Ghotbzadeh hints at release of some hostages
Tehran reports Foreign Minister Ghotbzadeh said some of the 50 American hostages could be freed to mark Christmas, but militants denied any orders from Ayatollah Khomeini. Officials noted no hostages had been moved, and photos showed captives receiving Christmas cards.
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Tehran
Iran
UPI
Sadegh
Ghotbzadeh
U.S
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Kayhan Afternoon
Ayatollah Khomei
Speh
Tel Khomeini
Shah
Panama
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Foreign Ministry
Revolutionary Council
Abol Hassan Bani Sadr
Kayhan
Khomeini
Washington
State Department
Clergymen head to Tehran to visit hostages
Three clergymen led by Rev. William Sloane Coffin fly toward Tehran to celebrate Christmas with the U S hostages as the crisis grows. Coffin condemns Carter’s sanctions and compares them to Lyndon Johnson's bombing of North Vietnam, urging restraint and patient peaceful resolution.
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William Sloane Coffin
William M
Iran
Howard
Thomas Gumbleton
New York
UPI
Tehran
Carter
Lyndon Johnson
North Vietnam
Coffin
William Howard Jr
Detroit
British Airways
London
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomieni
Imment
Khomieni
U.S
Gumbleton
Riverside Church
United Nations
Khomeini
Manhattan
Yale University
Christmas Spirit Follows Dumping Ground Arrest Tale
Raymond Lansbury a 33 year old truck driver was arrested while seeking gifts for his seven children at a Cheraw landfill. He received a $900 shopping spree from a Rockingham NC department store and broad public support including $700 in money orders and multiple gifts. He faces possible $100 fine and 30 day jail term at magistrate court for trespassing at the landfill.
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Darlington
S.C
UPI
Raymond Lansbury
Rockingham
N.C
Lansbury
Cheraw
Western Union
Vernon Barton
California
New York
Ballet stars falter as ABT plans 40th gala tour
The American Ballet Theatre ends an eight week strike with two top stars missing Cynthia Gregory and Alexander Godunov amid alleged pay disputes. Godunov reportedly defected again while Gregory quit over ABT preference for Russians. The company will stage its 40th Anniversary gala in New York next month and then launch a national tour. Rosemary Clooney performed in New York City aboard a holiday run after retirement.
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American Ballet Theater
New York
Cynthia Gregory
ABT
Alexander Godunov
Edgar
Gelsey Kirkland
Washington
Average Christmas tree oddities and holiday lore
A mix of light anecdotes discusses average Christmas tree ornament counts, future car seat programming by memory profiles, a high school quarterback as a top athlete, a Santa Claus image on an old five dollar bill, historical Santa portrayals, Harp seal milk richness, and Carrie Nations celebrated in holiday toasts.
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New York
Santa Claus
Thomas Nast
Claus
Santa
Washington Irving
Clement C. Moore
Private plane crashes kill 36 in weekend toll
Weekend air tragedies across 11 states left 36 dead in 16 small airplanes. In California three Air Force pilots and a family, including a wife and infant, died in a single-engine Cessna wreck near Lancaster. Georgia wreck killed an Ohio mother and her three children. husband missing. FAA cited bad weather and poor conditions. CAP reported the plane carried off-duty officers. Names include Capt William Martin and 1st Lt John Graper.
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California
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Georgia
Ohio
Florida
Federal Aviation Administration
New Mexico
Kansas
Utah
Illinois
Wisconsin
Texas
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Williams Air Force Base
Phoenix
Fair Oaks
Calif
Lancaster
William Martin
Syracuse
N.Y
Krista
Sarah
John Graper
San Mateo
Ronald Sharpless
Chinquapin
N.C
Marion
Kenneth Mattix
Jeanine
Michael
Ryan
Allen
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