Quiet tour turns into terror in Tehran siege
Bruce German, 43, the U.S. Embassy budget officer from Wilkes-Barre and Rockville, describes the Nov. 4, 1979 take over in Tehran as total terror. He recalls being moved to safety, militants knowing inside details, and later captivity with psychological strain. He credits President Carter’s policy and hopes to reunite with his wife, planning to return only by B52.
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Bruce German
U.S
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Wilkes-Barre
Rockville
U.S. Air Force Hospital
Kim Dae Jung commuted in Korea amid dissident history
The Korean cabinet led by Chun Doo hwan commuted Kim Dae Jung and other dissidents amid a national reconciliation push. Kim, once a rival to Park Chung-hee, has spent years in prison or under house arrest after a life of political activism including a 1972 Tokyo kidnapping and later campaigns in the United States and Japan. Amnesty International called him a prisoner of conscience as foreign leaders welcomed the decision.
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May
Kwangju
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Korea
South Korea
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Kim Dae-jung
Lee Kwang-pyo
Park Chung-hee
United States
Japan
Seoul
Tokyo
Park
Washington
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Amnesty International
London
Polish Solidarity strikes widen in Poland with farmers joining
Workers at CME plants and offices joined by farmers forming Rural Solidarity alliance in Warsaw. Strikes halted elevators at the Palace of Culture, raising safety protests. similar actions hit coal regions and Grudziadz. Lech Walesa urged all Saturdays off until understanding with the government. Solidarity seeks media access and new labor laws while denouncing government pressure and warnings about production losses.
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Rural Solidarity
Warsaw
Academy of Sciences Institute For Physicial Chemistry
National Mint
Palace of Culture
Poland
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Grudziadz
Solidarity
Walesa
Valesa
Dallas firm sues U.S. over Iran damages in $19 million claim
Electronic Data Systems Inc. of Dallas, owned by Ross Perot, seeks $19 million from the United States for losses blamed on the Iranian regime. EDS asks a federal judge to enforce a prior ruling favorable to the firm as lawsuits against Iran continue in New York. SEDCO Corp., also tied to Texas politics, reports about $175 million in Iranian losses and considers further U.S. recovery, amid Perot’s comment rejecting ransom payments.
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Electronic Data Systems Inc
Willie H. Ross Perot
EDS
Iran
United States
Gill Clements
Sedco Corp
New York
SEDCO
Texas
Bill Clements
Clements
Perot
Death Notice for Donk Powell of Odessa
Thomas D. Donk Powell 53 of 4405 San Jacinto died Thursday at Medical Center Hospital after an illness. Services 2 p.m. Sunday Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home with burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Born Sept 11 1923 in Mercury he worked 21 years for Johnston Butane. Survivors include wife Nancy two sons Tommy Dale and Thomas Dalton Odessa one daughter Vicki Windham Enid Okla father Charlie Powell Brady mother Marjorie Morris Odessa one brother Oran Powell Havre Mont one sister June Windham Pecos and six grandchildren.
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Donk) Powell
San Jacinto
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Mercury
Johnston Butane
Nancy
Tommy Dale
Thomas Dalton
Odessa
Vicki Windham
Enid
Okla
Charlie Powell
Brady
Former congressman Tiger Teague dies at 70
Olin E. Teague of Texas, known for veteran affairs and space program leadership, died at Bethesda Naval Hospital at 70 after a long illness. A World War II veteran and longtime congressman from the 6th District, he will receive full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. He attended Texas A&M, where he earned the nickname Tiger from his early athletic days.
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Olin E. Teague
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Rudy Wright
K.D. Ven Horn
Robert M. Leibrock
Cheries Ross
Loren W. Lewis
Jerry S. Dillard
William F. Weddell
Jim W. Adams
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