Thousands gather in Tehran for religious march against shah
Thousands massed in central Tehran for religious processions seen as protests against Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Opposition leaders hailed Sunday’s peaceful turnout as a street referendum. Police held back as crowds grew, while reports from other cities noted peaceful anti shah marches. In Hamadan a governor was wounded and his bodyguard killed. Today marks Ashura the Moharram climax.
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Associated Press
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Iran
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Karim Sanjaby
Hamadan
Ashura
Sanjaby
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Jimmy Carter
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U.S
Demonstrators Rally For Refugee Rights In Japan
More than 100 Vietnamese refugees and students from 11 camps in Japan protest UN Human Rights Day calling for international rescue of "boat people." The event highlights about 600 refugees in Japanese camps and thousands who fled Vietnam after 1975.
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Pressure on Carter New coalition formed at Democratic meeting
A new coalition of blacks and Hispanic Americans formed at the National Democratic Conference aims to push President Carter toward action on minority priorities. Leaders say the group could represent about 40 percent of Democratic voters and oppose inflation driven cuts to social services while backing jobs housing and health care.
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Associated Press
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Texas
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University of Mississippi
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Mayor Walsh rejects large raise amid anti inflation pledge
Warwick mayor Joseph Walsh declined most of his $5 000 January salary increase, accepting only a 7 percent raise, about $1 925, under President Carter’s guidelines while earning $27 500 annually.
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Begin and Sadat pledged to pursue Arab Israeli peace
Nobel winners Begin and Sadat praised Carter's role at Oslo ceremony as 5,000 Norwegians protested their prize. Begin vowed no more wars and renewed peace talks while Sadat sent an emissary to accept the prize. Nine other laureates received awards in Stockholm.
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Sweden
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Flooding across Kentucky and region as storms ease
The Kentucky River receded after three days of heavy rain while more than 1,000 Frankfort residents evacuated. A Bowling Green woman and her 5 year old son died when their car was swept away. Ohio evacuations affected 2,600 residents near Cincinnati and guardsmen aided residents in three southern counties. Power outages affected Missouri Bootheel as utilities repaired ice damage. Southern California saw unusually cold start give way to 60s, citrus and avocado crops at risk.
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Former president Diaz Ordaz hospitalised in Mexico City
Former Mexican president Gustavo Diaz Ordaz aged 65 was admitted for an intestinal problem but his condition was described as satisfactory by a hospital spokesman. An aide, identifying himself as Jose Sanchez, said the hospitalization was a routine checkup and denied illness.
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Diaz Ordaz
Jose Sanchez
Sanchez
Sadat calls for active American role in Middle East talks
Cairo reports quote Egyptian President Anwar Sadat urging Secretary of State Cyrus Vance for more active American participation and strong binding U.S. commitments to secure a peace agreement with Israel before December 17, noting Carter’s call and Egypt’s reaffirmation of respecting that date.
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U.S
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