Clark calls failed mission a lawless act in Iran
Former U S attorney general Ramsey Clark denounces the aborted U S hostage rescue as a lawless act and warns that further force to free captives would be unacceptable He leads an American delegation at a conference in Tehran amid Carter era travel bans and calls for dialogue and hostages release through Iranian action
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Gas rationing by tax instead of coupons debated in Senate
Sen. J Bennett Johnston proposed a standby gas tax to replace coupon value during a supply interruption. The tax rebate would deduct from payroll taxes based on eligible coupons, a cheaper alternative to administer. Witnesses argued the plan could save billions in program costs while ensuring rationing remains feasible.
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Vast Mayan canal network discovered
Archaeologists using new radar from NASA reveal an extensive Mayan system of drainage and irrigation canals beneath Central American jungles. The networks cover over 11 000 square miles in Guatemala and Belize and helped create square plots for crops, suggesting a sophisticated agricultural system for up to three million people.
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Judge sentences polygamy patriarch to two life terms
In Utah a judge discharged the jury and sentenced Ervil LeBaron to two life terms for ordering killings and organizing plots against rival cult leaders. LeBaron, 55, was convicted for ordering the murder of Rulon Allred and plotting to kill his brother at Alfred's funeral.
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Bomb Labeled Flower Box Bomb Destroys Diplomat Home
A bomb left in a flower box outside the home of Yugoslavia's first secretary blew out a front wall in Washington DC at 4 09 a m. No injuries were reported to diplomat Vladimir Sindjelic his wife or their son. Federal and local investigators investigated but no group claimed responsibility.
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Israelis blame new groups for West Bank attacks
News wires report callers to Tel Aviv papers claiming two new groups, Sons of Zion and Anti-Terror Unit, carried out bombings that maimed two Palestinian nationalist mayors and injured seven others in the West Bank. Arab merchants strike, soldiers force openings as authorities vet claims.
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Evacuation of Dunkirk Ends After Narrow Escape
On this date in 1940 the Allies completed the Dunkirk evacuation. About 350,000 British French and Belgian troops had been trapped on the Channel coast by Nazi German forces and were brought to safety.
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Diggs Resigns from House After Court Ruling
Rep. Charles C. Diggs of Michigan announced his resignation from the House effective immediately. The step followed the Supreme Court's refusal to hear his payroll kickback appeal, as House Speaker Thomas O'Neill read the letter to colleagues.
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