Fire chief cites bolted exit in deadly Utah blaze
Salt Lake City firefighters say twelve Vietnamese refugees died when the only escape route was nailed and bolted shut at the Avalon Apartments. Investigators tie the fire to code violations and a structure slated for loss of occupancy next year. One survivor, Dong Thei, escaped by leaping from a third story window.
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UPI
Evan Baker
Baker
Eldon Marshal
The
Avalon
Marshall
State Medical Examiner
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Thailand
Utah
Dong Thei
Pompeii
Rome
Italy
Oddo Biasini
Mount Vesuvius
Naples
First Valley Bank Lowers Prime Rate to Aid Local Borrowers
Lompoc California First Valley Bank trims its prime rate to 16 percent to assist borrowers amid rising national rates. Bank executive says loan demand is slackening and plans to reevaluate CD maturities and loan terms, with real estate and auto loanslisted at 16 to 16.5 percent.
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UPI
First Valley Bank of
Michigan National Corp
Michigan
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New York
Robert Santin
First Valley
Santin
IRA hunger strike ends with claimed political win
The IRA political arm says the 53 day hunger strike yielded clear political recognition, while British officials deny concessions. Gerry Adams claims success on prison status and dress, but warnings of renewed protests remain as prisoners win limited rights and continue demands for mail visits and self rule.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Ian Paisley
IRA
Gerry Adams
Sinn Fein
Sean McKenna
McKenna
Maze
Armagh
Provisional
Irish National Liberation Army
Irish Republic
Adams
Persian Gulf war escalates with Iranian air strikes and Iraqi losses
On the 89th day of the Persian Gulf conflict Iranian planes struck inside Iraq while ground fighting intensifies on Iran’s western front. Iraq claimed two Iranian fighters were shot down over Kirkuk and another by anti aircraft fire near Sulaymaniya, with six civilians dead and eight injured reported and 14 Iraqi soldiers killed. An Afghan source said about 20,000 Shiite Muslims from Afghanistan joined Iranian forces.
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Lebanon
UPI
Iraq
Iran
Kirkuk
Penguin
Sulaymaniya
New Delhi
Dismissal of 336 Freedom Flotilla Smuggling Charges
South Florida federal judges dismissed 84 indictments against boat captains and crew members involved in the Freedom Flotilla. The no-charges were filed against Cuban refugees, who arrived during the five month Mariel boatlift and were granted parole status. The decision notes indictments targeted transporters, not the migrants.
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Miami
Freedom Flotilla
South Florida
U.S
Eugene Spellman
Mariel
Cuba
United States
Key West
Veterans plan Vietnam MIAs mission to find missing soldiers
Four veterans prepare a mission to Vietnam to locate soldiers listed as missing in action or prisoners of war. They cite reports from MIA families and a Norwegian witness about slave labor, aiming to confirm and bring brothers home with unofficial Vietnamese U.N. clearance for a December 29 meeting with the Vietnamese delegation. About 2,473 names remain missing.
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Scranton
UPI
Vietnam
MIA
Jack Rose
Rose
United Nations
Ha van Leu
U.N
Williams seeks dismissal of Abscam charges
U S Senator Harrison Williams seeks dismissal of bribery conspiracy charges in Brooklyn federal court claiming prosecution was politically motivated for opposing Carter re election. He argues pre trial publicity delays and selective targeting of legislators undermine due process and shows executive branch bias.
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Abscam
New York
U.S
Harrison Williams
FBI
Carter
U.S. District Court
Brooklyn
New Jersey Democrat
Edward Kennedy
Mass
Legislative Branch
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