Iran approves Mohammad Ali Rajaie as prime minister
Parliament backs Rajaie 153 to 24 with 19 abstentions as Ayatollah Khomeini orders parliament to decide hostages fate. Rajaie, a hardliner aligned with fundamentalists, aims to form a cabinet while hostages remain 282 days in captivity and demands over Pahlavi wealth and U.S. apologies persist.
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Pinochet Proposes Free Elections by 1997 in Chile
Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet announced a new constitution and a referendum for September 11 to set free elections by 1997, keeping his dictatorship until then. Opponents deride the plan as a farce while church leaders and former officials react with caution.
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Park Visits On Increase In Southeast June
National Park Service says Southeast park visitation rose 9 percent in June with 35 of 45 parks showing gains versus last year when gasoline fears reduced travel. First six months 1980 down slightly from 1979 but year total expected to exceed 46.7 million visitors.
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