Missing Americans in Iran Spark New Alarm Amid Rebel Upheaval
An American and three Britons working at a gasification plant near Aghajari in Iran’s southwest vanished after a revolutionary radio report claimed four Americans were arrested while trying to escape. The company spokesman identified the missing as John Cassida and Britons W. Walsh, P. Detrez, and K. Thompson.
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Kenneth Kraus
United States
Kraus
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Fluor Corp
California
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Ahvaz
Kayvan Shambayati
Agha Jari
Khomeini
Islamic Revolution
Shambayati
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W. Walsh
P. Detrez
K. Thompson
Grim Ghasr
London
British Airways
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Shah
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Bakhtiar
Rabat
Morocco
China to remove Taiwan from major international banks
Peking reports China seeks Taiwan's expulsion from the World Bank IMF International Finance Corporation and Asian Development Bank, while Blumenthal and Chang discuss settling 197 million in U.S. claims for seized property. Chang urges prompt resolution and outlines China’s energy shift to fund development.
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W. Michael Blumenthal
Taiwan
Blumenthal
U.S
United States
Laitin
Chang
Bank of China
Wall Street
Supreme Court to decide on spouses testifying against each other
The Court agreed to hear Otis Trammel's appeal challenging his conviction tainted by his wife's testimony. The appeals courtallowed Elizabeth Trammel to testify as an unindicted co conspirator granted immunity. The decision also reexamines Miranda rights and related criminal procedure issues across several cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Otis Trammel
Elizabeth Trammel
Rhode Island
Weather Summary And River Levels For The Region
Wind light from the east at 6 mph. Sunrise 6 45 sunset 5 54. Year Ago Today high 26 low 20 precipitation .04. Extended forecast fair to partly cloudy Wednesday through Friday with highs in the 20s to near 40 and lows mainly in the 20s. River stages show no change across listed sites with Keokuk at 2.5 feet, others reported.
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Trial delays for two ex Hawkeyes in campus riot case
In Iowa City two of three 21 year old former University of Iowa football players, Darrell Hobbs and Steven Vazquez, have delayed trials after the judge granted defense motions over conflicts of interest. Jury selection begins for Stephen Wagner as new counsel will be appointed. Separately James Holloway, 18, another ex Hawkeye, faces third degree sexual abuse charges for alleged acts with a coed in a dorm room on Oct. 10.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Stephen Wagner
Johnson County
John Holland
Darrell Hobbs
Steven Vazquez
James Hayes
Wagner
Holland
Hobbs
Vazquez
James Holloway
U of I
Holloway
Talks switch to firefighters in Mardi Gras bid
NEW ORLEANS AP Contract talks shifted from police to firefighters as Mardi Gras nears. Firefighters’ union eyes a late tonight agreement while Sanitation workers obey a court order and cross picket lines. The city’s Mardi Gras crowds ignore mayoral pleas to stay off streets amid ongoing festivities.
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New Orleans
Ernest Morial
Refugee bribes cited in Vietnam exodus and space mission notes
Report from Hong Kong says refugees paid government officials about 30 million dollars to leave Vietnam, with officials admitting lower level bribery though denying collusion. In Moscow, two cosmonauts prepared to dock with Salyut 6 aboard Soyuz 32 as orbit continues. In St Louis, the school board votes to reopen amid a 42 day teachers strike, with pay tied to the board's final offer and teachers planning to remain on strike.
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Vietnam
U.S
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Malaysia
Thailand
Indonesia
Holtzman
Hanoi
Moscow
Tass
Vladimir Lyakhov
Valery Ryumin
ST. Louis
St. Louis Board of Education
Robert Wentz
Dorothy Springer
Evelyn Battle
Teachers’ Union
Activist Levi Dies at 72 in New York
Harry Levi, a Zionist Revisionist founder and Soviet Jewry rights advocate, died Saturday in New York at age 72. He helped organize early efforts and remained active in humanitarian work within the movement.
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New York
Harry Levi
Gambling czar Moriarty dies at 68 in Jersey City
Joseph News boy Moriarty once ran a gambling operation worth about ten million dollars yearly and died Saturday at age sixty eight in Jersey City.
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Jersey City
N.J
Joseph
Moriarty
Births and Fires Reported in Mercy Area
Mercy births list includes February dates for families in Toddville, Marion, Springville, and other towns with daughters and sons born to Clarke Bowers Stevens Stolba Scheib Heck Burky Stuessel Chapman Rahhal. The fires section notes a short in an electric stove at 1615 Grande Ave SE and several medical emergencies at various streets and times on Saturday and Sunday.
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Reed Stevens
16Th St
Russell Stolba
Second St
Steven Scheib
Memorial Drive
Ted Heck
Summer Circle NE
Dennis Burky
Arica Ave
Marion
Edward Stuessel
West Ninth Ave
Wayne Chapman
Springville
Joseph Rahhal
Harold Drive
Grande Ave
Third Ave
Fifth St
C Ave. NE
First Ave
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