Gandhi headed for triumph as India votes in new election
Indira Gandhi and her Indira Congress Party led in early results from 141 of 524 districts, winning 115 seats amid a nationwide vote where about 362 million eligible voters cast ballots. Voters ousted her in 1977 but returned her to power after emergency rule. Desai's Janata coalition faltered, and Charan Singh served as caretaker prime minister before this election.
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Carter to push Iran sanctions
President Carter seeks immediate Security Council action to punish Iran with economic sanctions after Tehran defies a UN deadline to free 50 American hostages. Waldheim urged caution while Carter's aides say the council must act without delay as UN deliberations continue.
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Court Won't Hear Effort to Cut Second-Class Mail Rates
The Supreme Court refused to hear appeals challenging Postal Rate Commission and Postal Service procedures for second-class mail pricing. Publishers warned that the ruling keeps 15 cent first-class rates and raises mailing costs, while Justices debated the scope of rate setting under the Postal Reorganization Act.
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Chicago Teachers Fight Budget Cuts To Avert School Shutdown
State talks with Gov James Thompson and lawmakers press for a deep budget cut plan to rescue 480000 students. CTU chief Robert Healey says pay will cover Jan payroll 42.2 million and Dec payroll 40.4 million plus retroactive pay from a November contract.
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Fitzsimmons cancer denial and Northern Ireland mine attack
A Teamsters spokesman rejected a Los Angeles Herald-Examiner report that Frank Fitzsimmons has abdominal cancer, saying the tumor was benign and he will recover quickly. Separately in New York, 20 month old Leon Justin died after severe burns believed to be from an exorcism attempt, as authorities pursue charges against the mother. In Belfast, a land mine killed three Ulster Defence Regiment militiamen amid stalled talks with Protestant leaders boycotting the conference, deepening the province’s political crisis as IRA Provisional fighters are blamed.
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Begin Arrives in Egypt for Four Day Summit
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin arrives in Aswan for talks with President Anwar Sadat focusing on Soviet intervention in Afghanistan and Iran’s Islamic revolution. The summit risks overshadowing autonomy negotiations for 1.2 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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Thought for today quarreling due to failing argument
A concise quotation attributed to Gilbert Chesterton notes that people quarrel mainly when they cannot argue. The aphorism reflects on futile disputes arising from weaker positions and misplaced pride.
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Pol Pot Regime Falls in 1979 Cambodian Uprising
On this date 1979 Pol Pot’s regime in Cambodia collapsed after Vietnamese backed rebels overtook Phnom Penh ending years of genocide and civil war. The victory shifted regional power as Vietnamese influence grew in Southeast Asia.
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The Cedar Rapids Gazette Details and Notices
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