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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1978
Page
2
Jim Leeman and Pete Chelminski assist John Salvetta as he tests an 85 pound headdress for the 79th annual Mummers Parade in New.
Mostly sunny breezy cool today and Friday with highs in the mid to upper 30s and overnight lows 15 to 20. Chance of rain or snow by Saturday, then fair Sunday and Monday with morning lows in mid 20s and afternoon highs mid 30s. Air quality satisfactory in Chester and Philadelphia, carbon monoxide highest pollutant noted in Chester and Philadelphia.
Elite Ranger troops opened fire on a funeral procession for an anti shah professor in Tehran. Authorities reported four dead and 22 wounded from the attack, while the National Front claimed at least six killed. Officials disputed the figures, noting verification was difficult. The government imposed fuel rationing amid a petroleum workers strike as clashes continued near the capital and near the U.S. Embassy. Soldiers had permitted the funeral with a ban on anti shah violence.
Jonestown's drug warehouse contained depressants and downers including Quaaludes Demerol Valium morphine and Thorazine used to control or pacify residents and deter defections. Survivors and officials say extended care unit sessions involved drugging people to keep them from leaving as authorities investigated how such substances entered Guyana.
A collage of trivia lists and misattributed quotes. It mentions common first grade names such as Jennifer and Michelle, lists football and marine mammal questions, and reflects on famous misattributions crediting Bart Starr and historic figures like Milton, Churchill, and Crabbe with altered sayings.
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