. Mishra claimed authority for his harsh action under India's Maintenance of Internal Security Act, which allows indefinite detention. Opposition forces in Parliament, including the pro-Moscow Communists who usually support Indira Gandhi, decried the antistrike measures. Nonetheless, when they offered a no-confidence motion, Mrs. Gandhi's huge Congress Party majority defeated the measure...
...Incorruptible leaders are in short supply. There are few men who qualify, and even fewer women. India has its Indira Gandhi and Israel has its Golda Meir, but whom do we have...
...nation. Uttar Pradesh - meaning northern plain - has the biggest population (more than 95 million) of any of the 21 states and the largest delegation (85 of the 524 members) in the lower house of the national Parliament. It also happens to be the home state of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, as it was for India's two previous Prime Ministers. Thus the outcome was of crucial significance to the embattled Prime Minister and her ruling New Congress Party...
...eastern state of Orissa, the C.P. also carried the day. Independent local parties won the elections in the smaller states of Nagaland, Manipur and Pondicherry. Overall, Indira Gandhi had lost some political strength, but she was still clearly the strongest vote-getter in the country...
...Arab oil cutbacks have hurt almost all countries. Gasoline prices soared from $1.01 to $1.49 per gal. in India, and to dramatize the seriousness of the shortages, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi took to riding in a two-wheeled horse-drawn gig. In The Netherlands, Prime Minister Joop den Uyl pedaled to work on a bike, and a strict ban was imposed on Sunday driving...