Iran vows to boycott U N meeting as shah crisis looms
Iran defies U N Security Council with a boycott while signaling the shah might leave the United States to ease the crisis. Iran warns hostages could be tried if the shah goes anywhere but Iran. An estimated one million demonstrators thronged Tehran backing Islam and anti American protest.
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Ghotbzadeh
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Sadat Offers Sanctuary to Shah of Iran in Egypt
President Anwar Sadat renewed Egypts offer to shelter Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi for humanitarian reasons stating readiness to receive him immediately. He warned Iran may retaliate and noted Mexico would not take the Shah, who remains in a New York hospital after gallstone surgery.
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Argentina
Switzerland
Morocco
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S. demands Iran reveal all hostages in Tehran
The United States insists Iran show every one of the 50 American hostages held at the Tehran embassy. State Department spokesman Hodding Carter says only some hostages are accounted for and questions their conditions. Iran denies mistreatment, while some hostages reportedly moved to a former shah-era prison.
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State Department
Hodding Carter
Sadegh Ghetzbadeh
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Shah
New York
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Ridaho
Algeria
France
Sweden
Syria
Vatican
Red Cross
Mexico
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U S Cuts Chile Ties Over Letelier Case
The United States reduces diplomatic and military missions in Chile, ends 6.6 million in military sales, suspends Export-Import Bank financing, and bars new private investment guarantees after Chile declines to fully investigate the 1976 Letelier assassination. Carter says measures target the government, not Chile’s court ruling. Chile denounces the action as imperialism as businessmen react with shock.
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United States
U.S
Chile
Orlando Letelier
State Department
Hodding Carter
Carter
Supreme Court
George Landau
Landau
Letelier
Salvador Allende
Embassy Row
Ronni Moffitt
U.S. Pushes for Unanimous U.N. Hostage Resolution
United States seeks a unanimous U.N. Security Council statement demanding release of 50 American hostages from Tehran. Officials say no rush for action and expect substantive discussion without a formal resolution. Delegation including Sen. Church and Rep. Zablocki to attend, while disagreements over language and potential sanctions persist.
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Security Council
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Council
Iran
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Washington
Cyrus Vance
Jill Schuker
McHenry
Frank Church
Didaho
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Clement J. Zablocki
D-Wis
House Foreign
Student argues Romans’ greatest feat was Latin speech
A student claims the Romans’ premier achievement was the ability to speak Latin. The remark frames a discussion on language as a civilizational gift and invites reflection on how language shapes historical impact.
Gasoline margins rise as price controls advance
The Energy Department raised the margin for gasoline retailers to 16.1 cents per gallon in the first semi annual inflation adjustment since a price control revision. Wholesaler margins may also increase after public hearings. The department removed price controls from butane and natural gasoline while keeping protections for agriculture and households if shortages occur.
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