Freed Americans settle into Wiesbaden hospital
Fifty men and two women freed from Iranian captivity reached a U S military hospital in Wiesbaden after a 12 hour flight from Tehran via Athens and Algiers. They began calling families, received Stars and Stripes, and prepared for several days of medical tests and debriefing before returning home.
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Wiesbaden
West Germany
U.S
United States
State Department
Jack Cannon
Algeria
Stars and Stripes
Iran
Cannon
Tehran
Athens
Algiers
Germany
Air Force
Rhein-Main
Frankfurt
Carter
Reagan
Freedom Hotel
Warren Christopher
Mohamed Benyahia
Christopher
Bruce Laingen
Ali Abdelaziz
Nightingale
White House swears in 38 staff as Reagan pledges loyalty
Washington AP President Reagan begins his first full day as chief executive with 38 White House aides sworn in by Chief Justice Burger. He tells them loyalty must be to the nation, not office, and orders nonpolitical judgments. He convenes a Cabinet meeting amid a hiring freeze and vows to trim government through attrition.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Warren Burger
Marine Band
James A. Baker
Baker
Elizabeth Dole
Edwin Meese
Michael K. Deaver
Richard V. Allen
Martin Anderson
James S. Brady
Iran
Algiers
Subdued Murphysboro Remembers Hostages Return
Murphysboro held a small 7 p.m. service to give thanks for the release of 52 Americans from Iran after 444 days. The mood was quiet and relieved, with subdued reflections on the episode and its impact on America's image.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinois
Murphysboro
Iran
Algiers
Murphysboro Ministerial Association
Peter Anderson
Lutheran
America
Weather outlook shows mild, partly sunny days ahead
The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy tonight with a low in the lower 30s. Thursday will be partly sunny and mild with highs in the low to mid 40s. Illinois extended forecast calls for fair conditions Friday through Sunday with lows in the 20s and highs in the 40s, warming to the 50s by Sunday.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
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