Clergymen meet Iran minister after embassy hostage visit
Three American clergymen met for over two hours with Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh after Christmas services for embassy hostages. They planned TV interviews and said hostages were in good health. The visit followed exchanges between captors and the clergymen with authorities about the hostage situation.
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Iran
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Warren Day
Ghotbzadeh
Day
L. Bruce Laingen
Michael L. Howland
Victor L. Tomseth
William Sloane Coffin
Thomas Gumbleton
William Howard
Coffin
Howard
Gumbleton
Elizabeth Ann Swift
Washington, D.C
Kathryn Koob
Jessup
Iowa
Etienne Duval
Carter
State Department
ABC
CBS
NBC
Wec
New York
Riverside Church
Detroit
Ayatollah
Hossein-Ali Montazeri
Crewmen still missing as Lee Wang Zin sinks off Dixon Entrance
Searchers spotted a life raft but found no sign of 30 crew members from the 741-foot Lee Wang Zin. The Taiwanese ore carrier, loaded for Japan, lay inverted in stormy cold waters off Prince Rupert. Debris and a hull crack were noted as winds reached 45 to 60 mph. Coast Guard and tug crews waited for daylight to resume efforts.
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Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Lee Wang
Japan
Dixon Entrance
Cmdr
Dick Pepper
Rescue Coordination Center
Victoria
Prince Rupert
Canadian Coast Guard
Pepper
Prince of Wales Island
Alaska
Queen Charlotte Islands
British Columbia
Tom A. Nies
U.S. Coast Guard
Juneau
The Sign of the Texas 70s in American Public Imagery
A retrospective AP feature by Mike Cochran outlines Texas in the 1970s as a period of bold contrasts and cultural shifts. It highlights oil wealth, mega projects, notable figures, and a lively, self confident Texan identity shaping the era.
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Texas
Mike Cochran
Associated Press
Willie
Waylon
Farrah
Phyllis
Terlingua
Gilley’s
Luckenbach
Billie Sol
Bobby Johnson
Sharpstown
Pottergate
Connally
Bush
Bentsen
Cullen
Priscilla
Austin
Amarillo Slim
DeBakey
Cooley
Bob Strauss
Bob Hayes
Preston Smith
Preston Jones
Cowboys
Oilers
God
Dallas
First Baptist Church
LBJ
Howard Hughes
Jerry Flemmons
America
Humdinger Storm Smashes West Coast Snow Fallout
Devastating West Coast storm dumps up to 62 inches of snow in California and Nevada over three days. Two men died and at least 35 remained missing at sea as weather hampered rescue efforts. Power outages affected about 2,500 Northern California customers, with most restored by Tuesday.
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California
West Coast
Tom Fort
Prayada
Soda Springs
Pacific
San Francisco
Canada
Pacific Gas and Electric
Sierra
Fritz Draeger
Draeger
Santa Cruz Mountains
Nevada
Idaho
Utah
Lake Tahoe
Sierras
Sacramento
Tahoe
Foresthill
Calif
Redding
U.S. Coast Guard
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Tomales Bay
Monterey Bay
Half Moon Bay
Star Blondell dies at 73 after leukemia battle
The veteran actress Joan Blondell, famed for brassy heroine roles across stage and screen, dies at age 73 after a long battle with leukemia. The notice notes her seven decades in entertainment and feature on Page 8B.
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Joan Blondell
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