Iran holds hostages until U S meets terms
President Bani Sadr says the hostages stay under Revolutionary Council control until Washington meets Iran's demands. The White House weighs what Iran seeks while Waldheim relays Iran awaits a new U S statement. Carter calls the offer positive but remains quiet on specifics. A council member says a meeting will discuss Carter's response.
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Cyrus Vance
Islamic Republican Party
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
The
Traffic in New York Grows as Transit Strike Bites
New York City faced heavy congestion as a subway and bus strike plus a commuter rail walkout created rush hour backups at gateways to Manhattan. Police reported expressways carrying double Tuesday traffic with 80 percent of workers still reaching jobs while negotiators prepared to restart talks later.
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Carter Signs Compromise Windfall Profits Tax Bill
President Carter signed a $227.7 billion compromise windfall profits tax after months of delay. The measure aims to fund aid for the poor, transit upgrades, and new energy development. Industry groups criticized the move as hindering domestic oil production and imports reliance. The bill stems from his 294 billion proposal to end price controls and spur U.S. production.
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al Ullman
Robert Byrd
Sam Gibbons
Bill Bradley
Russell Long
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Robert S. Byrd
West Virginia
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Postal Service weighs six day to five day mail
The Postal Service and Postmaster General William F. Bolger consider eliminating Saturday deliveries to reduce costs, saying six day mail service cannot be maintained without earlier rate increases. Task forces study five day delivery and labor effects as Congress debates budget cuts. A separate report notes ground uplift near Spirit Lake north of the volcano.
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Postal Service
William F. Bolger
Carter
Congress
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Signs lava flow near Cougar Washington volcano swells
Ground around Mount St Helens tilts upward signaling possible lava eruption as ash falls in Vancouver and Portland areas. Loggers report heavy ash near Cougar 15 miles southwest of the peak while the volcano continues its eruption with dramatic steam and ash plumes.
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Parachute rigger charged in Fort Bragg death
Army probes thousands of parachutes after Pfc. Alvin Williams 20 is charged with murder in the death of Capt. Lawrence D. Hill whose main chute failed to open during a routine jump at Fort Bragg. Maj. Tom Woods says the 82nd Airborne Division reevaluates gear for sabotage.
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Cumberland County
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Lawrence D. Hill
Tom Woods
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Amtrak Fares to Rise Across Network Beginning April 27
Amtrak announced fare hikes starting April 27 with all trains rising at least seven percent. The Metroliner service between Washington D C and Boston will see the increase, while heavily traveled long distance routes will incur ten percent jumps.
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Amtrak
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Boston
Amtrak Announces Higher Fares Amid Rising Fuel Costs
Amtrak said new rates reflect inflation and fuel costs that have surged about 75 percent in the last year, impacting routes including Chicago Seattle and New York Atlanta. The federally subsidized rail system notes inflation as the main driver of the price increases.
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New York-Atlanta
Amtrak
Marriage trends show later marriages and rising divorce rates
Census data indicate the national age at first marriage rose from 20.1 for women and 22.5 for men in 1956 to 22.1 and 24.4 in 1979. Nearly half of women ages 20 to 24 have never married, up from 28.9 percent twenty years earlier. The divorced rate per 1000 married couples climbed 96 percent from 1970 to 1979.
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Census Bureau
Vesco bribery case ends with no indictments
The Vesco bribery investigation into alleged attempts to influence Carter administration officials is closed with no indictments. U S attorney's office confirmed the matter is over. Harden's attorney said Harden is innocent and satisfied with the outcome.
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Robert L. Vesco
Carl S. Rauh
U.S
United States Attorney’s Office
Rauh
White House
Richard Harden
Harden
Robert A. Altman
Guerrillas and government vow to hold out in Dominican Embassy siege
In Bogota the Guerrillas and the Colombian government enter the ninth negotiating session amid a 36 day siege with 27 hostages. Both sides say they will endure as long as needed as negotiations continue through Tehran style references. In Washington the Carter administration withdraws its Pakistan aid request after Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and moves to waive nuclear aid prohibitions.
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Congress
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Poison Gang Extortion Threat Targets Safeway Foods
San Diego reports indicate The Poison Gang has raised its extortion demand from 50 to 100 diamonds after claiming responsibility for cyanide poisonings in Safeway stores. A Palm Desert threat warned of a poisoned jar of salad dressing and officials note no confirmed poisonings since the weekend incidents.
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Safeway
Riverside Press Enterprise
Palm Desert
Ron Seden
Poison Gang
Amtrak Crash In North Carolina Injures About Seventy
The Amtrak Silver Star collided head on with a Seaboard Coast Line freight train in Lakeview North Carolina injuring about 70 of 300 aboard. Engines and about 20 cars derailed with two hospitalizations and no deaths. Rescue teams worked to free pinned passengers while officials reviewed signal status and who failed to see the warning.
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Silver Star
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Amtrak
Florida
New York
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