Shah to form regency council and depart Iran
U S State Secretary Cyrus Vance said the shah of Iran will form a regency council in a few days and then leave Iran for a vacation. Vance added he does not know how long the shah will be away. The Shah has made the decision and U S officials concur.
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U.S
Cyrus Vance
Iran
Persian Gulf
Vance
United States
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Bakhtiar
Carter
Shah
Kayhan
Principal guilty of fraud in Bow Island case
The St Michael's School principal at Bow Island pled guilty in Medicine Hat Provincial Court to fraud for falsifying transcripts to obtain degrees and a teaching post. Clement Edward Dolter received a suspended sentence and 18 months probation, with removal from his principal duties and claims of cooperation with RCMP investigators noted.
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Peter Robb
the News
St. Michael’s School
Bow Island
Medicine Hat
Clement Edward Dolter
Philip Wambolt
Bill Cocks
Dolter
St. Michael's School
Court
Lethbridge Rcmp
Roman Catholic
Colter
Alberta Teachers’ Association
Frederick J. Erler
Commercial Crime Investigations
RCMP
Lethbridge
Lanctot Freed on Bail in Cross Kidnapping Case
Jacques Lanctot, charged with kidnapping British diplomat James Cross in 1970, was released on $50,000 bail after five days in police cells. He faces two additional charges tied to an aborted plot against an Israeli diplomat the same year.
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Montreal
Jacques Lanctot
James Cross
Cross
Lanchot
Paris
Louise Cossette-Trudel
Jacques
Front de Liberation du Quebec
Cuba
Cossette
Lanctot
Clark meets India's PM Increase in trade favored
Opposition leader Joe Clark told Indian leaders a new era of closer ties with India is possible, while India under Morarji Desai remains wary on nuclear safeguards. Clark emphasized trade progress and kept future policy alignment with Trudeau's Liberals, avoiding Gandhi in this trip. The visit, part of a 12 day world tour, signals a return to normal relations as Abbott also advances economic cooperation efforts. Clark plans to meet Desai and visit Delhi before heading to Greece.
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NEW Delhia
Joe Clark
India
Morarji Desai
Clark
Pierre Trudeau
Anthony Abbott
Trudeau
Abbott
Indira Gandhi
Desai
Tony Vincent
Canadian High Commission
Tokyo
High Commission
Gandhi
Old Delhi
Greece
Downtown parkade plans move forward with city committee
Mayor Milt Reinhardt outlined terms for an ad hoc downtown development and parking committee. Members include aldermen Lucille Moyer, Ron Clement, Ken Sauer, and Reinhardt as chair. The panel will locate a parkade site, seek funding from provincial government, land sales, business and rental income, aiming for a 400 stall, 3 million dollar project starting in 1979.
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Milt Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Lucille Moyer
Ron Clement
Ken Sauer
First Street
Ousted Cambodian Leaders Evacuated as Vietnamese Advance Grows
Thai helicopter lifts Ieng Sary from Cambodia to safety near Poipet while tanks and troops of the Kampuchean United Front move south of the border. Conflicting reports place Pol Pot alive or missing as Vietnam advances.
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Thai Airlines
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Thailand
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China
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Pailin
Pol Pot
Kampuchean United Front
Peking
Pol
Norodom Sihanouk
New York
Pol Pol
Sihanouk
UN Security Council
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Sadat Says Egypt Seeks U.S. Reply on Renewed Peace Talks
President Anwar el-Sadat told Aswan reporters Egypt awaits a U.S. reply on resuming stalled Egyptian Israeli peace talks. He warned against a Vietnam complex influencing U.S. policy and urged continued U.S. arms support to strengthen Egypt’s regional watchdog role amid Soviet influence concerns.
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N.Y. Times
Cairo
Anwar el-Sadat
United States
Vietnam
Middle East
Aswan
Egypt
Israel
Sadat
Iran
House Armed Services Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Not guilty pleas for Gacy in murder case
John Wayne Gacy stood silent as his lawyer entered not guilty pleas to murder charges. A judge ordered a psychiatric examination. Gacy, 36, appeared at Cook County jail under guard after his arrest December 21 and the discovery of 27 bodies at his home.
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Chicago
John Wayne Gacy
Gacy
Sam Amirante
Richard Fitzgerald
Cook County
Car wins first round as driver loses all around
Steve Sameshima of Forest Park Illinois hoped to free his car from a snowbank outside the Playboy Club Chicago but the vehicle rolled and ran over him after he and a friend started it in reverse. He was charged with negligent driving and leaving an unattended motor vehicle running.
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Steve Sameshima
Sameshima
Forest Park
Playboys Club
Playboy Club
Hugh Neraty
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Leacock
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