Militants deny reports hostages moved to jail
Iranian militants at the U S Embassy rejected claims that seven American hostages were moved from the compound to Tehran’s Evin Prison. Pars and NBC News cited AFP reporting from Chartres France via French legislator Nicholas About who offered no source details. About also said a prior decision to release some hostages may have been discussed by Iran’s Revolutionary Council.
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Detroit
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Elizabeth Ann Swift
Soviet forces install Karmal in Afghanistan after Amin purge
Reports from Kabul describe sporadic firing and Soviet-backed takeover as Babrak Karmal is installed president after a rapid battle for Radio Kabul and key sites. MiG-21s buzzed above Kabul while Amin loyalists reportedly resist in the capital.
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India
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FBI releases 14 sketches in ambush case near San Juan
In San Juan Puerto Rico the FBI released 14 drawings of people to question over the December 3 attack that killed two U.S. sailors and wounded 10. Some images may duplicate others and not all depicted are suspects, with more involved than the six or fewer who fired at the Navy bus.
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Iran demands spy trials over U N sanctions in hostage crisis
Iran's Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh angrily warned that if the United States seeks U N sanctions the hostages should face spy trials. He denounced Western gestures as weakness and criticized the Security Council move as unacceptable. He spoke after three American clergymen visited and as Carter announced sanctions plans.
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Sears airless sprayer recall for shock hazard
Sears Roebuck and Co says 2 800 airless home paint sprayers, model 165.155571, sold mainly last spring, pose a shock risk from exposed motor wires near the cooling fan and will be repaired free of charge. No injuries have been reported.
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Venezuelan oil price rise eyed by observers
Oil industry observers predict Venezuela could lift prices by as much as 8.3 percent after a year end meeting in Caracas. Other OPEC members and non members signaled higher rates, while Venezuelan Energy Minister Humberto Calderon Berti declined to state a new price.
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U.S
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Iran
Libya
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United States
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Paris
Sheikh Yamani
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Stormy seas hinder divers in Lee Wang Zin search
In Ketchikan Alaska Navy divers faced 45 knot winds and 15 foot seas as they probed the overturned ore freighter Lee Wang Zin leaking diesel for survivors from the 30 member Taiwanese crew. A second body was recovered while fuel slicks spread over 100 square miles and oil response teams arrived from Seattle aboard the cutter Munro.
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