Six Americans return from Iran as 53 hostages remain
Six Americans escaped Iran with Canadian help and met at the State Department and in the Oval Office with President Carter. Officials noted 53 hostages remain in Iran, 50 held for 90 days and three in Foreign Ministry custody. The group thanked Canada for its role as a crowd cheered and signs read Merci Canada.
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Cora Amburn Lijek
Robert Anders
Henry Lee Schatz
Joseph D. Stafford
Kathleen F. Stafford
Anders
State Department
Iran
Hodding Carter
Department
U.S
Tehran
Masked bandit robs Longview store after mocking clerk
Police report a masked robber entered a Longview convenience store Thursday night and demanded cash. The suspect brandished his forefinger and thumb and, after the clerk asked if he was serious, received an undetermined amount of money.
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Longview, Texas
Canada hints Iran talks held after embassy hostage pullout
Prime Minister Joe Clark said discussions about the roughly 50 American hostages in Tehran were promising and involved at least the United States and Iran. Ambassador Kenneth Taylor described a call prompting final arrangements for the dramatic exit of Canadian diplomats and their six American guests from Tehran. The plan, tied to a U.N. package deal and Iran's new leader, emerged as Ottawa approved the temporary closure and the Americans were moved to the airport by Canadian embassy cars.
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Joe Clark
U.S
Tehran
Kenneth Taylor
Iran
Clark
United States
Canada
Washington
State Department
Hodding Carter
Carter
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
U.N
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Taylor
Pat
Joseph) Stafford
Joseph Stafford
Taylors
Iran marks Khomeini return as hostages held at embassy
Iranians marked the first anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini's return with marches and prayers outside a Tehran hospital. About 50 American hostages remained in Moslem militants' hands at the U S Embassy as Canada signaled renewed hope for a settlement. Tehran radio quoted the militants demanding the shah's return and the money he took before agreeing to any release. See KHOMEINTI'S, Page 2A.
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Ruhollah Khomeini
Tehran
U.S
Joe Clark
Iran
Ottawa
Clark
Washington
Imam Khomeini
America
Shah
Miller refuses to resign amid Textron payments probe
Treasury Secretary G William Miller says he will not resign despite acknowledging Textron Corp made questionable payments to foreign officials during his tenure as chairman. He maintains he did not know of the payments and cites no White House talk of resigning. The SEC filed a complaint the prior day.
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Treasury
G. William Miller
Textron Corp
Miller
Securities and Exchange Commission
Textron
Pentagon
Defense Department
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
SEC
Proxmire
Senate Banking Committee
Miller’s
Federal Board
Proximire
Carter
Ing
Bert Lance
Federal Reserve Board
Carter budget aims to clean up the nations worst dumps
President Carter proposes a 1.6 billion environmental fund to restore 400 to 500 hazardous waste sites while boosting hazardous waste regulation and EPA staffing. The plan trims air and water programs, faces oil and chemical industry opposition, and ties fees on about 1000 firms to fund cleanup over four years.
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Carter
Oil and Chemical Industries
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Robert Rauch
The
Vironmental Defense Fund
Energy Mobilization Board
Rauch
Love Canal
New York
Bob Eckhardt
Texas
Congressional Investigation
Congress
Nighttime hijack ferry carries 65 Cuban refugees to Florida
A 100 foot dredging barge hijacked at gunpoint reached Islamorada with 65 Cubans aboard including 10 children after a 12 hour voyage from Cardenas. The hijackers seized control near Varadero beach at 10 p.m. Wednesday and used a crane to free the vessel. Coast Guard officials confirmed armed crew and a dramatic capsize of the escape plan. The group was welcomed by U.S. immigration officers at a coastal pier as one captain remained unnamed.
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Miami
United States
Coast Guard
Cardenas
Islamorada
Florida Keys
Orlando Lopez
Varadero Beach
Lopez
U.S
Earl Black
South Florida
Gulf Stream
Richard Gullage
Immigration and Naturalization Service
No two kids are ever alike especially if one is yours
A compact observation notes that siblings differ in traits and behavior, emphasizing the unique nature of each child and the subtle challenges of parenting when one child is biologically yours and the other not.
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