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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1979
Page
1
In Cincinnati AP news dispatch crowds mourn 11 youths killed and 22 injured in a stampede at a The Who concert. City leaders form committees to study crowd control and safety, pledging reserved seating, more exits, and tighter venue rules for future events.
Auto dealers may be in a giving mood as holidays approach yet Americans remain reluctant buyers. Auto sales have fallen over 20 percent from last year, reaching the lowest level in five years. Also noted, the Caterpillar Tractor Co. faces a long strike that could push the company into red ink for the first quarter in 25 years, with broader implications beyond big yellow machines.
Tehran and Washington clash over the fate of 50 Americans inside the U.S. Embassy as Security Council calls for release. Iran warns against force while Ettelaat highlights Kennedy attacks. U.S. carrier force grows in the Arabian Sea and diplomacy intensifies this week and next.
The United States will close its Tripoli embassy until Libya's Khadafy government accepts responsibility for last Sunday's mob attack that damaged the four story building. Washington demands restitution and safer protection for diplomats. ten U.S. diplomats remain, with a small consular staff kept in place.
Senators move to strip the oil depletion allowance as part of a broader shift in windfall profits taxes. Key actions would raise the windfall tax to about 157 billion for the 1980s and push phaseout timing, with debate over impacts on oil production and taxpayers.
San Antonio city officials led by City Manager Tom Huebner barred Iranian students and Ku Klux Klan members from demonstrating over the shah of Iran’s presence at Lackland Air Force Base. Officials cited potential violence and hostage-site safety, warning of arrests for illegal parades and reporting arrestees to immigration.
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