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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1979
Page
3
Iranian Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan tendered his resignation from the provisional government in Tehran, but Ayatollah Khomeini rejected the move. A source close to the events reported the fallout as the crisis deepened amid the post-revolution transition.
The Teamsters threaten to exceed President Carter’s 7 percent wage guideline by seeking a 14 percent first year raise plus full cost of living protection for 300000 truck drivers and warehouse workers earning about 9.40 an hour. The current contract runs to March 31 and a settlement by then could avert a nationwide strike. Meanwhile Bazargan resignations and Khomeini’s response in Iran frame a separate, unsettled political scene with calls for more government authority over revolutionary committees.
Ugandan President Idi Amin reported via Radio Uganda that Tanzanian invaders were retreating and that Uganda had captured intact long range artillery and other war matériel. Diplomatic and exile sources noted ongoing fighting near Mpigi and Kampala with mixed signals on battlefield balance and troop movements.
The Vietnamese claim heavy clashes around Lang Son with more than 300 Chinese killed and factories blown up while China says Vietnamese shelling harassed withdrawing troops near Dong Dang northwest of Lang Son. Analysts say fighting may be limited and Hanoi seeks to avoid broader confrontation.
President Carter and Anwar Sadat held four hours of open car peace talks on a Nile delta train ride from Cairo, reporting progress but no breakthrough toward a treaty with Israel. Sadat said he is ready to sign if Israel lowers distrust. Carter called talks very well though not decisive.
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, son of the deposed shah, will leave Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock on Friday to join his family in Morocco. Sources at the base confirmed he is permanently departing after nearly a year as a student pilot, with official plans undisclosed. Shah Mohammed Pahlavi has resided in Morocco since fleeing Iran during the revolution. Moving cartons were seen at the prince's weekend home in Lubbock.
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