U.S. backs Bakhtiar as Iran faces coup threats
UPI reports the United States pledged full support to the civilian government of prime minister-designate Shahpour Bakhtiar to deter a right wing military coup in Iran. Secretary of State Vance signaled U.S. opposition to any overthrow while noting the shah may leave Iran on vacation soon to form a regency. He stressed Iran must decide its future without outside interference and reaffirmed no direct contacts with Ayatollah Khomeini.
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UPI
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United States
Shahpour Bakhtiar
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Vance
Robert Huyser
Mohammed Reza Pahlav
Soviet Union
State Department
Bakhtiar
Ayatollah Khomeini
Khomeini
Paris
Islamic Front
Shah
Smoking Study Sparks Mixed Reactions in Lorain Residents
Readers express varied responses to a new smoking report. Some say warnings scare them into cutting back or quitting, while others, including long-time smokers like Clifford Rose, dismiss health dangers and continue smoking. Pregnant Susan Wilson aims to reduce, but finds it hard.
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Delemba
Mary Fuleki
Lorain
Susan Wilson
Elyria
Ms. Wilson
Pall Mall
Rose
South Africa clerk marries widow with 12 grandchildren
Pieter van Greuwen a 20 year old train conductor in Pretoria marries 61 year old widow Anna Sophia van Rooyen who has four children and twelve grandchildren Their courtship began eight months ago when he was transferred to Breyten The bride recalls rejecting suitors during her widowhood and says Pieter is Mr Right The oldest grandchild is two years older than the groom
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Pretoria
South Africa
UPI
Pieter van Greuwen
Anna Sophia van Rooyen
van Greunen
Breyten
Pieter
Mr. Right
Viet troops strike last Cambodian stronghold siege
Vietnamese forces backed by warplanes attack Battambang and press toward the Thai border as Siem Reap faces heavy fighting. Khmer Rouge leaders, including Ieng Sary, flee toward Beijing while regional foreign ministers call for UN action.
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Thailand
UPI
Cambodia
No. 2
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Ieng Sary
Peking
Hong Kong
Radio
Hanoi
Pol Pot
Phnom Penh
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Siem Reap
Angkor Wat
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Philippines
United Nations
Paul Wedel
Poipet
Leng Sary
Volkswagen overtakes AMC as fourth automaker in early 1979
Volkswagen of America moves to No 4 in U S auto output, jumping to 4212 passenger cars in the first two weeks of 1979 at its New Stanton Pa plant, ahead of AMC's 3616 units by 16.4 percent, with the top position likely to shift again as the race continues.
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VPT
Volkswagen of America
American Motors Corp
AMC
U.S
Automotive News
Volkswagen
New Stanton
Elyria Board Faces School Closures and Budget Clash
The Elyria board approves closing four schools prompting concerns about lost athletic opportunities and disruption for Jefferson Junior High. Teachers and staff warn of negative atmosphere changes under the current leadership while a petition to keep the junior high open gathers 300 names. Repas opposes the levy, urges deeper cuts to erase a 1.7 million dollar deficit, and calls for employee pay raises if allowed. Community and NAACP concerns push for careful study of building utilization amid economy and integration considerations.
Ohio in Brief Faces Racial Quotas and Bridges Policy
Ohio brief items include Cincinnati debate on minority contracting quotas and whether white women owners qualify as minority firms under a 22 percent city construction goal. Kentucky Beverly Hills Supper Club owners face state labor complaints over unsafe conditions after 165 deaths in 1977. Cleveland officials consider Nathaniel R. Jones for the 6th Circuit vacancy while tolls may end on the Russell to Ironton bridge. Cleveland Board of Education renominates John Gallagher Jr. as president despite a prior mooning incident.
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Cincinnati
UPT
Frankfort
UPI
Beverly Hills
State Department of Labor
4-A Corp
Kenneth Hollis
Labor Department
Northern Kentucky
Cleveland
Cleveland Board of Education
John Gallagher Jr
Gallagher
Ohio
Franklin County judge to rule on gag order in .22cal killings case
Common Pleas Judge George B. Marshall planned a ruling on a defense request for a gag order prohibiting comments outside the courtroom. Public defender James Kura challenged prior efforts to force reporters to disclose their information sources. Two brothers Thaddeus Lewingdon and Gary Lewingdon face charges in nine killings across three counties, with Gary also charged in a Franklin County murder.
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Kirkersville
Gary Lewingdon
Franklin County
Rhodes appoints Clark to Lancaster Municipal Court
Gov James A Rhodes named Joseph T Clark to the Lancaster Municipal Court to serve the remainder of a term until December 31 1979 He succeeds John D Martin who moved to the Fairfield County Common Pleas Court Clark has practiced law in Lancaster since 1966 Rhodes also named seven persons to a new state Fire Commission.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Joseph T. Clark
Lancaster
State Fire Commission
Clark
John D. Martin
Fairfield County Common Pleas Court
West Virginia to replace 74 year old Market Street Bridge
Weirton WV The state plans to replace the 74 year old Market Street Bridge linking WV 2 with Steubenville Ohio about three miles south of Weirton The project cost is estimated at 25 million dollars with funding sought from the federal government Construction is planned for the first half of 1982 per a WV Department of Highways official at a regional planning council meeting.
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Weirton
W.va
UPI
Market Street
Steubenville
Ohio
West Virginia Department of Highways
Man Convicted in Child Abuse Case in Lancaster
Ralph Rotter, 30, of Lancaster was found guilty of endangering and causing serious harm to a 4 year old. His wife Ellen, 24, faced felonious assault charges in connection with the beating they had planned to adopt. The child required over two weeks of hospitalization for fractures, bruises, and abrasions.
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Lancaster
UPI
Ralph Rotter
Rotter
Ellen
Jone
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