New Iran prime minister named amid hostage debate
President Bani Sadr named Mohammad Ali Rajai, an Islamic hardliner, as prime minister on Saturday, paving the way for parliament to begin its hostage debate and strengthening the push for trials of the 52 Americans as spies. Rajai, former education minister, faces parliamentary approval amid a power struggle with moderates.
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Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Bani Sadr
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Iran
Rajai
Bani-Sadr
Tehran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Mehdi Bazargan
Mustafa Mir- Salim
IRP
Central Council
Mir-Salim
Hashemi Rafsanjani
Hurricane Allen aims tornadoes and floods in north Texas
Weather forecasters warned Hurricane Allen would bring more tornadoes and heavy rains as it tracks inland into Texas. NWS radar had already detected tornadoes aloft and flooding 2 feet deep in the Rio Grande Valley. Forecasters cautioned that the trough could pull violent storms into north Texas with 10 to 15 inches of rain along the storm track through Sunday. President Carter dispatched FEMA head to Texas to monitor the disaster response as the Democratic convention approached.
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Texas
UPI
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North
National Weather Service
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
South
George Bomar
Tom Larkin
North Texas
Amelia
Larkin
NWS
San Antonio
Dallas
Weather Service
Carter
Emergency Management Agency
White House
Camp David
New York
Egypt rejects early resumption of Palestinian talks
Egypt ruled out an early return to frozen Palestinian autonomy negotiations after reviewing Israeli Prime Minister Begin’s letter. Vice President Mubarak and U.S. Ambassador Atherton reported no progress, while Sadat stayed away from talks during Ramadan. Egypt calls Begin’s reply null and void and maintains Jerusalem status must be negotiated within autonomy for 1.2 million Palestinians.
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Menachem Begin
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Middle East
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Israel
Jerusalem
Sadat
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United States
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Atherton
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East Jerusalem
Jordan West Bank
Gaza Strip
World News In Brief From Africa Middle East and Vatican
Ethiopia claimed it killed over 1300 Somali troops and wounded 2000 in the Ogaden desert as fresh clashes flare in the disputed region. In Israel a nail bomb at Canada Park near Latroun injured five, including an 11 year old. Pope John Paul II urged against legalizing marijuana amid Italian talks on drug policy. Iran ordered Catholic clergy to leave Italy within a month after clashes in St Peter's Square.
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Israel
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West Bank
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
John Paul II
Rome
Papal
Aldo Aniasi
Ruhollah Khomeini
St. Peter's Square
Vatican
Hurricane Allen Flight Into the Eye On Gulf Mission
Air Force WC130 aircraft probes Hurricane Allen over the Gulf of Mexico. Crews describe 120 mph winds, 18 000 foot cloud walls, and a tight eye as sondes transmit data to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Four eight hour flights daily from Biloxi monitor Allen ahead of landfall.
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