Ex-hostages report beatings after Iran capture
Fifty two former hostages freed after 14 months in Iran telephoned families in the United States and some reported beatings and mistreatment by captors. Families cited beatings and solitary confinement for at least one man, while others learned relatives were alive after long separations.
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Wiesbaden
West Germany
U.S
United States
Iran
Malcolm Kalp
Brockton
Mass
Johnny McKeel Jr
Baldh Springs
Texas
Barbara
Reagan Signals Caution On Iran Hostage Deal Terms
Washington AP report notes the Reagan administration declined to commit to fulfilling the Iran hostage accord terms for freeing 52 Americans. Officials said a careful review would take days, with consideration of whether provisions may be renounced if not beneficial to U S interests.
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Washington
Reagan
Iran
Dyess
Jimmy Carter
Carter Order Bars Suits Against Iran
A Carter administration directive prohibits lawsuits filed against Iran in U.S. courts. The order directs that cases involving Iran be reassigned or dismissed, signaling a shift in legal strategy and potential implications for plaintiffs and international diplomacy.
Poisonings Spark Gulf Coast Health Alarm
State health officials investigate a thallium poisoning outbreak along the Gulf Coast puzzling authorities. The rare metal has been banned from consumer products since 1977, raising questions about exposure sources and public safety as the exact cause remains unclear.
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Gulf Coast
Apple Picking Metaphor in Marriage Advice
A quip states that a man chooses a wife as a farmer picks an apple, implying careful, selective consideration. The remark frames marriage as a guided, practical choice rooted in attraction and fit, using agricultural imagery to underscore prudence and patience.
Reagan watches as staff sworn in in Washington
President Reagan began his first full day as chief executive by witnessing eight White House staff members being sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger. He urged loyalty to the nation and the people, promising changes to shrink government and stating decisions would avoid political considerations. The piece notes the Iran hostages and Reagan’s plans for dinners and inaugural balls, with a final line referencing a page 24 continuation.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Warren Burger
Daniel's death probe in Liberty Texas shapes charges
In Liberty County Texas law officers review evidence and interview witnesses to decide whether to press charges against Vickie Daniel wife of former House Speaker Price Daniel Jr amid the death of her husband Daniel 39 found shot at their ranch home. Sheriff Eckols noted an un-fired warning shot and a missing slug while District Attorney Wilborn said initial findings suggest the fatal wound came from the wife but legal classification remains undetermined. The scene included a rifle and two empty shell casings as Daniel lay in a hallway. The couple's two young children and the wife's 11 year old daughter from a prior marriage were present. Daniel previously chaired three terms in the Texas House and ran for attorney general. Mrs Daniel had filed for divorce shortly before the stay hearing and had a prior petition in 1976.
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Price Daniel Jr
Texas House of Representatives
Liberty
Liberty, Texas
Vickie Daniel
Kersting Yettie Memorial Hospital
Daniel
Liberty County
C.L. “Buck” Eckols
Andrew Lannie
Baytown
Eckols
Lannie
Trinity River
Carroll E. Wilborn Jr
Daniels
Wilborn
Texas House
Price Daniel Sr
Texas
U.S
Supreme Court
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