Shah says Iran has no government and is destroying itself
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi told a Cuernavaca news conference that Iran lacks a government and is bleeding itself dry after leaving the country five months ago. He cited a 250-strong bloodbath, insisted he fears no assassination, and weighed asylum options in Mexico and potentially the United States.
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Evacuation Planned as Sandinista Siege Intensifies in Managua
Guerrillas clash with Somoza forces in Managua for the seventh day as looting spreads and the U S Embassy arranges more evacuations. Air raids rock slums while guardsmen hunker in the city and refugees flood Red Cross centers and hotels near the Bunker.
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Tom Fenton
Associated Press
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Anastasio Somoza
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Iran Revolutionary Guards Destroy Intercontinental Hotel Liquor
In Tehran the Revolutionary Guards poured out about 1.2 million dollars in wines spirits champagne and imported beer from the Intercontinental Hotel and other cellars as ordered by Tehran's Islamic revolutionary court. Khomeini banned alcohol after the shah's overthrow in February. All local wine and liquor stores closed and more than 14 million dollars in drink owned by them reportedly destroyed.
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Senate delays 100 day rule in Speedy Trial Act reform
Washington brief reports the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to postpone the 100 day speedy trial limit until July 1 1981 amid a compromise plan. NASA narrows Skylab reentry window to July 7 through 25 with a 50 50 chance of July 16. House subcommittee views split on a balanced budget amendment. Carter signs act to allow the president to present a gold medal to Muriel Humphrey widow of Hubert Humphrey.
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D-Minn
Muriel Humphrey
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Oatway Falls Short of World Underwater Record
Newport diver Robert Oatway aged 23 ended his 81 hour underwater bid unable to surpass the 1978 English record of 5 days 21 hours 24 minutes but raised 2500 for the American Cancer Society as pledges flowed per hour.
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American Cancer Society
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Rabies scare spurs Eagle Pass town meeting
Officials in Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras seek urgent action as 80 residents receive postbite shots after multiple dog bites. An 8 year old boy Gerardo Castano lies semiconscious in a San Antonio hospital with symptoms suggesting rabies, awaiting confirmatory tests from the National Center for Disease Control. Doctors report breathing difficulty and other rabies signs while authorities pursue stray dogs and a Piedras Negras resident bitten by a rabid dog.
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