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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1979
Page
3
Saudi troops combed the Grand Mosque in Mecca seeking remnants of the band that seized the shrine six days earlier. Oil Minister Ahmad Zaki Yamani said the whole mosque was under control, but some gangs remained at large in tunnels beneath the building.
Uganda's civilian government quietly repealed Idi Amin's 1976 ban on miniskirts and wigs for women. Justice Minister Steven Ariko said the dress code was abolished, though not codified in law, amid cabinet changes and widespread disregard of the decree by Kampala women in recent years.
Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim urged the Security Council to begin debate on the U S Iran crisis, calling it the most serious peace threat since 1962. The United States agreed to the debate to push for a strong resolution demanding release of 49 Americans held hostage in the Tehran Embassy, as massive anti U S demonstrations continued. An American official said captives remained tied and were being kept under guard despite a Sunday visit by an American observer.
In Istanbul Ankara and Hurriyet debate Pope John Paul II’s three day visit to Turkey. Officials fear Muslim unrest may curb official welcomes while tourism appeal and attention to Istanbul Izmir and Ephesus rise. Concerns about Haghia Sophia spark caution.
Five well dressed men emptied 10 safe boxes at the Mayfair Regent Hotel in New York in a caper resembling past luxury hotel robberies in Manhattan. Police could not confirm if the same group masterminded the Carlyle or Pierre incidents. Five captives were held, no injuries.
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