Iran's Bani Sadr Flees to France for Asylum
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, Iran’s former president, arrived in France after 43 days in hiding and was granted political asylum. He landed at Evreux and stated he would abstain from political activity on French soil before being driven to a Paris suburb.
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Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
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Bani Sadr
Tehran
Bani-Sadr
Tass
Bani- Sadr
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
University of Paris
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Majlis
Khomeini
Shahpour Bakhtiar
U S urges allies to plan coal use in energy shift
Secretary of State Haig told a Senate subcommittee the Reagan administration seeks to steer European nations toward alternative energy sources including American coal before financing a 3500 mile pipeline for Siberian gas. He said proposals would offer greater access to coal nuclear energy and non Middle East oil to reduce Soviet reliance. The Ottawa summit proposal met cool reactions.
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Ottawa
Thatcher blames IRA for hunger strikers deaths
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher told four prominent American politicians of Irish ancestry that further deaths among Irish Republican Army hunger strikers rest on those pressuring the men to starve. Six hunger strikers have died. Doherty and Lynch reached day 69 and 68 of their fast.
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Ireland
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Kieran Doherty
Kevin Lynch
Daniel P. Moynihan
D-N.y
Hugh L. Carey
New York
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
House
Thomas P. O’neill, Jr
Massachusetts
Casey confident of keeping job amid CIA inquiry
The Senate Intelligence Committee met behind closed doors with CIA Director William Casey to review questions about his business dealings and judgment. Senators Bentsen Leahy Lugar and Goldwater expressed cautious support, noting no proven wrongdoing and signaling further investigation could last up to two weeks.
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Texas
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Hugel
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Lugar
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Rariz
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Congress
Fred Thompson
Sailor death leads to discipline for Ranger crew
Navy disciplinary action targets Capt. Dan A. Pedersen and 27 crewmen aboard the USS Ranger after Airman Recruit Paul Trerice died following alleged punitive exercises and a bread and water diet. Sailor faced heat related death earlier, investigations cite punching, shoving, and excessive workouts.
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Paul Trerice
Algonac
Mich
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Philippines
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Pete Kelley
Kelley
Pedersen
Robert Schoultz
Pacific Naval Air Force
Social Security Solvent Only With Economy Seen
Social Security faces solvency under pessimistic scenarios but remains largely funded through the decade due to proposed cuts and ongoing changes. Trustees warn of possible insolvency by 1985 under moderate projections, while actuaries say cuts could push solvency to 1989. Reagan pushes for further reductions to widen the safety margin amid Capitol Hill pressure.
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U S envoy to Saudi Arabia ousted after Haig remark
Robert G. Neumann, 65, U S ambassador to Saudi Arabia, was removed after reportedly describing Haig as overly pro Israel due to White House ambitions. Replaced by Richard Murphy, Neumann’s departure was confirmed after Haig learned of the comments.
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Philippines
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