Ayatullah pledges return as Tehran blocks airport
Iran's military loyalists closed Mehrabad Airport and grounded Iran Air to stop Ayatollah Khomeini's return from exile. Tanks blocked the main entrance while air force and troops patrolled runways. Khomeini's aides in Paris warned of possible flight issues as Iran Air cancellations mounted.
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Robert H. Reid
Associated Press
Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ayatullah Khomeini
Paris
Air France
Mehrabad
Ayatullah Taleghani
Taleghani
Ayatullah
Khomeini
Pan American
Istanbul
British Airways
London
Niaravan
U N Ceasefire Reported Holding on Israeli Lebanese Border
The United Nations says a cease-fire on the Israeli Lebanese border is holding after cross border shelling. Four Lebanese civilians were killed and 26 wounded, while Israel reported four wounded. Diplomats continue talks over a broader peace treaty with Egypt.
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Associated Press
United Nations
U.N
Jerusalem
Hugo Rocha
Israel
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Lebanon
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U.S
Alfred Atherton
Menachem Begin
Egypt
Tank car blast speeds phosphorous burn in Wyoming derailment
A 10,000 gallon derailed tank car loaded with phosphorous was blown up by Army demolition experts, accelerating the open flame. Officials say the burning may continue for an unknown period. Railroad crews face clearing wreckage from about a dozen other cars on the Union Pacific main line.
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Wyo
Army
Debbie McGee
Railroad
Barry Combs
Union Pacific Railroad
400th anniversary of the Union of Utrecht observed
Queen Juliana and foreign diplomats attended Utrecht Cathedral as Parliament members marked the 400 year milestone of the Union of Utrecht. Mayor Henk Vonhoff likened it to Magna Carta and the Mayflower Compact, noting independence from geography and sea as key to the Netherlands’ birth.
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Utrecht
Netherlands
Juliana
Ponti Faces Seizure Over Illicit Transfers in Rome Trial
Rome court convicts Carlo Ponti in absentia on currency violations and illegal export of funds. He is fined 24 million dollars and given a two year term while Sophia Loren is cleared of accomplice charges. A lien remains on Ponti’s Italian holdings reputed over 40 million dollars as other defendants receive lighter sentences.
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Rome
Sophia Loren
Carlo Ponti
Ponti
Miss Loren
France
Italy
Richard Harris
Kenneth Ross
Ava Gardner
Ines Bruscia
Robert van Dahalen
Carter calls for restraint to curb inflation in State of Union
President Carter urges bipartisan effort to beat inflation, asking Congress to join business and labor in austerity. House Speaker O Neill backs the plan, while Senate leader Cranston opposes large defense spending. Wright supports the goal but foresees disagreements over cuts.
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Donald M. Rothberg
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Congress
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
Senate
Alan Cranston
California
Jim Wright
Texas
Wright
Soviet Union
United States
White House
John Anderson
Illinois
Tornadoes strike twelve states amid severe storms and damage
Severe storms swept at least a dozen states with snow high winds and freezing rain causing power failures school closures and fatalities among stranded livestock. Tornadoes damaged homes in Louisiana and Florida injuring dozens and prompting disaster declarations.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Florida
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Brandenton
Mississippi River
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Elmore Tresclair
Edwin Edwards
Nebraska
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Georgia
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Missouri
Wisconsin
Michigan
Great Lakes
St. Louis
Missouri Highway Patrol
Kansas City
Lewellen
Neb
Oklahoma City
Janice Renbarger
Convention site splits Republicans Detroit chosen for 1980 meeting
Washington report says the Republican National Committee approved Detroit 95 to 52 after a floor fight over site selection. The dispute highlighted tensions between moderates and conservatives, with fears of Dallas influence from Bush Connally and Reagan. Detroit faced criticism for urban crime and demographics.
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Republican National Committee
Bill Brock
Texas
Ernest Angelo Jr
Angelo
Minnesota
Vern F. Nepps
St. Paul
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Dallas
George Bush
John Connally
California
Ronald Reagan
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Columbus
Ohio
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Ohio State University
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Australia
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Chao Yeh
Chiaotung Peninsula
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Associated Newspapers
Auckland
New Zealand
Gerg Borgstrom
Michigan State University
Food Science and Human Nutrition Department
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