Foreigners flee riot torn Iran amid airport closure
Thousands of frightened foreigners jammed Tehran Airport as authorities closed it for a Her days during Moharram. Evacuation flights were diverted by fog to Kuwait Bahrain and Damascus while Pan Am planned to evacuate embassy families. Tanks and helicopters showed force as protests tighten across the capital.
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Kent State defendants offer settlement reported
The Kent State civil trial in Cleveland features a proposed out of court settlement by Gov. James A. Rhodes and 27 National Guardsmen for about 600000. Plaintiffs seek more, referencing the May 4 1970 shootings of 13 students. a jury is to be selected next week.
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Grand jury questions 11 Guyana survivors in Ryan case
Eleven survivors of the Jonestown mass death appeared before a federal grand jury in San Francisco investigating a possible conspiracy among Peoples Temple members to murder Rep. Leo Ryan. The FBI dismissed warrants for eight men tied to the Kaituma attack, while continuing the probe.
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Fidel Castro seals deal to free 3600 Cuban political prisoners
In Havana, Fidel Castro formally ends decades of tension by agreeing to release about 3600 political prisoners, including 400 named to be freed with 1500 headed to Venezuela and the rest likely to the United States. The accord, reached with exiles including Bay of Pigs veterans, aims to reunite families by 1979 and soften U.S.-Cuba relations.
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Thornburgh to return mob linked campaign donations
Governor elect Dick Thornburgh will return three political contributions traced to figures with organized crime ties. Thornburgh aides said he did not know of the associations when the funds were received and would refund any other questionable gifts, as a finanzial review continued.
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GSA expands probe with 150 new investigators hires
GSA chief Jay Solomon hires 150 new investigators auditors and lawyers as the agency expands its probe into alleged corruption. Fifty were added in the last month and 100 more will be brought on in coming weeks. Solomon cites President Carter’s priority on cleaning up GSA and support for the effort. Federal grand jury probes show officials paid contractors for unperformed work or undelivered goods in exchange for kickbacks.
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Derailment halts Conrail freight in Indiana County
All 49 cars and three diesel locomotives derailed along the Conemaugh River in a remote Indiana County area between Bolivar and Blairsville. No injuries reported. Cause unknown. Cleanup expected to take 3 to 4 days with damage in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Accused murderer Cline freed amid murder proof doubts
High Point report says Arthur Woodrow Cline, 62, freed after judge ruled prosecution could not prove murder of wife Julia, or that Cline killed her. Body found in Jamestown freezer after years of missing rent checks.
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