Exiled Iranian leader Khomeini vows return to Iran soon
Ayatullah Khomeini said from Paris he will return to Iran in a matter of days and join the Iranian people in service. Ibrahim Yazdi confirmed preparations for a next week return, amid massive Tehran protests backing an Islamic republic under Khomeini and demands to abolish Bakhtiar’s government.
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Ibrahim Yazdi
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Shah
Aswan
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Farah
Morocco
United States
Washington
Ardeshir Zahedi
U.S. State Department
Zahedi
New York
Texas
California
Shah of
U.S
Moores resigns as Newfoundland premier after 12 years
Premier Frank Moores announced plans to resign from politics after the March leadership convention, saying the decision is personal. He declined to name a successor and noted any PC colleague could win the next election, with names like Brian Peckford and Walter Carter among possibles. He will keep his Humber West seat until the next election and will not seek federal or provincial appointments for five years.
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Mld
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Moores
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Tam
Newfoundland
Ottawa
Brian Peckford
Mines and Energy
Fisheries
Walter Carter
Commons
John C. Crosbie
Joseph R. Smallwood
Crosbie
St. John’s West
Smallwood
Jim McGrath
St. John’s East
Humber West
Guerrillas Retaliation Follows Israeli Raid into Lebanon
Israeli paratroopers struck guerrilla bases north of the Litani River in southern Lebanon targeting Ayishiya and Arnoun. Reported deaths of 20 to 25 suspected guerrillas and a small Israeli casualty with a Palestinian prisoner taken for interrogation. Border towns in Israel sheltered residents and limited traffic amid alerts.
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Tel Aviv
Reuter
Lebanon
Litani
Ayishiya
Arnoun
Rafael Eitan
Israel
Vietnamese forces bomb Preah Vihear temple amid Cambodian clash
Vietnamese troops bombarded holdout Khmer Rouge forces in the Preah Vihear temple area on a cliff in northern Cambodia. Reports say fighting continued around Kong Island Takeo Svay Rieng and near Battambang as logistics and food shortages affect Vietnamese positions.
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Preah Vihear
Cambodia
Kong Island
Takeo
Svay Rieng
Vietnam
Battambang
Kompong Som
Kampot
Phnom Penh
East German security official defects to West Berlin
A high ranking East German security officer defected to the West with his wife and child in West Berlin. The federal prosecutor’s office in Karlsruhe said he brought important documents that prompted investigations and several arrests, with details to be released Monday.
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Karlsruhe
West Germany
Ministry For State Security
West Berlin
Kurt Rebman
Michigan air crashes claim ten lives in two accidents
Two Michigan crashes within ten minutes killed ten people including W A Murray of Toronto. A Lear Jet from Des Moines bound for Toronto exploded on impact at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Four died and two were injured in a Grand Rapids commuter plane that overturned on landing after icing warnings.
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Cp-Ap
Michigan
W.A
Bill) Murray
Toronto
Massey-Ferguson
Frederick Kelsey
Des Moines
Iowa
Wayne County Sheriff Department
William Parkman
Jordan Booth
Sheriff's Department
Herbert Tree
Grand Rapids
Kent County Sheriff's Department
Bert Ross
Marquette-Lansing
Refugees welcome ship Huey Fong lands in Hong Kong
The Huey Fong arrived after four weeks at sea with 3400 Vietnamese refugees aboard. Refugee leaders urged mercy for Taiwanese captain Shu Shen win facing possible four years for harboring passengers. Officials plan processing in three to four days with relocation to a former air force base and eventual resettlement in Britain Canada West Germany the United States or back to relatives in the West.
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Reuter
Huey Fong
Shu Shen-win
Taiwan
South China Morning Post
Vietnam
Britain
Canada
West Germany
United States
Angelo Rasanayagam
UN High Commissioner For Refugees
UNHC
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