Leniency Shown as Iran Executes Royalist Leaders
Iran’s Islamic court system carried out another royalist execution while granting leniency to a police torturer. Col Houshang Tavana was the 20th Shah era official executed since last week’s resumption of executions. The report notes 83 confirmed executions and unconfirmed reports of more deaths in Behbahan. Pars said Mohammad Ilkhani received a reduced sentence for torturing SAVAK prisoners, and 16 others were freed on probation after bond posting. Khomeini urged merchants to curb profiteering in scarce butter and cigarettes.
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Thomas Kent
Associated Press
Tehran
Iran
Col
Houshang Tavana
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Behbahan
Khomeini
Pars
Mohammad Ilkhani
SAVAK
Ahwaz
Crisis ends as women and children return home near Three Mile Island
In Harrisburg and Middletown relief followed Gov. Thornburgh and NRC officials declaring the nuclear crisis over. Pregnant women and preschool children within five miles were urged to evacuate during the emergency, with residents returning home as radiation levels remained within safe limits and attention turned to securing the reactor core.
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Bob Dvorchak
Associated Press
Harrisburg, Pa
Three Mile Island
Dick Thornburgh
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Yvonne Black
Middletown
Justine Stauffer
NCR
Harold Denton
NRC
Thornburgh
United States
Gasohol fuels Iowa stations amid rise in blends
Des Moines service station attendant Bob Lenihan fills Dave Stefanie's tank with Gasohol a blend of 10 percent grain alcohol and 90 percent unleaded gas. The mixed fuel offers higher octane and competitive price and is now sold in more than 400 Iowa stations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bob Lenihan
Dave Stefanie
Welfare budget experiment questions need for welfare raises
A Connecticut state senator reports his family of seven used welfare programs to spend 1088.98 in March, while estimating needs at 1051.75 and claiming 1029.26 could be received, sparking debate over proposed welfare increases by Gov. Ella Grasso and the General Assembly. Meanwhile New Jersey moves toward smoking bans in most public places starting January 1, with designated areas required in larger venues and a looming court challenge. Hartford council votes to override a veto on an ordinance barring discrimination against homosexuals and former criminals, taking effect immediately after a third bid.
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Hartford
Conn
Richard Cunningham
Ella Grasso
General Assembly
Human Services Committee
Trenton
N.J
New Jersey Public Health Council
Jane Robinson
Hartford, Conn
George Athanson
Athanson
Elbe traffic ban imposed after heavy rains in Prague
AP reports officials closed the Elbe River to international freight as rains raised water levels over nine feet. In Sardinia, parish priest ill after tasting poisoned communion wine during Mass, prompt hospital treatment and testing. In Algeria, meningitis outbreak in Blida claimed four lives and sent 300 to hospitals before control. In Egypt, a father in Cairo, distraught by his son’s train accident, shot two people and wounded two others after a ticket dispute.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Elbe
Sassari
Sardinia
Giuseppe Mura
Patada
Algiers
Algeria
Health Ministry
Blida
Cairo
Egypt
al Ahram
Warning on spare tire use for certain 1978 79 autos
The Transportation Department warns that misusing small spare tires provided with some 1978 and 1979 model autos can be dangerous. These narrow T type tires are for temporary use only to reach a repair shop and should not be driven at speeds above 50 mph or for more than 1,000 to 3,000 miles.
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Washington
Transportation Department
Heaviest shelling as Tanzanian troops attack Kampala
Tanzanian rockets and artillery blasted Kampala in the invasion to oust Idi Amin. Residents report heavy firing from 8 p.m. to dawn with power outages but no confirmed casualties. Kampala radio and airport battles feature in the widening conflict as exiles regain momentum. Four Western journalists are reported killed by Ugandan forces attempting to reach the battle zone.
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Serge Schmemann
Associated Press
Nairobi
Kenya
Kampala
Idi Amin
Amin
Kololo
Radio
Uganda
Entebbe
Tanzania
Jinja
Foreign Ministry
Lake Victoria
Karl Bergman
Svenska Dagbladet
Arne Lemberg
Expressen
Wolfgang Stiens
Stern Magazine
Hans Bollinger
Gamma
Market Bomb Kills Israeli Man in Tel Aviv Stall
A bomb exploded at a fishmonger stall in Tel Aviv's Carmel Market injuring 22, five seriously, killing a 27 year old Israeli man. About 15 Arabs were detained in a preventive arrest as authorities investigate the blast tied to post treaty violence.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Carmel
Shlomo Lahat
Moshe Tiomkin
Israel Radio
Army Radio
Palestine Liberation Organization
Egypt
Fire destroys Victoria department store in Bucharest
A major blaze swept the Victoria department store in Bucharest early today, possibly caused by welding work. Up to 200 feared dead or injured, with some victims leaping from third-floor windows as fire crews battled the flames from 9:20 a.m. to noon. Police cordoned surrounding streets to ease ambulance access.
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Bucharest
Romania
Victoria
Romanian Bank For Foreign Trade
Somoza Vacation as Nicaragua Fights Guerrillas
Guerrilla forces man barricades in northern Nicaragua after two days of fighting that left at least 41 dead. Refugees report renewed clashes near Esteli and other towns while President Somoza vacations in the United States saying the country is under control. Firefights involve Belgian made weapons. Red Cross declares state of emergency as civilians flee with few belongings.
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Juan Maltes
Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Estell
Aquiles Aranada Escobar
el Sauce
Ducuali
Condega
Achuapas
Esteli
Alejandro Davila Bolanos
San Juan de Dios
Ismael Reyes
Red Cross
Matagalpa
Costa Rica
Enrique Montealegre
Somoza
United States
Topeka
Kan
Julio
Washburn University
Miami
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