Khomeini demands action or resigns in Iran clash
Ayatollah Khomeini blasted Bani Sadr's government for weakness and red tape and urged it to fix problems or quit. He ordered removal of imperial crests from ministries and the adoption of an Islamic emblem. Iran also banned public music as police pressed a moral crackdown amid executions.
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U S to speed up aid for Thailand border conflict
Secretary of State Edmund Muskie pledged rapid U S airlift of arms to Thailand next week to counter Vietnamese border offensives. ASEAN nations condemned Hanoi action and suspended talks, while Thailand requested increased U S military aid and tanks to be delivered by sea by August.
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Carter Administration
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Dallas Heat Wave Claims More Lives As Temperatures Soar
Dallas paramedics treated Barbara Lewis 26 for heat exhaustion after she collapsed while outside. The city’s official temperature near 3 p.m. reached 109 degrees, with seven heat related deaths reported. Thursday's high of 113 degrees set a new city record.
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Carter unveils 70 million aid plan for Miami riots recovery
The Carter administration proposes a 70 million program to aid Liberty City and other riot-torn areas with 40 million for small businesses. The package aims to rebuild and create jobs amid post riot recovery efforts. A separate bill advances 4.8 billion for military construction, including a binary chemical weapons plant, with House approval 308-19.
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Supreme Court Upholds Oil Spill Reporting Fines
The Supreme Court, in an 8-1 ruling, upheld the federal oil spill report requirement under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The decision rejects the appeals court view that reporting protections against self incrimination void civil penalties for polluters who report spills.
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Senate rejects revenue sharing cuts to trim deficits
The Senate voted 55 to 36 against reducing state revenue sharing payments by 572 million dollars to lower the federal deficit. Lawmakers avoided cuts proposed by the Appropriations Committee while debating a 15.9 billion supplemental appropriation for the current fiscal year.
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FDA backs synthetic marijuana pills for cancer patients
Federal drug experts say a black market is unlikely for the synthetic marijuana pills the National Cancer Institute plans to produce to ease chemotherapy nausea. FDA advisers endorsed the program which could start in the fall, enabling doctors to prescribe pills filled at pharmacies in teaching hospitals.
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Four L A killings tied in Los Angeles probe
Police tentatively linked the deaths of four young women in the Los Angeles area, two of them identified as prostitutes. Victims included Huntington Beach teens Gina Morano and Cindy Chandler, ages 15 and 16, found near the Ventura Freeway. Also slain were Karen Lee Jones, 24, and Exxie Wilson, 21, both from Little Rock, identified as visiting prostitutes.
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Exxie Wilson
Little Rock, Ark
Former mortician claims 400 American bodies in Hanoi camp
A former North Vietnamese mortician told reporters the bodies of 400 American servicemen were kept at a POW camp in Hanoi as late as 1977, countering Vietnamese government statements. Pentagon officials said the account has been cross checked and independently verified.
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Israelis hunt for killers in West Bank attacks
Israeli security forces searched the occupied West Bank for the killers of intelligence agent Moshe Golan. Terrorists lobbed two grenades at a bus bound for Ariel. one exploded none casualty reported. Government aims to maintain military control pending possible Palestinian autonomy.
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Minimum height rule struck down by federal appeals court
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a 5 foot 8 inch officer height requirement is discriminatory and illegal, upholding a sex discrimination claim by Marilyn Horace. The court said strength and agility tests are acceptable alternatives and ordered back pay for Horace. Cedar Rapids and Iowa Patrol do not impose height minimums.
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UPI
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Cedar Rapids
Unanimous Opposition to Rationing Plan Emerges
Witnesses from private industry and consumer groups condemned President Carter’s standby gasoline rationing proposal as Congress weighs it. The plan would mail quarterly coupon entitlement checks for 140 million registered vehicles that could be exchanged for gas purchase coupons, with a white market for unused coupons. Critics warned of illegal coupon sales and questioned fairness of rationing by number of cars per household.
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