Prayers Define Families Joy Over Iran Hostage Release
Families of 52 American hostages reacted with guarded optimism then unbridled relief as Iran agreed to free the captives. Relatives across the country spoke of joy, already planning celebrations and imagining reunions on planes.
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Iran
Agnes Moorehead Kennedy
New York
Moorehead Kennedy
State Department
U.S
Tehran
Earl Graves
Flagstaff, Ariz
John Graves
Mount Pleasant
Jerry Miele Jr
Bill Potoka
Miele
Carter announces that Iran hostages will be freed soon
President Carter said an agreement with Iran to free the 52 American hostages had been reached and he would fly to Wiesbaden, West Germany, to meet them after documents cover the deal. The agreement, signed in Algiers and Tehran, set up an escrow for about $9 billion in assets and awaited transfer before hostage release.
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Graves
Germany
Washington
Jeff Needham
Bellevue
Neb
Paul Needham
State Department
Pasadena
Calif
Earl Lee
Hazel
Lee
Gary
Hermening
UPI
Carter
Iran
West Germany
White House
Tehran
Algiers
Wiesbaden
United States
Jody Powell
London
Powell
Central Bank
Tran
Warren Christopher
Christopher
Justice Department
West
Camp David
Oval Office
Foreign Ministry
Ohio
Bert Moore
Mount Vernon
Marjorie Moore
Flag comes down as Iran hostage drama ends on Antoinette Dr
On Antoinette Drive a large bay window flag honoring 52 Americans held in Iran came down this morning after 443 days. Neighbors and a waiting press corps noted the end of the siege while Donna Domazet and others expressed sympathy for the Boggs family. A reporter said cars lined the street signaling news and the end of the hostage crisis.
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Antoinette Drive
Patricia Boggs
Joe Hall
Kirk Nevins
Antoinette
Iran
Nevins
Hall sister speaks after hostage crisis news arrives
Relatives express relief and concern as the Iranian hostage situation ends. Mrs Boggs says Joe Hall, stationed in Indonesia since 1968, will be told where to go next and may discuss with media when ready. Other families in Ohio react with gratitude and cautious optimism.
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Athens
Hall
Indonesia
Americans rate health and family life as vital to happiness
A Census Bureau Commerce Department report surveys 1442 adults on life quality, finding health and family life rated highly by many and that most feel very satisfied with overall well being. life expectancy and housing have improved since 1950s.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Commerce Department
United States
Bet Commerce
Philip Klntanick
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Tus
Kevin Hermening
Krakow
Rodney
Rocky” Sickmann
William Kimme
Sickmann
Matti Jones
Detroit
Charles
Joseph Lubick Jr
Frank Gaal
Barbara Timm
Kenneth
Kenneth Hermening
Bank of England
Andrews Air Force Base
Rosalynn
Hamilton Jordan
Lloyd Cutler
Community College
Tim
Boggs
Donna Domazet
Joe Bali
Elyria
Washington, D.C
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