Executions total 101 as regime leaders are executed in Tehran
Revolutionary firing squads killed 11 more former leaders of the shah's regime in dawn executions in Tehran. Among the dead were two SAVAK chiefs, the Imperial Guard commander, a long-serving Parliament speaker, and a former foreign minister. The count since the ouster reached 101 with today’s killings.
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Thomas Kent
Associated Press
Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Imperial Guard
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
SAVAK
Shah
Hassan Pakravan
Nasser Moqaddam
Ali Neshat
Mohammad Taghi Majidi
Ali Hajat Kashani
Hossein Ali Bayat
Zanjan
Pakrawan
Pakistan
France
Mansur Rohani
Abbas Ali Khalatbari
Central Treaty Organization
Abdollah Riazi
Alameh Vahidi
Gholam-Reza Nikpay
Fatal factory blast in Rawalpindi kills 18 and injures 50
Police report a sudden firecracker factory accident in Rawalpindi killing 18 people including 14 men two women and two children while 50 were injured. Debris removal slows rescue as cause remains unclear and more fatalities are feared.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Rawalpindi
World honors 163 with investiture awards in Burma
President Ne Win awarded 163 titles and medals for distinguished service and bravery. Seventy-eight recipients were honored posthumously, with awards delivered to next of kin, in Rangoon as soldiers featured among honorees.
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Rangoon
Burma
Ne Win
Kampala Falls to Tanzanian Ugandan Exile Invasion
Tanzanians and Ugandan exiles captured Kampala after a night of heavy bombardment and rocket attacks. Amin fled toward Jinja as invaders overran the central broadcasting station and city centers. Casualties included Ugandan troops, with looting reported and two whites found dead.
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Kampala
Uganda
Idi Amin
Amin
Jinja
Ben Msekwa
Msekwa
RADIO
Fire kills nine in Washington halfway house blaze
A sofa fire on the first floor of a three story halfway house for mentally ill patients in northwest Washington claimed nine lives and injured six, with seven residents escaping down ladders. Authorities cited smoke inhalation as a likely cause and noted 47 St. Elizabeth's Hospital outpatients resided there.
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Robert Farlow
Associated Press
Washington
Battalion
Richard Hubscher
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Hubscher
Houston Bigelow
Huscher
Richard Lambert
Washington Hospital Center
the Volunteers of America
District of Columbia
Arbitration Association reports record filings and high contract coverage
The American Arbitration Association said it handled 48,390 arbitrations last year and grievance arbitration clauses now appear in 95 percent of collective bargaining contracts nationwide. The group operates 24 regional offices with over 50,000 qualified arbitrators.
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New York
American Arbitration Association
Propane Leak Drains 5 Million Gallons From Utah Cavern
Williams Energy Corp reports a salt cavern leak in Utah emptied five million gallons of liquid propane. The loss covers about 3,000 homes for a year. President Brian Billings said the hole was empty despite expected remaining fuel and the loss is insured under a mysterious disappearance clause.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Williams Energy Corp
Tulsa
Oklo
Brian Billings
Fighting intensifies as guerrillas clash in northern Nicaragua
In northern Nicaragua, Sandinista guerrillas press the war against President Anastasio Somoza with fighting reported in Esteli El Sauce Leon and Condega. The national guard claims control despite 64 guerrillas and seven soldiers killed in three days. Red Cross reports guard forays from Esteli and says a convoy may be allowed in for civilian evacuation. Refugees describe ongoing gunfire along the Esteli San Isidro route as guards patrol the highway and residents flee toward safety.
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Tom Fenton
Associated Press
SAN Isidro
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Esteli
el Sauce
Leon
Condega
National Guard
Somoza
Estell
Red Cross
Ruben Brandon
Smoking in Cairo: Anti smoking nightmare or puffer paradise
Marcus Eliason reports Cairo as a smoking saturated city with pervasive cigarette ads and lax enforcement. Government offices Banks theaters buses and hospitals ignore no smoking signs while pyramids keep strict rules. Ads proliferate as open economic policy boosts Western brands and duties fund a hard pressed economy.
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Marcus Eliason
Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Pyramids
Daily
Egyptian Gazette
The
Gazette
Health Ministry
U.S
Anwar Sadat
West
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