Carter stresses energy on Mississippi vacation
President Carter uses his Mississippi River trip aboard the Delta Queen to press his energy program, stressing a windfall profits tax and national energy independence while greeting crowds in McGregor Iowa Prairie du Chien Wis. and Wabash Minn. The voyage doubles as campaign outreach with frequent handshakes and baby kisses as delegates in Iowa begin selecting reps for the 1980 convention.
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Walter Balzer
Davenport
Iowa
Wabasha
Minnesota
Dubuque
Delta
Guttenberg
Khomeini declares all out war on Kurdish rebels
Ayatollah Khomeini ordered mobilization of Iran's armed forces against Kurdish rebels, banned their party, and ordered arrests of leaders. The Kurdish Democratic Party central committee went into hiding and appealed for foreign aid to halt what Pars said was Kurdish people annihilation after last week's heavy fighting in Paveh.
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Associated Press
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Ruhollah Khomeini
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Paveh
Abut
Mohammed Rashid Shakiba
Radio Tehran
Sanandaj
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Sanadaj
Islamic Revolutionary Council
Iraq
Turkey
Search for missing American GIs continues in Europe
In West Germany 34 years after armistice the U S Army still seeks remains of about 19 500 American MIAs from World War II. Remains are recovered occasionally by workers or farmers with unit Memorial Affairs Activity handling identification and burial. The effort yields gradual discoveries such as Sgt James Becker found in 1944 crashes and Lt Albert Albino remains found in Hoogeven.
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Belgium
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Texas
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Ozark Air Lines reaches tentative contract with agents
Ozark Air Lines and 1800 ticket agents and reservation clerks reach a tentative agreement ending a strike deadline. The pact details were not disclosed and must be ratified by rank and file, with Ozark serving 67 cities in 21 states.
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Ozark Air Lines
Charles Ehlert
Ozark
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Multi-vehicle crash near Nakuru kills dozens on wedding trip
In Kenya near Nakuru a Saturday night pileup killed at least 44 people. Police could not identify the crash cause and many victims were bus passengers returning from a wedding in Nakuru.
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Jackson calls for boycott of companies in South Africa
Rev. Jesse Jackson urged American universities to divest from firms with South African operations during a speech to 550 University of Michigan graduates in Ann Arbor. He cited an inner call for black South Africans to be free and urged U M to choose the right side of history. The university reportedly holds about 50 million dollars in stock in companies doing business in South Asia, and its Board of Regents already voted last spring to sell stock in one firm after it refused to state opposition to apartheid.
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U S envoy faces setback over Middle East peace push
U S envoy Robert Strauss failed to win Israeli or Egyptian support for amendments to Security Council Resolution 242 amid Israel's rejection and Egypt's cautious reservations. Begin and Sadat meetings yielded no details of proposed changes, as Strauss pledged to relay concerns to the Carter administration ahead of the Security Council debate.
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Associated Press
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Prime Minister Charan Singh resigns in India
Prime Minister Charan Singh resigns before a confidence vote in New Delhi. He plans to advise President Sanjiva Reddy to dissolve the Lok Sabha and call mid term elections. Indira Gandhi’s Congress faction is seen as likely to become the largest party in the lower house.
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India
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United News of India
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Indian News Agency
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