Khomeini Returns to Iran in Royal Welcome at Tehran
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, exiled for 15 years, returned to Iran amid massive crowds. He demanded control to expel foreign influence and forewarned against the monarchy's return, praising revolutionaries buried at Mehrebad cemetery as security forces held back. He urged Bakhtiar to step down and transfer power, while U.S. personnel were ordered out.
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Iran
UPI
Ruhollah Khomeini
Khomeini
Beheshte Zehra
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Shah
Ayatollah
Air France
Shah leaves orders to shoot freely amid Iran turmoil
A secretly recorded tape smuggled out of Iran claims the shah ordered the army to shoot freely at civilians to spark civil war as he fled, while SAVAK was criticized for leniency and the ayatollah Khomeini called for unity among Iran's factions. The report notes CIA involvement and situates the shah's departure after January 16, amid preparations for a new Islamic government.
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UPI
Iran
KNXT
SAVAK
CBS Television
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ayatollah
Khomeini
Bakhtiar
Shah
Phye
Marple GOP replaces chair in power shakeup
The Marple GOP ousted longtime chairman Gerald Strassler after a petition signed by 19 of 33 committee members. Hugo N. Vanelli was named temporary chair as the party seeks to regain township seats. Patricia Keats, now district representative, defended the move amid calls for unity.
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Republican Party of
Board of Commissioners
Delaware County
GOP
Thomas Judge
Stassler
Marple Committee
Strassler
Judge
Party Headquaters
Sproul Road
Pearl
Patricia A. Keats
167Th
Keats
Marple Newtown
Marple Rpm
John Aldan
Vanelli
Costelli denies setting fire in Norwood arson trial
Joseph C. Costelli Sr., 61, testifies he did nothing to start the July 20 blaze at his Norwood home endangering his ill wife Doris, 58. Prosecutors say he used gasoline. a homicide charge was withdrawn. He described muffled explosion, attempted stove shutdown, escaping flames, and carrying his wife to safety.
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Bonnie Baldwin
Daily Times
Joseph C. Costelli Sr
Norwood
Costelli
Love Lane
Doris
Chester study unit to meet on home rule recommendation
Chester Government Study Commission will convene at 7:30 tonight in city council chambers to decide whether to place a home rule charter or optional plan of government before voters. The GSC will reveal its recommendation at the February 15 meeting.
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Chester Government Study Commission
City Council
5Th and
Welsh Sts
Battle
GSC
Charges Dismissed In Chester Police Row
In Sharon Hill, District Justice Dittert dismissed two of seven charges against Patrolman Richard Bostic after a lengthy preliminary hearing. Bostic, 37, faced counts including threatening to blow up a church and disorderly conduct tied to a NAACP rally. He remains bound for county court on five misdemeanors.
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Daily Times
Sharon Hill
Chester
NAACP
Richard Bostic
William J. Dittert Jr
Bostic
Commodore S. Harris Jr
Weiss
District Justice Office
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