Seven shah era officials executed in Tehran crackdown
TEHRAN AP seven more royal officials were executed including Gen Bijan Yahyai head of political prisoners at Qasr Prison and the chief of air force counter intelligence. Revolutionary courts jailed five policemen and freed one as state radio tallies 116 executions since Khomeini forces ousted the monarchy two months ago. Former prisoners testified of torture at Qasr Prison.
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Iran
Qasr
Air Force
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Bijan Yahyai
Commandos Sent After Amin Amid Ugandan Turmoil
Tanzanian forces and Ugandan exiles push Amin’s remnants east toward the Kenyan border as commandos are deployed from Kampala. The new government vows to try Amin for murder and treason. Amin broadcasts from Soroti claim control while his troops flee in disorder.
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Uganda
Idi Amin
Amin
Radio
Kenya
Coast Guard Intensifies Search for Pride of Baltimore
The Coast Guard uses a computer aided search for the Pride of Baltimore, a 136 foot wooden schooner four days overdue with 11 crew aboard. Captain Charles Whitcomb, 52, leads eight men and two women in a voyage possibly set to weather a weekend Carolinas storm. Norfolk is the intended port, with additional planes joining from Wilmington to broaden the Atlantic scan.
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Baltimore
U.S. Coast Guard
Atlantic
Norfolk
Charles Whitcomb
Carolinas
Coast Guard
Wilmington
N.C
Andres Bolinaga
Confederate flag dispute slows South Carolina budget bill
In Columbia the SC House plans resumed talks Tuesday on the 1979 80 budget as arguments over removing the Confederate flag continue. Rep Kay Patterson pressed to remove the flag from the Statehouse and relocate it to the Confederate Relief Room with Civil War memorabilia.
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South Carolina
House of Representatives
Kay Patterson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Patterson
Richland County
House of Senate
Senate OKs Judicial Adjustment Act adding eleven judges
South Carolina lawmakers moved a sweeping Judicial Adjustment Act to add eleven judges and other changes after a Senate voice vote despite a filibuster attempt. Only Sen. Gilbert McMillan voted no on the record, though several senators opposed portions of the measure. Sen. John Drummond was unavailable in Atlanta during the debate.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate
House
Gilbert McMillan
Aiken
McMillan
Sen
John Drummond
Greenwood
Atlanta
Reactor Can Be Modified To Meet Safety Criteria
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co says W C Summer plant in Fairfield County near Columbia can be ready by December 1980 after required federal corrections. NRC identified a design flaw in the Westinghouse light water reactor that could mislead operators in emergencies.
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Columbia
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Bill Lide
W.C
Fairfield County
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
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