Anti Khomeini terror gang leader captured in Tehran
Radio Tehran reported the capture of the Forghan group chief Goudarzi and 15 aides after a gun battle with revolutionary guards. Documents found at their Tehran HQ indicated more than 20 planned assassinations. At least 20 members remain at large. Tabriz and Sanandaj faced calls for autonomy as Azerbaijanis and Kurds staged general strikes. U.S. hostages in Tehran entered their 69th day in captivity.
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Bryan E. Brumely
Associated Press
Tehran
Iran
Radio Tehran
Goudarzi
Forghan
Revolutionary Guard
Jamalzadeh Street
Ferghan
Mofateh
Mohammed
Tabriz
Sanandaj
Khomeini
Houston
Texas
Afghan prison riot frees few in Soviet backed Kabul crackdown
In Puli Charkhi Afghanistan more than 800 demonstrators stormed a prison gate shouting against the Soviet and Marxist regime. At least 12 inmates were freed while two guards were killed as authorities dispersed the riot.
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Pul-I-Charkhi
Afghanistan
Kabul
Hafizullah Amin
Babrak Karmal
New Malaysian Code Ban on Kissing Ads and Liquor TV
Malaysia imposes a March 15 start date for a state television ethics code banning kissing scenes and liquor ads, restricting cosmetic ads before 10 pm, and mandating Malaysian-made commercials with local models.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Mahmood Pawanteh
Nations Attack Soviet Intervention At UN Session
In New York three nations Japan China and Cambodia condemned the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan during an emergency UN General Assembly debate. They urged immediate withdrawal while Afghanistan’s pro Soviet government defended its position.
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John Bausman
Associated Press
United Nations
Japan
China
Cambodia
Afghanistan
U.N. General Assembly
United States
Soviet Union
Masahiro Nisibori
Nisibori
Kabul
Chen Chu
Indalecio Lievano
Shah Mohammad Dost
Assembly
Security Council
Dost
Council
Karmal says Soviets will leave if foreign aid ends
Kabul says Soviet troops will depart Afghanistan once the United States China and other powers suspend support for Moslem rebels. Karmal calls the USSR a sincere friend and denies interference, while blaming the US and allies for backing the rebellion amid a widening crisis.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Babrak Karmal
United States
China
Soviet Union
Karmal
U.S.S.R
Hafizullah Amin
Revolutionary Council
Amin
Tass
U.S
U.N. General Assembly
U.N. Security Council
Council
Associated Press of
Pakistan
Chaman
Kandahar
Woman fights ACLU over Ten Commandments in North Dakota
Wilma Belcourt, who pushed Grand Forks schools to display the Ten Commandments to confront a long standing alosure law, says she did it to fight the ACLU. The case tests the 1927 law as four Grand Forks residents sue in federal court with ACLU backing. The state defends the law while U.S. District Judge Paul Benson weighs the matter. Belcourt calls the ACLU a Marxist group and cites a 1978 Sioux City incident as her motive.
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Bismarck
N.D
Wilma Belcourt
Grand Forks
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Robert Vogel
State Supreme Court
State Attorney General's Office
U.S
Paul Benson
Belcourt
Judge vacates 7.5 million libel award in mattress pad case
A federal judge in New York ruled Acme Quilting Co. cannot receive the 7.5 million libel and slander verdict against Perfect Fit Industries Inc as is, calling it grossly excessive and ordering a new trial. The dispute centered on rival mattress pad promotions with Gimbels department stores.
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New York
Acme Quilting Co
U.S
Constance Baker Motley
Acme
Perfect Fit Industries Inc
Gimbels Department Stores
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