Carter seeks hostages release as envoys head to Tehran
Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark and Senate aide William Miller flew to Iran carrying a letter from President Carter to Ayatollah Khomeini and other leaders urging the freeing of 60 Americans held at the U S Embassy in Tehran. The letter asks for a general review of relations and assurances hostages may depart Iran. The crisis compounds regional tensions as Iran warns against foreign attacks while denying oil disruptions and a military option is ruled out.
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Senate
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Ruhollah Khomeini
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State Department
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Khomeini
William Miller
Senate Intelligence Committee
Andrews Air Force Base
Cyrus Vance
Department
Miller
Air Force
Athens
Greece
NBC
New York
Revolutionary Council
Shah
National Security Council
National Iranian Oil Co
Brown wins in Kentucky Voters in Cleveland past incumbent mayor
Cleveland mayor Dennis Kucinich loses to Republican George Voinovich after a costly battle with city bankers and party leaders. The Ohio lieutenant governor secured 94,407 votes to Kucinich 73,505 as Democrats held other big cities and faced statehouse challenges in Mississippi and Kentucky.
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Cleveland
Dennis Kucinich
Mississippi
Kentucky
Kucinich
George V. Voinovich
Ohio
Voinovich
John Y. Brown
William Winter
Kevin White
Boston
Philadelphia
U.S
William J. Green
Frank Rizzo
Minneapolis
Donald Fraser
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
San Francisco
Dianne Feinstein
George Moscone
Isher Quentin Kopp
Ms. Feinstein
Kopp
Houston
Jim McCann
Louis Macey
William Donald Schaefer
Baltimore
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Columbus
William Hudnut
Indianapolis
Margaret Hance
Phoenix
Ariz
Ted Wilson
Salt Lake City
Richard Hatcher
Gary
Ind
Doug DeGood
Toledo
Maurice Ferre
Miami
Lewis Murphy
Tucson
Rizzo
Julian Carroll
Cliff Finch
National
Rpublican Party
Gil Carmichael
Ronald Reagan
John Connally
Election Day chaos as Norfolk voting machines locked
Norfolk voters faced 167 locked machines delaying polling. by 10 20 a.m. all were operable after maintenance unlocked them. Across the nation questions of clemency for Eddie Slovik arose, magnet transit in Iowa progressed, and Florida sought disaster area declarations after a reservoir dike collapse.
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Norfolk
Electoral Board
James Griffiths
FAA seeks 1.5 million fine over Braniff airworthiness
The Federal Aviation Administration urges Braniff Airways be fined 1.5 million dollars for operating passenger jets deemed not airworthy. A one year surveillance period could lead to grounding if violations persist. Braniff denies the charges and says technicians will meet with the FAA to address discrepancies.
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Fort Worth, Texas
Federal Aviation Administration
Braniff Airways
Braniff
FAA
FAA Southwest Regional
C.R. Melugin Jr
FFA
Melugin
Oil Prices Jump on Iran Port Shutdown Reports
Spot oil prices rose amid reports of a halt at Iran’s Kharg Island port and possible U S tanker bans. Officials debated whether the disruption signaled a targeted boycott or a wider shutdown. Iran warned of halting shipments to the United States if ordered by Khomeini.
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Iran
Persian Gulf
U.S
United States
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State Department
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White House
Japan
Ali Akbar Mo'Intar
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Khomein
Shah Mohammad Rez Pahlavi
Gary Ross
Petroleum Industry Research Foundation
Vincent Sgro
Oil Buyers Guide
Hua Guofeng Returns to Warm Welcome in Snowbound Urumqi
Premier Hua Guofeng ended a three week tour of France West Germany Britain and Italy with a rousing crowd greeting in Urumqi the capital of Sinkiang Province as his jet touched down in falling snow. The reception reflected strong public support on his return.
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Peking
Hua Guofeng
France
West Germany
Britain
Italy
Xinhua New Agency
Hua
Urumchi
Sinkiang Province
El Salvador leftists agree to 30 day truce and hostage release
In San Salvador the Popular Revolutionary Bloc and a new military dominated government sealed a 30 day truce after freeing 30 hostages from two ministries. Leader Juan Chacon said the bloc demands higher wages, price freezes, and accountability for disappearances amid ongoing political upheaval.
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San Salvador
Juan Chacon
Popular Revolutionary Bloc
Arnoldo Aonso Majano
Carlos Humberto Romero
Chacon
Revolutionary Bloc
Romero
Communist Party
Oscar Arnulfo Romero
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