Hostages release deemed improbable by Tehran radio
Tehran radio said it seems totally improbable hostages will be freed under President Carter. It warned of spy trials and attacked the Zionist clique of Reagan unless a solution is found, stating it would be a great mistake regardless of whether Carter or the next Reagan administration handles the issue.
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Tehran
Carter
Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Iran
U.S
White House
Donations mount for fire victims in McLennan town
Mayor John Sobolewski said donations of money and clothing for 50 homeless residents from a Christmas Eve apartment fire have totaled at least 9,000. Church and local firms contributed large sums, with hundreds of smaller gifts promised. Six mobile homes and other housing will aid families with five victims including 20 children. One family, the Williers, hope to move into a home soon as the town funds and housing efforts proceed.
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Alta
John Sobolewski
Edmonton
Sobolewski
Walter Kulczyki
Alberta Housing Corp
Peace River
Jack Willier
40 Winks Motor Inn
Willer
Princess Alice of Athlone Dies at 97
Princess Alice countess of Athlone, great aunt of Queen Elizabeth and last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria, died in London at age 97. Her public role peaked with the 1977 silver jubilee parade. Married to the Earl of Athlone, governor general roles spanned Canada and South Africa. She also served as chancellor of the University of the West Indies from 1950 to 1971.
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London
Alice
Countess of
Earl of Athlone
Canada
South Africa
University of the West Indies
Jamaica
Royal shooting party targets press at Sandringham estate
London AP reports a royal shooting party allegedly fired pellets at reporter Shan Lancaster near the Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Prince Philip warned her to move, while Queen Elizabeth II seeks more press privacy during her New Year holiday as palace rebukes coverage and denies a Diana meeting claim.
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Buckingham Palace
Shan Lancaster
The
Sun
Sandringham
Norfolk
Philip
Lancaster
Prince Charles
Michael Shea
Palace
Sunday Mirror
Charles
Diana
England
Shea
Robert Edwards
Plaintiff sues Reynolds over rat in chewing tobacco
William Bird of Spokane County filed a $25,000 suit alleging psychological damage after biting into a partially decomposed rat inside a Day's Work plug. He bought the rat-packed pouch in Cusick on July 30, 1979, and has sought counseling since the incident. Reynolds Tobacco declined to comment.
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Spokane, Wash
William Bird
Bird
Spokane County Superior Court
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Cusick
Dennis Scott
Newport
Reynolds Tobacco
Winston-Salem
N.C
Times open to bidders as deadline passes in bid round
The Times of London said it remains open to bids after a New Year’s Eve deadline, with two bidders publicly known and rumors of others. Thomson British Holdings declined to confirm bid counts, while the paper and Warburg did not disclose details. A journalist group and editors proposed a buyout to form a new company to publish The Times under new, profitable terms and a possible union agreement.
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London
Times of London
Times
Robert Maxwell
Pergamon Press Printing Group
Fleet Street
The
Daily Telegraph
Thomson British Holdings
Kenneth Thomson
S. G. Warburg
Warburg
Thomson
the Times
Sunday Times
William Rees-Mogg
Michael Swann
Oriel College
Oxford
British Broadcasting Corp
Thomson British Holldings
Diary reveals King's opinion of world leaders
Ottawa based diary excerpts from former prime minister W L Mackenzie King reveal criticism of Franklin Roosevelt as vain and Winston Churchill as focused on power, with remarks on the Duchess of Windsor as an embarrassment. The 1950 diary, released after a 30 year ban, notes daily routines and rare political reflections.
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Ottawa
W.L. Mackenzie King
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Duchess of Windsor
Edward VIII
King
Clement Attlee
Britain
Attlee
Churchill
Russia
Roosevelt
Duke of Windsor
Canada
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