Iran referendum gives Khomeini supreme power for life
Iranians reportedly voted 60 to 1 for Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic constitution granting him lifetime control. Embassies’ guard increased as hostages in Tehran faced possible U.S. action. Boycott by leftists and minorities noted. results await official tally later in the week.
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Alexander G. Higgins
Associated Press
Tehran
Iran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Khomeini
U.S
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Isfahan
Bandar Gavaneh
Ardebil
William Daugherty
CIA
Malcolm Kalp
Tragedy at Riverfront Coliseum Rock Concert
Eleven killed and eight seriously injured as a crowd surge at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati during a Who concert. Police say doors opened slowly, crowd control failed, and the on‑site effort continued as mourners described the crush.
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Bill Vale
Associated Press
Cincinnati (Ap
Riverfront Coliseum
The
Who
Joseph Staft
Ohio River
Dale Menkhause
Menkhaus
Coliseum
Dick Ogburn
Lexington
al Trott
Cincinnati General Hospital
Isy D'Agostino
Dayton
Richard Castellini
Sylvester Murray
Led Zeppelin
Murray
Electric Factory
Philadelphia
Jeff Chaney
Carlisle
Chaney
Arab and African Support in UN Call for Hostage Release
Arab and African UN delegates join in an unusual display of support for the United States calling for the immediate and unconditional release of American hostages in Iran. They condemn Iran's attack on diplomatic immunity while urging peaceful solutions and adherence to international law.
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John Bausman
Associated Press
United Nations (Ap
United Nations
United States
Iran
Security Council
Leon N'Dong
Gabon
Blessing Akoporode Clark
Nigeria
Winston A. Tubman
Liberia
U.S
Tehran
Kamanda
Zaire
Third World
Abdalla Yaccoub Bishara
Kuwait
Council
Kurt Waldheim
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ahmed Esmat Abdel Meguid
Egypt
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Tides Linked to Some Volcanic Eruptions Says Scientist
University of Michigan seismologist Frederick Mauk says tides may trigger stress that leads to volcanic eruptions and some earthquakes when other forces are already building. He cautions tides cannot predict long term events and do not explain all eruptions.
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Robert Locke
San Francisco
University of Michigan
Frederick J. Mauk
American Geophysical Union
Mark
Mauk
Lugosi Heirs Lose Exclusive Dracula Rights Appeal
California Supreme Court rules heirs of Bela Lugosi have no exclusive right to portray Dracula for commerce. The 4 3 decision reverses a Superior Court award of over 72000 to widow Hope Lugosi and son Bela George, based on a 1930 contract. The ruling rests on posthumous property limits and contract scope.
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San Francisco
Bela Lugosi
Dracula
California Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Universal Pictures
Hope
Bela George Lugosi
Lugosi
Universal
Smuggling Rings Linked to Hong Kong Immigrants
An unnamed Hong Kong official cited by Wen Wei Po says five to six bands smuggle Chinese into the colony with funding from the United States and the Netherlands. Syndicates charge up to 3600 per person, with supposed support from Chinese communities in the U S and Holland. Police confirm smuggling but will not discuss foreign ties. The government sent 75000 illegals back this year, with an estimated double that number undetected.
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Hong Kong
United States
Netherlands
Wen Wei Po
Holland
China
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