Iranians face backlash in United States amid embassy hostage crisis
Iranians in the United States report hostility from some Americans as protests and harassment rise over the Tehran embassy takeover. Some Iranian businesses hide their names. a Denver incident left a teen dead and others wounded. Muhammed Mobarez of the Association of Iranian Communities Worldwide seeks to cast Iranians in a calmer light.
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United States
U.S
Iran
America
Denver
Muhammed Mobarez
California
Association of
Two French divers trapped 426 feet below Atlantic surface
A rescue team works to recover two French oil-rig workers trapped in a diving bell 426 feet under the Atlantic off West Africa. A French diver and an Ivory Coast medic died in the attempt, and their fate remains uncertain as the bell’s emergency oxygen supply duration is unknown.
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London
Atlantic Ocean
Phillips Petroleum
Ivory Coast
Wodecom
Gulf of Guinea
Springfield demonstrators burn flag at City Hall steps
James Brock a Springfield Mass city employee and former Marine led a small group in burning an Iranian flag on City Hall steps last week Brock a member of the American Legion said retaliation is due for acts against Americans abroad The event followed reports of Iranians held at the U S Embassy in Iran with other retaliatory acts noted in the U S Associated Press Laserphoto caption.
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Tehran
Shah
New York
Iran
Ruhollah Khomeini
Connecticut
University of Bridgeport
Davood
United States
Carter
Justice Department
Baptist College
Charleston
S.C
Khomeini
Mehrdad Banakadar
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston
California
Ata Farman
Beverly Hills
House of Iran
James Brock
Springfield, Mass
American Legion
Springfield
Brock
Arrest of Nablus Mayor Triggers West Bank Tensions
Israeli arrest of Bassam Shakaa, mayor of Nablus, sparks resignations, protests, and strikes among West Bank Palestinians. Government plans 31 new settlements and 16 new sites amid a broader push to expand outposts. US and Egypt oppose settlements, complicating autonomy talks.
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Arthur Max
Associated Press
Jerusalem
West Bank
Bassam Shakaa
Nablus
Shakaa
Tel Aviv
Israeli Supreme Court
Danni Matt
Mordechai Zippori
Shakan
United States
Shimon Peres
Labor Party
Hebron
Fahad Qawasmeh
Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
Arieh Naor
Defense Department
Agriculture Department
Egypt
Elon Moreh
Klan growth and threats noted in ADL report
The Anti-Defamation League reports Ku Klux Klan membership rising from 8,000 to 10,000 across 22 states and sympathizers from 30,000 to 100,000, with calls for broad denouncement and FBI surveillance. Vachel Lindsay centennial events held in Springfield include a world premiere drama about his life. In Seattle, Dr Earl Rose affirms Oswald’s body as the Kennedy assassin, while Michael Eddowes seeks exhumation to verify identity.
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Ku Klux Klan
Anti-Defamation League of
B'nai B'rith
League
FBI
Springfield
Ill
Vachel Lindsay
Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Lindsay
Seattle
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Earl Rose
Dallas
Rose
Michael Eddowes
Eddowes
Soviet Union
Kennedy
PLO negotiators quit as Iran hunger strike widens
PLO officials say the Tehran talks with Iranian authorities and student militants failed, while Iran's leadership and Moslem hostages' captors stand firm. Tehran radio reports a five day hunger strike to demand the extradition of the shah.
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Associated Press
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Tehran
Palestine Liberation Organization
Kuwait
PLO
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
United States
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
London
Khomeini
Revolutionary Council
Iran
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Carter Administration
Foreign Ministry
Yasser Arafat
Salah Khalaf
Arafat
Fatah
Damascus
Syria
America
Carter
Beirut
Lebanon
Washington
D.C
Denver
Colo
New York
Multiple Derailments Trigger Large Scale Evacuations
Three separate derailments in Florida Michigan and Ontario prompted mass evacuations affecting about 220000 residents in Mississauga Ontario to avert a toxic chemical and propane gas explosion. Eight propane and LNG tank cars burned threatening a chlorine carload while fumes caused nausea and headaches across a six mile radius. Authorities called the incident the largest peacetime evacuation in Canada with federal agencies and the Red Cross providing shelter meals and supplies. In Florida a 25 car derailment led to a precautionary burn by authorities while preparations for explosive destruction or air strike were discussed. In New Jersey Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital faced a foodborne illness outbreak sickening 131 and killing five with revised handling procedures issued by the Health Department.
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Associated Press
Florida
Michigan
Ontario
Canada
Mississauga
Dennis Amyot
Emergency Planning Canada
Red Cross
Molino
Fla
Trenton
N.J
Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital
Health Department
Mitch Leon
Florence Perry
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