Iran says some hostages to face trial within 48 hours
Tehran announced that a date for trial of some of the 50 American hostages at the U.S. Embassy would be set within 48 hours and that some could face death sentences. Foreign Minister Ghotbzadeh said others would be released soon, while militants denied any releases.
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Tehran
Iran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
U.S
Khomeini
America
United States
Mohammed Kazem Shariat-Madari
Tabriz
East Azerbaijan
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
State Department
Walter Ramsay
Washington
Ghotbzadeh
Unemployment rate drops to 5.8 percent in November
The Labor Department reports November unemployment at 5.8 percent with 350000 jobs added and total employment at a record 97.6 million of a 103.7 million labor force. The decline mainly among women and blacks, though full time hiring remains steady, aiding Carter's inflation fight.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Carter
John Bregger
Janet L. Norwood
Commissioner of
Labor Statistics
Bregger
Social Security plan would tax half benefits and cut payroll tax
A government panel proposed taxing half of Social Security benefits and reducing payroll tax to finance Medicare with general revenues. The plan also calls for recalculating benefits to boost low and high earners, considering earlier retirement age, expanding disability coverage, and easing rules for divorced women and widows.
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Washington
Congress
Advisory Council On Social Security
Carter
Henry Aaron
Brookings Institution
Council
Ris
Ing
Aaron
Medicare
Lawsuit Filed Over Rock Concert Stampede Losses
Residents of Cincinnati bury young victims as survivors file a lawsuit seeking more than 27 million dollars from a British rock group and concert promoters. The case highlights the ongoing aftermath of the deadly rock concert disaster.
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Cincinnati
Iran hostage trial dates called outrageous by U S
The State Department branded Iran’s plan to set trial dates for some of the 50 American captives as outrageous while others may be released. Officials welcomed neutral visits and noted the shah’s return remains a demand by militant Iran, with Western allies pausing arms shipments to Iran.
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Washington
State Department
Tehran
Department
Carter Administration
Cyrus R. Vance
Walter Ramsay
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Ramsay
Ghotbzadeh
U.S
Carter
Iran
U.N. Security Council
United States
Security Council
New publisher named for The Odessa American
David F. Lyons named publisher and general manager of The Odessa American effective January 1. He comes from the Columbus Nebraska Telegram, with Lyle DeBolt moving to Harlingen to run Freedom Newspapers Valley Group. Lyons has held multiple publishing and advertising roles since 1953 across several outlets and organizations.
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David F. Lyons
Columbus
Nebraska
Telegram
Odessa American
C.H. Hoiles
Freedom Newspapers, Inc
Lyle DeBolt
Harlingen
Valley Group
Freedom Newspapers
Valley
Brownsville
Lyons
Long Island
N.Y
Syracuse University
Columbia University
Nebraska Paper
Platte College Foundation
The
Platte College Advisory Board
Columbus Rotary Club
Community Concert Association
Platte Valley Playhouse
Columbus Family Y, Industries
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