Patricia Hearst and fiancé vanish on California escape
Patricia Hearst and her fiancé Bernard Shaw left San Francisco with a bodyguard and Hearst’s dog Arrow for at least a week somewhere in California. The escaped heiress, freed from prison after five years, appeared cheerful, waving off questions as supporters and family celebrated at a Hillsborough brunch.
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Associated Press
SAN Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Bernard Shaw
California
Arrow
Shaw
San Francisco International
Berkeley
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
FBI
Carter
San Francisco Examiner
Randolph A. Hearst
Catherine
Khomeini Followers Cheer During Tehran Return
Tens of thousands greet Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini as he arrives in Tehran and maps strategy for an Islamic republic. Chants target Carter and Huyser while Bakhtiar offers talks, and Islamic police shield the leader from demonstrators. No bloodshed reported.
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Robert H. Reid
Associated Press
Tehran
Iran
Carter
Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini
Huyser
U.S
Robert Huyser
Europe
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Khomeini
Majlis
France
Ayatullah
Chinese Contracts Precede Chinese Leader Visit to Houston
Untold millions of dollars in Chinese contracts with Houston firms preceded Vice-Premier Hsiao-ping's Houston visit. Houston oilmen and Chinese delegations have shuttle runs to Peking and Houston since the Shanghai Communique after Nixon's 1972 trip. A Petroleum Corp. of China president will lead a U.S. delegation soon, likely Houston oriented.
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Max B. Skelton
Associated Press
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Peking
Shanghai
Nixon
China
United States
The
Petroleum Corp. of China
National Council For U
Houston-Peking
Hua Kuofeng
Hua
Houston Peking
National Supply Co
Marathon Manufacturing Co
Pullman Kellogg
Pullman Kellog
Coastal States Gas Corp
California
J. Kay Pace
Baker World Trade
Pace
West
Japan
Gillette gives six figure gift to Boston Symphony tour
The Gillette Co donates a six figure sum to the Boston Symphony Orchestra to fund its China tour next month. Other major gifts from Coca Cola and Pan American World Airways bring contributions past $400,000 as fund raising continues.
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Gillete Co
Boston Symphony Orchestra
China
Gillete
Coca Cola
Pan American World Airways
Time bombs explode at police headquarters in El Salvador
Time bombs planted by leftist guerrillas exploded at the national police headquarters and two other police posts in San Salvador and San Miguel. At least 20 people were killed and dozens wounded, many seriously. The People’s Revolutionary Army claimed responsibility in reprisal for the killing of a priest and four others during a police raid on a parish house.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
National Police
People’s Revolutionary Army
Thurday
National Guard
Guard
San Miguel
People’s Army
Marketbasket Comparison chart shows city price trends
An Associated Press market basket survey tracks prices for coffee, chopped duck and eggs across 13 American cities from January 1 to February 1. The report notes grocery bills rose more than twice as fast in early 1979 as in the final month of 1978, with an AP laser photo reference.
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Associated Press
Florida growers brace for frost across citrus belts
In central and northern Florida, citrus groves faced temperatures down to 24 degrees for six hours as forecasters warned of potential damage. Growers scrambled to use heaters and wind machines, while others flooded fields to coat plants with ice. Some noted perishable processing options for frozen fruit.
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Miami
Florida
Mercury
National Weather Service
Florida Citrus Mutual
Earl Wells
Wells
Fritz Rutzke
Homestead
Rutzke
Suzanne
Soldiers to face murder charges over 16 year old killed in ambush
In Belfast the British government will try two SAS soldiers for murder in the killing of a 16 year old boy who died after returning to an ambush site to check a claimed IRA arms cache near Dunloy. The boy was shot three times in the back according to an autopsy. The DPP agreed to the trial after protests by Rev Ian Paisley. In Istanbul a gunman killed Abdi Ipekci, editor of Milliyet, as police hunted suspects. In Seoul, U.S. forces say warming ties with China may aid peace but raise alertness.
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San Diego
William L. Todd Jr
Brenda Ann Spencer
Miss Spencer
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Special Air Service
Dunloy
Irish Republican Army
Director of Public Prosecutions
Ian Paisley
House of Commons
Istanbul
Turkey
Abdi Ipekci
Milliyet
International Press Institute
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Rocky Mountain News
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