Tehran Airport Closes to Block Khomeini Return
Iranian military leaders loyal to the shah closed Mehrabad Airport and grounded Iran Air to stop Ayatollah Khomeini from returning from Paris. Tanks blocked the entrance as the air force said no Iran Air takeoffs or landings would occur, while incoming international flights could land but passengers could not leave.
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Tehran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ayatullah Khomeini
Mehrabad
Iran Air
Paris
Iran
Air Force
Khomeini
Air France
France
Ayatullah Talgehani
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Receivers blocked by church members in Pasadena
About 400 people crowded the Worldwide Church of God offices in Pasadena to block court-ordered access by Sheriff deputies and Judge Steven Weisman to take control of church records and finances. The venture followed a suit alleging Herbert Armstrong and Stanley Rader siphoned millions for personal use.
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Pasadena
Calif
Worldwide Church of God
Superior Court
Steven Weisman
Julius Title
Weisman
Herbert Armstrong
Stanley Rader
Bank strike starts in Montreal as branches stay open
Canada's first legal bank strike begins in Montreal with Montreal City and District Savings Bank keeping 60 of 111 area branches open for essential services. Spokesman Jacques Julien says managers and head office supervisors will rotate to ensure customers have access to services.
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Montreal
Canada
Quebec to issue temporary licenses for new young drivers
Transport Minister Lucien Lessard announced a two year temporary licence for drivers aged 16 to 25. After expiry they must retake tests with emphasis on attitude and demerit points from the probation period. Quebec seeks to curb high road death and accident rates with safety campaigns and belt law enforcement.
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Quebec
Transport
Lucien Lessard
Lessard
Transport Department
Tentative pact reached in fish rights dispute
Canadian and U S negotiators announced a tentative accord on East Coast fishing rights but failed to settle a new boundary line. They proposed a third party arbiter to resolve overlapping claims and aim to resume cross boundary fishing if governments accept the recommendations.
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Cathy McKercher
Washington
U.S
Lloyd Cutler
Canada
Marcel Cadieux
Atlantic
Cutler
Cadieux
Vietnam and Cambodian forces clash near Kompong Som refinery
Vietnamese troops and Cambodian army units allied with Pol Pot engage near Kompong Som oil refinery and a radar station while small skirmishes occur around Phnom Penh. Traffic on Highway 4 is unsafe, forcing air resupply as Viet Namese engineers repair roads damaged by retreating Pol Pot forces.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Pol Pot
Kompong Som
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Pochentong
China
Lon Nol
UN secures ceasefire on volatile Israeli Lebanese border
The United Nations announced a truce after three cross border artillery duels in five days and said it held as of this morning. The pause followed talks with Israel and Palestinian factions. Four Lebanese civilians were reported killed and 26 wounded in shelling, with Israeli casualties four wounded.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Jerusalem
Hugo Rocha
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
New York
Beirut
Tel Aviv
Lebanon
Hassan
Hassan's
Prison outbreak quelled at Dorchester Penitentiary
Prisoners damaged 30 cells overnight at the Dorchester federal penitentiary and were segregated to maintain order. A spokesman could not determine what sparked the outbreak after a weeklong work stoppage that canceled recreation and visiting privileges. The dispute centers on prison work, pay, and inmate movement policies.
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Dorchester
N.B
Federal Penitentiary
CUPW backs action as Ottawa accused of bigotry
CUPE official Kealey Cummings and PSAC president Andy Stewart backed CUPW at a Ottawa news conference accusing the federal government of bigotry in its handling of postal workers. Jean-Claude Parrot appealed for financial and moral support as CUPW defies a back to work order and prepares a nationwide information campaign.
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Ottawa
Kealey Cummings
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Cummings
Andy Stewart
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
CUPW
Jean-Claude Parrot
Stewart
Parrot
Gilles Lamontagne
Canadian Labor Congress
Congress
Dennis McDermott
CLC
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National Front
Moscow
Shah
Morocco
United States
Carter
U.S. State Department
Bakhtiar
Reese Air Force Base
Lubbock
Tex
Farahnaz
Prince Alireza
Layla
Farideh Diba
Ardeshir Zahedi
Zahedi
Alberta
Alberta Lung Association
Federal
Department of Health and Welfare
Dan Lander
Julien
Don Jamieson
Cyrus Vance
Abu Hassan
Switzerland
Peter H. Scriver
Scriver
Geneva
Cupe
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