Afghan government orders expulsion of American journalists
The Afghan pro Soviet government orders all American journalists to leave. Detained at Kabul Intercontinental Hotel, they were told to depart on the first available flight. The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi confirmed the expulsion order. It remained unclear if non Americans working for U.S. groups are affected. Diplomats estimate 50 to 60 Americans in Kabul.
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Gandhi
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Warren Christopher
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Moscow
Auto industry sees 1980 car cost rise slower than income
The Automotive Information Council said the average 1980 model car costs 7,550 dollars, up 6.3 percent from last year, while 36 percent of median family income covers the price. The median income was 21,000 dollars. In 1970 the car cost 3,706 dollars or 37.6 percent of income.
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Bomb explosions hit London hotel
An early morning blast ripped through six rooms at the Mount Royal Hotel near Marble Arch, killing an Arab-origin man and injuring a West German guest named Gerhard Buhme. A second blast hours later in the rubble caused no injuries but closed streets again. Police tied to anti terror units investigated the attack.
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Scotland Yard
Gerhard Buhme
Mount Royal Hotel
Marble Arch
Hyde Park
Speaker's Corner
Caesar Beaudowx
John MacAndrew
Chicago
Churchill Hotel
Hostage Letters Delivered as Thomas Returns to U.S.
American Indian activist Ian Thomas heads for the United States with a cargo of letters from hostages held in Tehran by Iranian militants. He stopped in Frankfurt, West Germany to hand a letter to Anna Holman, wife of Sgt. Donald Holman among about 50 Americans held since November 4. Holman, formerly with the U.S. Army in Frankfurt, was reassigned to Tehran. Thomas attended an international liberation conference in Tehran and will fly to the United States with roughly 150 letters from the captives.
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Associated Press
Ian Thomas
United States
Tehran
Thomas
Frankfurt
West Germany
Anna Holman
Donald Holman
U.S
Holman
U.S. Army
Germany
of Liberation Movements
Iran
Washington Post
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Foreign Service
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Tass
Pars
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Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Guerrilla delays killing hostage to demand ransom
In San Salvador, the People's Revolutionary Army says it will postpone the planned death of Jaime Hill Arguello to allow more time for his family to raise four million dollars. The group notes the family has offered weak excuses for not delivering the funds.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
People's Revolutionary Army
Jaime Hill Arguello
Arguello
People’s Revolutionary Army
Ex-Beetle McCartney held in Japan over marijuana
Paul McCartney faces a second night in a Tokyo jail as narcotics officials question him about half a pound of marijuana found in his suitcase. The ex Beatle could face up to seven years in prison and a $2000 fine if convicted. The Clear Light Society urged his release.
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