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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1980

Page

3

Iran vote dim hopes hostages release amid hardline gains

Tehran radio reports 29 of 54 seats won by Islamic Republican Party hardliners in Iran's parliamentary vote. Independents and pro president reach 20 seats, plus small gains for Kurdish, National Front, and Bazargan factions. Beheshti says parliament to decide hostage fate. Shah's spleen surgery delayed amid cancer spread and weak condition in Panama City.

Associated Press Tehran Islamic Republican Party U.S Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Iran Abolhassan Bani Sadr Kurdish Democratic Party Adm Ahmad Madani National Front Mehdi Bazargan Freedom Movement Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Mohammad Beheshti Revolutionary Council Beheshti Party Bani Sadr Shah Panama City Panama Contadora Pacific

Ambassador Escapes Guerrilla Holders From Colombian Embassy

Uruguayan Ambassador Fernando Gomez escaped the Dominican Republic Embassy in Bogota by lowering himself on bedsheets from a second story window. He was aided by police and taken to a military hospital with minor injuries after the makeshift rope broke.

Bogota Colombia Fernando Gomez Dominican Republic Gomez Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Bassador el Tiempo Associated Press Ricardo Tisnes Hos

Court upholds Cleveland desegregation plan in schools

The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision, left in place a racial desegregation plan for Cleveland public schools that could require cross city bussing for about 52 000 students. The ruling upheld the plan despite a Cleveland Board of Education appeal and touched on related cases including Miranda warnings in psychiatric testing and parole calculation methods.

Cleveland Washington Supreme Court Cleveland Public Cleveland Board of Education Warren Burger William Rehnquist Lewis Powell Texas Florida Hoyt Weaver Weaver

Americans Split on Economy and International Focus in Public Opinion

A nationwide poll of 11,611 Americans shows 38.1 percent view the economy as the top issue while 35.6 percent cite international problems such as Afghanistan and Iran. A strong 68.7 percent believe the U S will meet its challenges and stay a superpower amid foreign affairs concerns.

Washington UPI United States Civic Service Inc Afghanistan Iran America

Gas prices seen rising slowly but not reaching two dollars

Standard Oil Ohio chairman Alton W. Whitehouse says he bets gasoline will not hit two dollars a gallon by year end though prices will keep rising after a recent three cent cut by Sohio.

Cleveland Alton W. Whitehouse Standard Oil Co Ohio Cleveland Plain Dealer Sohio

Engine failure blamed for Warsaw Ilyushin crash

Airport sources say a turbofan fragment was found near Wlochy eight miles from Warsaw airport, supporting reports of an engine failure minutes before the Ilyushin 62 crash that killed 87 aboard including 22 U S boxing squad members. Witnesses heard an explosion seconds before impact.

Warsaw Poland U.S Wlochy

Bodies Recovered of Two Air Force Crewmembers

Climbers in heavy snows retrieved the bodies of Maj. George M. Bourque of Biddeford Maine and Capt. Brad A. Logan of Newfoundland Pennsylvania after a Phantom jet crashed on Mount San Miguel during a training mission on Thursday.

Zaragoza Spain Air Force Mount San Miguel George M. Bourque Biddeford Maine Brad A. Logan Newfoundland

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