Waldheim Stymied By Hostile Mob
Tehran crowd protests U N secretary general Kurt Waldheim forcing him to cancel a public appearance after three hours of talks with Prime Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh. Hostages mark day 60 in Tehran as militants hold the U S Embassy staff.
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Kurt Waldheim
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Waldheim
Ashraf
Ghotbzadeh
Ayatollah Mohammed Behishti
Revolutionary Council
Europe
Record highway toll tops New Year and Christmas weekends
Traffic accidents over the New Year four day period produced a record death toll of 482 on U S highways, beating the 481 tally set during the 1969 70 New Year weekend. The National Safety Council had estimated 360 to 440 deaths in the period ending Tuesday.
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National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Afghan Coup Casts Ominous Shadow in Global Oil Struggle
Washington analysts warn the Soviet backed Afghan coup could spark an East West contest for Persian Gulf energy. Kabul’s pro Soviet government brings Moscow near Hormuz, prompting talk of a stronger US military presence and plans for a Rapid Deployment Force for the region.
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Gulf
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Arabian Peninsula
Tehran
Middle East
Carter
U.S
Cyrus R. Vance
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Kenya
Oman
V. M. Molotov
Fierce Fighting Across Afghanistan and Embassies Seize Protests
Soviet troops clash with Afghan rebels northwest of Kabul with heavy casualties, using MI 24 helicopters in Bamian. Reports also claim clashes near Herat and a Kremlin coup aftermath. Afghan officials bar reporters as 130 journalists are deported. In New Delhi, Afghan students seize the embassy, taking hostages and burning flags to protest the invasion. Bonn also sees a brief embassy protest as students demonstrate. Weather notes report 53/19 highs and no rain, with a county forecast of light snow and cold conditions through Thursday.
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Afghanistan
Bamian
Hafizullah Amin
Herat
New Delhi
India
Tass
Bonn
City Commissioners Expand Boundaries
Ottawa City Commission annexed over 80 acres in two tracts south and east of downtown, adding police and fire protection with tax start dates in 1981. One 80 acre tract near the industrial park faced opposition over state landowner consent laws, while a 200 foot deep strip along East 15th Street between Mulberry and Orchard Heights addition also joined the city unanimously.
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Ottawa City Commission
Ottawa
Cherry
Davis
Garfield
Sherwin Snyder
Snyder
Vernon
Johnson
Robert Mills
Franklin County
Jim Clark
Clark
East 15Th Street
Mulberry Street
Orchard Heights Addition
Brent and
Dan Fogle
Fogle Quarry
Fogles
George Marshall
Commission
Mills
Our Own Hardware
West 15Th Street
State Labor Leader Eyes Political Office
Kansas labor veteran Jim Yount resigns as executive vice president of the Kansas State Federation of Labor AFL-CIO effective Jan 31 after 37 years. He, 65, of Valley Falls, will seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in Kansas 2nd District, to be announced in February. Wayne Marchal of Silver Lake chosen as his interim successor.
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Jim” Yount
Kansas
Kansas State Federation of Labor
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Yount
Valley Falls
Congress
Wayne Marchal
Silver Lake
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