British plan to invade Iranian island revealed
Release of 1951 cabinet minutes shows Labor and Conservative governments weighing Operation Buccaneer to seize Abadan Island after Iran nationalized Anglo Iranian Oil. Memo notes feasibility of a major strike with three battalions, evacuation plans, and U S reluctance. Also details concern over West Indian and West African immigration numbers in Britain.
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London
Iran
Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Conservative
Winston Churchill
Abadan
Mohammed Mossadegh
Anglo-Iranian Oil Corp
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Attlee
Tripoli
Libya
Foreign Office
United States
22 Iowans Visit Ghana Amid Coup Turmoil
A delegation of 22 prominent United Methodist men from Iowa including Bishop Wayne K. Clymer visits Ghana as a coup topples Parliament and imposes a curfew. The group plans missions work in Ghana, Liberia, and Senegal while air travel is halted and airports close.
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DES Moines
United Methodist
Iowa
Ghana
State Department
Mearle Griffith
United Methodist Church
Liberia
Senegal
Griffith
Wayne K. Clymer
United Methodist Committee On
Clymer
Frank Nichols
Accra
Rescue Arrangements Set For Marooned Harrisons On Palmyra Island
Canadian man John Harrison and his two daughters Micki and Kristen have been stranded at Palmyra Island since December 10. Marty Vitusik will fly from Christmas Island to Palmyra to pick them up and plans to return them to Christmas Island, then fly them to Honolulu aboard Air Tungaru. Earlier plans by Fred Sorenson fell through after CBS funding failed due to CBC not underwriting. The rescue faces cost hurdles including a $6,000 premium for a $5 million liability policy required by Palmyra owners.
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Honolulu
Palmyra Island
Coast Guard
Marty Vitusik
Christmas Island
Palmyra
John Harrison
Micki
Kristen
Bob Baeten
Harrisons
Air Tungaru
Baeten
Harrison
Canada
Fred Sorenson
CBS
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
Sorenson
Guardian Angels plan march to Trenton over slain member
Curtis Sliwa led 100 Guardian Angels at a noon gathering in Newark to begin a 60 mile march to Trenton seeking a state investigation into Frank Melvin death. Melvin, 26, was shot by a policeman Wednesday night and his death sparks dispute over shooter location and official probes.
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Curtis Sliwa
The
Guardian Angels
Frank Melvin
Newark
N.J
Sliwa
Melvin
Angels
Trenton
Capital
James Zazzali
Essex County
Doctor explains Rehnquist ailment
Washington AP report says Supreme Court Justice William H. Rehnquist had temporary mental clarity disturbances after a sharp reduction in a pain killer for chronic back pain. He recovered quickly, returned to prior dosage, and was to be discharged from George Washington University Hospital.
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Washington (Ap
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
Dennis O'Leary
Rehnquist
George Washington University Hospital
O'Leary
O’leary
Reagan
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Harry Young
Oelwein
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Lake Park
Ron Graham
Richard Clymer
Belle Plain
Minn
Kenton Clymer
el Paso
Texas
William Rehnquist
Gabor
Kanekalon Artelle
Orien
Isnelo
Shetland
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