06 Dec 1979
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1979
Page
1
Washington report shows producer prices up 13 percent in November, the strongest wholesale jump since 1974, with energy prices easing yet food costs surging 2.6 percent. The Producer Price Index sits at 225.9, meaning items costing 100 in 1967 now total 225.90, signaling persistent inflation through 1979.
Nine Powers Elementary teachers in Amherst have spent seven weeks in a weight loss contest that awards angels for weekly gains and pigs for losses. They wear symbols each Wednesday at weigh-in, with 50 cents weekly to a final prize pot at the December 19 weigh-in, while temptations like orchestra nights test their resolve.
Tens of thousands backing moderate Ayatollah Shariatmadari stormed Tabriz and seized the radio and television station, ousting the local governor and demanding changes to the proposed Islamic constitution. Khomeini appealed for unity while condemning plotters.
US marine guard William Galegos, held at the American Embassy in Tehran, says in a taped Thames TeleVision interview that the relief path is the shah's return. He adds this is the hostage majority view and notes no progress in release efforts over a month. The State Department warns statements may be made under duress.
Four employees from J P Diederichs and Sons Florist joined forces Wednesday afternoon to hoist a Christmas tree to the second floor of Lorain County Savings and Trust Co. at 124 Middle Ave. The family effort involved brothers Robert and Ray climbing toward their sons at the top as Mike assisted.
Iran cautiously welcomes a U N Security Council resolution calling for the release of 50 American hostages as a step forward while Ayatollah Khomeini denounces the United States as bloodthirsty. Iran's Revolutionary Council approves plans to mobilize 20 million for military training as diplomacy intensifies and gunmen attack a senior cleric's home. Weather: partly cloudy tonight with temps in the lower 30s, Friday cloudy with showers turning to snow flurries. highs 40 to 45.
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