Shah rests at Nile hotel as talks with Sadat and Ford loom
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Empress Farah stay at the Oberoi Hotel in Aswan Egypt ahead of a U.S. trip. He will meet President Sadat and former President Ford amid deadlocked Egypt Israel talks and rising Soviet influence. Security prompts complaints from hotel staff while a large entourage occupies the presidential suite. Sadat hosts a private discussion with the shah after a red carpet arrival marked by a 21 gun salute.
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Heavy clashes in Ahwaz as troops face anti-shah march
Iran's Ahwaz saw fierce clashes between troops and tens of thousands of anti-shah demonstrators with hundreds of casualties reported. Prime Minister Bakhtiar convened a national security meeting as the country grapples with unrest following the shah's departure to Egypt.
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Associated Press
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Islamic
Revolutionary Council
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Iaw
National Front
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Karim Sanjaby
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Iran quake kills 129 in southeast amid Shah exodus
In southeast Iran a 6.8 magnitude quake wrecked villages Bazanbad Khorramabad and Ebrahimabad near the Afghan border killing 129 with bodies recovered and more feared. Relief work hindered by anti shah strikes fuel shortages and transport disruption as observers note seismology estimates and historical quake context.
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Thomas Kent
Associated Press
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Iran
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Khorramabad
Ebrahimabad
Quee’n
State Radio
Red Lion
Sun
Red Cross
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Hagfors Seismological Observatory
Sweden
Geophysics Institute
Tabas
Fighting near Kompong Som port as ousted government holds city
Cambodian conflict persists with fighting around Kompong Som, Cambodia’s sole deep water port. Thai sources say ousted government forces still control the city, with clashes reported near Ream naval base and along Highway 4 linking Phnom Penh to Kompong Som, 136 miles away.
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Denis D. Gray
Associated Press
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Thailand
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Cambodia
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Birth defect system links 20 centers to MIT network
Tufts New England Medical Center doctors demonstrated a nationwide computer system for birth defects, enabling physicians and researchers to access data on over 1,000 conditions. Initially 20 medical centers will be linked to an MIT computer, with private offices possible later. The system aims to better treat defects and advise women on risks.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wage plan moves to Congress amid strong opposition
President Carter sends to Congress a wage insurance plan within the anti inflation package. The proposal would credit workers whose 1979 pay raises stay at or below 7 percent when inflation runs higher. Critics say the plan lacks broad support and misses many workers.
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Ways and Means Committee
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