Easter services set for Tehran hostages by American clergy
The Associated Press reports Iranian militants will allow American priests to conduct Easter services for hostages at the U S Embassy in Tehran. Rev Darrell Rupiper and two others affiliated with the Committee for the American Iran Crisis Resolution will travel to Iran to lead the services.
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Tehran
Darrell Rupiper
Omaha
Neb
Jack Bremer
Nelson Thompson
Rupiper
Committee For the
Lawrence
Kan
Iran
Foreign Ministry
Tehran Radio
Carter
Revolutionary Council
ABC News
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
ABC
Telex
Iranian Revolutionary Council
Satan of
America
Washington
White House
Jody Powell
Lance acquitted of conspiracy charge in fraud case
U S District Judge Charles A Moye Jr directed a verdict of acquittal on the conspiracy count against Bert Lance and three associates in Atlanta The ruling narrows the bank fraud case to specific transactions while leaving 21 counts against Lance intact and could limit government evidence in the rest of the trial Lance called the decision vindicating while prosecutors warned it may not alter the case outcome
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Nicholas Chilms
U S security underpinning Moscow Olympic boycott push
President Carter emphasized national security in urging a U S boycott of the Moscow Games during a 60-member sports federation meeting at the State Department. The White House warned the U S Olympic Committee against defying the boycott and Sears Roebuck withheld a $25 000 pledge until the committee aligns with the stance. Defense Secretary Brown Deputy Secretary Christopher and White House counsel Cutler spoke at the briefing.
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Carter
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United States
Moscow
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State Department
U.S. Olympic Committee
Sears Roebuck and Con
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Sears Board
Edward R. Telling
Defense
Harold Brown
Warren Christopher
White House
Lloyd Cutler
Somerville Acid Train Incident Triggers Mass Evacuation Return
In Somerville Massachusetts an acid spill from a tanker car linked to a Boston and Maine yard prompt ed the evacuation of an eight block area. Roughly 17 000 residents began returning as bulldozers covered a 6 000 gallon pit of corrosive chemical. An inquiry by the NTSB is underway with Mayor Brune blaming the engineer for moving the train without clearance.
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National Transportation Safety Board
Eugene Brune
Boston
Boston & Maine
Panel: Nuke safety works
A congressional panel concludes the Three Mile Island accident heightened safety focus while triggering unfounded fears about nuclear energy. No deaths occurred and radiation release was minor, with safety features proven. Rep. Mike McCormack blames sensational media coverage for emotional damage to a worried public.
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Three Mile Island
Mike McCormack
House
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McCormack
More hostages to be released from embassy siege
In Bogota the M-19 guerrillas expected to free remaining captives from the Dominican Republic Embassy during Holy Week. They freed a Dominican businessman and a Colombian protocol officer on Holy Thursday, leaving 25 captives including U S Ambassador Diego Asencio and 18 other foreign diplomats plus three Colombians and foreign nationals.
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Dominican Republic
M-19
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Diego Asencio
Gunmen surrender after 13 hour drugstore standoff
Two gunmen who held five hostages at a Layton Utah drugstore surrendered after police cornered them. They walked out, lay on the ground, and were taken into custody with no shots fired as hostages were released. The 13 hour siege ended peacefully.
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Layton
Utah
Kidnap Case Downgraded for 14 Year Old in California
In Ukiah California a 14 year old charged in the Timmy White kidnapping has had the charge reduced to false imprisonment. Prosecutors say the youth was not a voluntary accomplice to Kenneth Parnell who is also charged in the Stayner kidnapping case. Stayner helped free White before 7 year old Stayner was abducted in 1972. The district attorney notes substantial evidence of involuntary involvement by the youth.
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Timmy White
White
Steven Stayner
Medocine
Joe Allen
Allen
Kenneth Parnell
Parnell
Stayner
Merced
Classmate aided second abduction in early case near here
Allen said the new charge implicates an eighth grader who helped Kenneth Parnell by staying silent for two weeks after Timmy White was kidnapped and assisted in the crime. The two suspects were connected to the incident as part of the ongoing case near the community.
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Here
Allen
Timmy White
Kenneth Parnell
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