27 Nov 1979
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Newspaper
Daily Gazette
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1979
Page
1
Ayatollah Khomeini dismissed any U N Security Council action as U S dictated and urged internal Iran inquiry into the shah. Hosts at the U S Embassy in Tehran faced potential trial as spies amid broader U N debate and regional tensions.
Government data show costs rose 1 percent in October with housing surging 1.5 percent as mortgage rates, home prices and rents climbed. Food costs edged up 0.7 percent while energy gains slowed. Inflation predicted to stay high next year, weekly earnings fell 1.1 percent after inflation.
Iran's student occupiers fortify the U S Embassy warning that mines cover the compound and hostages may be put on trial as spies in the embassy. Ayatollah Khomeini rejects U N Security Council action and hints at a possible trial while warnings of renewed military responses and calls to release the hostages persist.
Khomeini demanded an investigation into the embassy hostage crime and warned of mobilization against the United States. Paratroopers at Mehrabad Airport prepared for unknown destinations as Iran’s armed forces went on high alert. Local reports claimed naval defensive operations in the Persian Gulf while Qom was locked down and guards distributed weapon training to demonstrators outside the Tehran embassy.
In Los Angeles Nixon softened his view on Edward Kennedy amid questions about U S diplomacy with the Palestine Liberation Organization calling it a Freudian slip Carter would not appreciate. Separately in New York doctors removed the final gallstone from the deposed Shah of Iran and recommended observation for a few days before potential travel. In Jidda Saudi Arabia a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 707 crash near Mecca left 146 passengers and 11 crew dead with no survivors found in the wreckage.
Across cities a mix of events touches the Iran hostage crisis era. In Spokane a businessman places an ad seeking aid for Tehran hostages while St. Louis honors an Iranian youth with a Good Citizen award. In New York the restaurant closes amid the broader tensions.
Sauk Valley College students gathered in the mall Monday with teachers watching from balconies to urge patriotism over the 49 Americans held in Iran. Student body President Scott Quick led a pledge as signs urged support for the United States and hostages, with some calling for tougher actions against Iran.
President Carter signed a bill providing 1.35 billion dollars to assist millions of low income Americans with fuel bills this winter.
Gov James R Thompson and wife Jayne filed joint 1978 tax returns showing $56,254 in reportable income. He paid $13,433 in federal taxes and $1,331 state taxes. Net worth rose to $177,793, up nearly $75,000 since 1978, driven by Chicago home value gains.
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