News stories from Saturday November 10, 1979
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- The Shah's return to Iran was demanded by a member of the Ayatollah Khomeini's inner circle, who has taken over Iran's foreign policy. The first public act of Dr. Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, a 47-year-old economist, who had been imprisoned by the Shah, was a declaration of support over the state radio for the band of Islamic students who are holding employees of the American Embassy in Teheran hostage in exchange for the Shah. He called the Shah "the greatest criminal history has seen." However, he told reporters that he was continuing his efforts to end the impasse.
Deportation proceedings against Iranian students found to be in the United States illegally were ordered by President Carter. The White House press secretary said the Justice Department had been asked "to identify any Iranian students in the United States who are not in compliance with the terms of their entry visas."
[New York Times] - President Carter is getting little praise in Iowa for current prosperity, but a lot of blame for the three things that are troubling the Democratic farmers and small town businessmen who will be voting in caucuses in January: inflation, rising fuel costs and high interest rates. A Democratic legislator said: "You don't hear people saying we've got to get rid of the President. But we're looking at Kennedy, and asking what he's going to do. If he comes out with some programs the people can see as being positive, he'll draw a lot of support. But he won't get it just because he's a Kennedy." [New York Times]
- Airline profits have been diminishing although they started rising when the carriers were deregulated a year ago and competitive fares were instituted. Rising fares and fewer discounts are the result. Increased fuel costs are largely responsible, the industry says, for a profits decrease of more than 50 percent in the third quarter, though basic fares have risen 25 percent since January. [New York Times]
- Evangelization without compromising their theological liberalism and emphasis on social justice is perplexing some of the nation's leading Protestant denominations in their attempts to stem heavy membership losses. Many liberals regard the aggressive approach to winning converts as inimical to their outlook, which tends to leave much to the discretion of the individual. But the current debate raises the question of how liberal churches can survive without a more direct evangelistic approach. [New York Times]
- Eviction is near in the land-seizure attempts of the government under its eminent domain rights in Tennessee's Tellico Dam area. Nellie Roe Chambers McCall, 75 years old, is opposing the Tennessee Valley Authority, which has claimed her 90-acre farm and land from 340 others under rights of eminent domain. Mrs. McCall refuses payment for her property and the deadline for her and two other landowners who are refusing payment was Friday night. The Cherokee Indians are fighting the T.V.A. in federal court. [New York Times]
- A computer error falsely alerted military officers to a nonexistent missile attack on the United States, a Defense Department official said. Although officials took the warning skeptically, 10 jet interceptors were sent aloft from three bases in the United States and Canada, and American missile bases were put on a low-level alert. [New York Times]