Algerian envoy says all 52 hostages in Tehran health fit
Iranian agency reports Algerian Ambassador Abdelkarim Gheraieb met all 52 American captives in Tehran and found them well nourished and in good spirits. He described weeks of Iran US negotiation terms and said he would relay letters to families. Papal envoy Bugnini visited hostages and filmed gatherings.
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Tehran
United States
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Abdelkarim Gheraieb
Iran
Pars
Gheraieb
Ben Hossein
Algeria
Washington
Behzad Nabavi
Bugnini
No Guts ran over a dog but did not face owner
The item notes a dog accident caused by a driver nicknamed No Guts who chose not to confront the owner. It appears in a broad news roundup with other 1980 related items.
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Washington
Martin Anderson
Ronald Reagan
United States
Anderson
Hoover Institution
America
Index: Airports make you walk far to give luggage head start
A humorous take explains that airports require long walks to reach planes so luggage reaches the jet first, framing the layout as a practical concession to baggage logistics.
Clouds Rise Over Midwest as Jet Trails Alter Weather
University of Illinois researchers report increased Midwest cloudiness since 1900, accelerating after jets entered service in the 1950s. The change narrows daily temperatures, reduces clear days by 30 since 1900, and may affect energy use and farming. The NSF funded study aims to quantify rainfall and economic impacts, with results expected to take years.
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Washington
Midwest
University of Illinois
Illinois
Richard Semonin
Semonin
The
National Science
Brezhnev and Czyrek meet in Moscow amid Poland tension
Soviet leader Brezhnev and Polish Foreign Minister Jozef Czyrek met in a warm session to discuss further bilateral cooperation and Poland's labor turmoil. Tass reported both denounced imperialist attempts to subvert socialist Poland and noted increased Soviet economic aid amid a large deficit.
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Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
Jozef Czyrek
Poland
Tass
Czyrek
Communist Party
Brezhnev
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
Iran releases taped message from Koob to Wellsburg
Kathryn Koob, held in Tehran for 14 months, speaks in a released tape saying she reads and studies daily and hopes to reunite with her family soon. The family, gathered in Wellsburg, watched a Christmas film for hostages and mourned her weight loss and emotional strain.
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Wellsburg
UPI
Kathryn Koob
Miss Koob
Ann
Swift
Elsie Koob
Tehran
Koob
Elizabeth
Ann) Swift
Jesup
Kathryn
Vivian Homeyer
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