Iran appoints Azhari to lead first military government in 25 years
Iran names Gen Gholam Reza Azhari prime minister to form a military government as mobs loot Tehran. Jaafar Sharif Emami resigns amid rioting and embassy damage. Martial law bans gatherings, curfew extended, schools closed, oil strike cripples cities. Police interview witnesses. editors purge papers.
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Baghdad summit bonds Arabs as Sadat pushes peace deal
At the Baghdad conference Arab leaders meet with surprising cordiality as Anwar Sadat's move toward Egypt Israel peace hardens divisions yet sparks cautious optimism. Yasser Arafat and King Hussein praise a new era while observers warn unity remains fragile amid blocs and self interest.
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Associated Press
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Hafez Assad
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Middle East
London
Indiana Priests Split Over Married Clergy Question
A Chicago based group polled about 800 Indiana Roman Catholic priests and found the divide nearly even on ordaining married men and allowing currently married priests to resume duties. About 49 percent favored ordination while 43.9 percent supported resuming service by married priests.
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Chicago
Indiana
Egypt set to remain a prime market for U S farm exports
An Agriculture Department weekly report says Egypt will likely continue as a prime market for U S farm products, with imports around 650 million in 1978 after 540 million last year, aided by long term credit and U S assistance. Six years earlier exports were 43.6 million.
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Agriculture Department
Egypt
U.S
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Voters reject Austrian nuclear plant in pivotal plebiscite
Austria rejected a 650 million dollar nuclear plant in a 64 percent turnout, denying a 700 megawatt Zwentendorf facility north of Vienna. Chancellor Bruno Kreisky conceded defeat while planning talks with Socialists. the vote also opposed pursuing a peaceful nuclear program. Opposition warned of waste disposal issues and quake risks to Vienna drinking water.
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Austria
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Socialist Party
Zwentendorf
Europe
United States
Konrad Lorenz
Josef Stambacher
Poland
Services today for Charles Tandy in Fort Worth
Funeral services are planned for 4 p.m. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Fort Worth for Charles Tandy 60, founder of Radio Shack and head of Tandy Corp. He died of an apparent heart attack Saturday. Survived by wife Anne Burnett Tandy, a sister and three stepchildren. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Tandy helped build a nine store amateur radio chain into Radio Shack and led Fort Worth's Tandy Center redevelopment.
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Radio Shack
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North Texas Commission
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Brownsville
Texas
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Hinkley Tandy Leather Co
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St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Landslides in Nilgiris Hills kill scores in India
Rain triggered floods in southern India claim at least 144 lives with Nilgiris Hills as the hardest hit area where 86 died and 30 reported missing since Thursday. The army is called in to aid rescue efforts.
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India
Nilgiris Hills
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