Gazette Columnist Wins NINA Writing Award
Gazette columnist Jim Slusher won first place in the Best Single Local Column division of the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association contest announced at the DeKalb convention. His winning piece titled The Bard And The Chief Justice lampoons a Supreme Court ruling on journalist state of mind, appearing in the Gazette May 3, 1979.
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Iran Withdraws Money From U.S. Banks Amid Hostage Crisis
Iran plans to move twelve to five billion dollars from U.S. banks to nations friendly to Tehran, while President Carter orders a freeze on Iranian assets. Abolhassan Bani Sadr reiterates hostages will stay until the shah is extradited, and a deadly earthquake in northeastern Iran kills at least 500. The U.N. Security Council and OPEC loom as next battlefronts in the Iran-U.S. standoff.
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Illinois to Probe Iranian Students in Universities
Immigation and Naturalization Service officials plan to send federal agents to about 16 Illinois colleges to review records of thousands of Iranian students. Deputy director William Skidmore notes 6,500 Iranians in Illinois, mostly students, and says the task is monumental.
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Reagan backs Carter Iran policy amid age questions
Ronald Reagan voiced support for President Carter's Iran crisis actions while criticizing concessions to the Soviet Union. He argued the Shah could have stayed in power with different leadership, announced his 1980 bid, and framed a broad platform including Puerto Rico statehood, federal-to-state shifts, tax cuts, defense boosts, and energy policy.
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Shah's health worsens as tumor prompts surgery plan
Washington reports the former Shah of Iran suffers a baseball sized neck tumor and doctors at New York Hospital-C Cornell Medical Center plan immediate operation when he is ready. Officials say tumor is being treated with radiation and no further surgery is indicated. The State Department maintains silence on hostage negotiations as Tehran broadcasts proposals from Abolhassan Bani-Sadr for an international inquiry and asset restitution while captors reject conciliatory moves.
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Twin Cities Weather Forecast Tonight And Thursday
A coded weather note shows fair, warmer conditions with lows from 25 to 30 degrees tonight. Partly sunny and warmer Thursday with a high near 50 degrees.
Demolition Team Clears Hazard After Tank Car Blast in Florida
In Molino Florida demolition experts blasted nine derailed tank cars to avert a major explosion. Officials said 500 evacuees could return home once federal approval is given. The blast sent a 2000 foot fireball into the sky as fires burn slowly but no injuries were reported.
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