Takeover at Iranian mission ends with a shot in D C
Supporters of exiled Iranian leader Abolhassan Banisadr seized the Iranian interests section in Georgetown Washington DC in a one hour occupation. One protester was shot in the back during surrender and critical in Georgetown University Hospital. Twenty five people were arrested as police moved in.
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Washington
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Iran
District of Columbia
William Jepson
Georgetown University Hospital
John
Khomeini
Jepson
Georgetown
Wisconsin Avenue
Iran Faces Possible Embassy Action Over Exiled Leader
A Tehran warning from Ayatollah Mesbkhini pressed France to send Abolhassan Bani-Sadr back to Iran. Iran reports 38 executions in one day, a record, including Mujahideen-e Khalq member Ahmad Reza Shahbakhsha. Over 403 opponents have been executed since Bani-Sadr's ouster last month.
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Tehran
France
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
Iran
Pars
Ahmad Reza Shahbakhsha
Mujahideen-e Khalq
Bani-Sadr
Ayatollah Meshkini
Qom
Francois Mitterand
Couple leaves trail of hostility across Eastern Iowa
Mary Burke reports on Ron and Ida Jenkins whose traveling act sparked tension in Kalona Washington Sigourney Williamsburg Walford and Waukon. Travelers claimed they paid for meals then demanded more while alleging hospitality bias amid accusations of racial tension and hostility.
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Ron
Ida Jenkins
Iowa
Washington
Sigourney
Williamsburg
Walford
Waukon
Jenkinses
Ida
Gary
Ind
Kalona
Washington County Sheriffs Department
Rush Hour Standstill Described as Peak Traffic Time
A compact note defines rush hour as the daily period when traffic slows to a standstill. The piece emphasizes peak congestion and commuter impact during these hours.
Poland strikes cripple Silesia in four hour union protest
Nearly one million Solidar ity unionists paralyzed Poland's industrial belt as government officials called the action a personal crisis. The four hour work stoppage halted coal and steel output, costing about 200,000 tons of coal worth 16 million dollars.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Silesian
Communist Party
Stanislaw Kanin
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Crimea
Black Sea
Moscow
Educators slash 1500 jobs and 48 schools in Iowa
A survey of 334 districts shows 48 schools closed and nearly 1,500 teaching and school staff positions eliminated amid declining enrollment and reduced state aid. Many superintendents warn deeper cuts may come next year as districts trim personnel to preserve programs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Beryl Wellborn
Grinnell College
Wellborn
Grinnell-Newburg
Iowa Association of School Boards
Airport Pickets Spread as PATCO Seeks Court Order
Government attorneys plan to seek a temporary restraining order today to limit informational picketing by striking air traffic controllers at Cedar Rapids Airport. PATCO Local 312 leader Jon Gordon reports scattered crossings by nonstriking truckers and one controller returning to work amid family pressure. U.S. Attorney James Reynolds aims to curb lines for orderly operations while preserving First Amendment rights. Pickets are expected from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with seven of nine strikers available.
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Cedar Rapids
Jon Gordon
PATCO
Gordon
U.S
District of
Iowa
James Reynolds
Edward McManus
Sioux City
Waterloo
Dubuque
Reynolds
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