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DENTON TEXAS, FRIDAY, AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 30,1979
77TH YEAR OF DAILY SERVICE — NO. 103
Pages in 4 Sections
Iran refuses to attend U.N. meeting
America's VN
ambassador.
Meet Hope Haught
Mexico denial
of shah’s visa
Texas congressmen push Carter for deadline
Americans would fight for hostages, poll says
Flow finds no safety
Hance of Lubbock. Joe Wyatt of Vic-
toria and Richard White of El Paso
and Republican Rep Jim Collins of
Dallas
Stenholm. of Stamford, said the
resolution did not suggest a time or
meeting would go on as planned, but it
might be rescheduled from Saturday
night to Saturday morning or after-
noon —
Ghotbzadeh also said he welcomed
the decision of the Mexican govern-
ment Thursday to bar re-entry to the
shah, who has been told by his doctors
he is able to leave his New York
hospital bed Egypt’s President
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Donald McHenry, told NBC-TV there
was a possibility the Council might
adopt sanctions against Iran "We
have to.take some kind of effective
measures to pressure Iran," he said.
On Thursday, the U.S. government
urged the International Court of
Justice in the Netherlands to order the
release of the hostages
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MEXICO CITY (API - Mexico
turned its back on the shah and jarred
his U.S. hosts, declaring it will not
renew the deposed monarch's tourist
visa because his presence "would be
contrary to the best interests of the
country." There was speculation the
shah might seek sanctuary in Egypt
or the Caribbean
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
said he ordered his ambassador in
Washington to reiterate his in-
vitation for the shah to come to Egypt
Sadat’s spokesman announced the
move and said Sadat's presidential
plane is ready for takeoff at "any
moment" to pick up the shah and fly
him to Cairo.
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran an-
nounced today it will boycott a UN
Security Council meeting on the
American Embassy takeover, further
darkening prospects for an early
resolution of the dangerous showdown
with the United States A U N
spokesman said the meeting would go
on nevertheless
Hundreds of thousands of Iranian
demonstrators surrounded the em-
bassy today, the 27th day of captivity
there for SO American hostages, but
there was no violence
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reaction from the House leadership,
including Majority Leader Jim
Wright of Fort Worth who said that it
might be-harmful "at this particular
time "
Leath said he signed “because in
my judgment it strengthens the
president's position to negotiate It
illustrates very clearly to the whole
world that the people, through their
Congress, back up whatever action
‘ the president might have to take."
rounded the U.S. Embassy today, the
holiest and most emotionally charged
day of the Shiite Moslem calendar, but
dispersed peacefully after six hours of
prayers Thousands (more joined
another prayer meeting at Tehran
University.
The demonstrators at the embassy
carried religious and political banners
and stood with their backs to the main
gates, facing the direction of the Mos-
lem holy city of Mecca, more than
1.000 miles to the southwest in Saudi
Arabia.
place, or even urge that Carter resort
to military action
"We stand behind that action, but
we leave it up to him to put the
numbers in," Stenholm said
The resolution attracted a cool
He added, however, that he was “in
total agreement" with Carter's ap-
parent intent to explore all peaceful
options first
Collins said a specific deadline
might not be appropriate now, but he
would support a move for a more
specific resolution in 10 days He was
confident that the crisis would be
resolved by then * -
"I think part of the problem has
been that Iran has thought they were
on a one-way street and they never
realized the serious, implications of
what they'd done," Collins said
"I do think they need to realize it's
not just one person (the president) •—
over here This matter is considered
most seriously by the entire country,
and the Congress is the voice of the
country."
Hance said he considered the
resolution a way to tell Carter there
would be congressional support if the
president decided it was necessary to
take military steps
"It's not meant to be critical at all,”
Hance said “
on trial for espionage
The seizure of the embassy and
the Americans there, coupled with
the threats against the hostages,
have made a deep impression on
Americans. Ninety-eight percent of
the public said they had heard or
read of the hostage situation — a
very high level of public awareness
Eight-one percent of those who
said they knew about the crisis were
“personally angered” by the taking
of hostages Sixteen percent said
they were not angry Three percent
of the 1.381 adults interviewed
were not sure.
they are personally angry about the
taking of Americans as hostages in
Iran
—The public is frankly fearful of
war The number of Americans who
say war is "very likely" has tripled
since last year
—Nevertheless, the poll found
that, if the hostages are harmed or
pul on trial. Americans decisively
favor a U.S military strike against
Iran
—On the other hand, if the
hostages are released unharmed,
the public overwhelmingly opposes
any U S military retaliation against
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WEATHER REPORT
Low this morning 22
High Thursday 45
Low Thursday 28
High last year 64
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The sun sets today at 5:26; it rises
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Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, the man newly
named by Ayatollah Ruhollah
Khomeini as acting foreign minister,
announced at a news conference.
“According to the decision made by
the Revolutionary Council, we are not
attending the Security Council
meeting tomororrow."
He reiterated Khomeini's con-
tention that the Security Council is
under the thumb of the United States
and said any Council decision “is not
binding and we don't accept it."
The United States is seeking a
WASHINGTON (API — Seven
Texas congressmen are calling for
President Carter to set a deadline for
military action if peaceful efforts do
not secure the release of American
. hostages in Iran.
Rep Charles Stenholm. D-Texas.
stressed that his signature on a
proposed resolution sponsored by 54
congressmen was not intended as
criticism of the president’s actions so
far.
"I firmly and thoroughly support
L the president in his handling of this
difficult matter." Stenholm said
“The president is the man that's
carrying the mail."
The proposal was introduced by
Rep Samuel S Stratton. D-N.Y., on
Thursday. It calls the Iranian action
"an act of war" and urges the
president to set a deadline for “in-
creasingly severe" military
operations if the hostages are not
released
The other six Texas co-sponsors
were Democratic Reps Marvin Leath
of Marlin. Sam Hall of Marshall, Kent
the Moslem nation.
—By almost three to one, the
public agrees that the U.S gov-
ernment should not return the
deposed Shah to Iran in return for
the hostages
—And more than seven out of 10
say President Carter is doing all he
can to get the hostages freed
The 50 Americans have been held
hostage by Iranian militants for 27
days in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran
The militants have threatened to kill
the hostages if the U.S attempts to
rescue them by force. They have
also threatened to put the hostages
NEW YORK (AP) - Americans,
outraged that fellow citizens are
held hostage in Iran, fear the crisis
could lead to war, an Associated
Press-NBC News poll says
Nevertheless, the public would
support military action if the
hostages were harmed or put on
trial
The poll, taken Tuesday and
Wednesday, found extraordinarily
strong public feelings tempered by
the awareness of the"grave dangers
posed by the crisis. Here are some of
the survey’s major points:
—Four out of five Americans said
discussions ___Anwar Sadat today repeated his offer
In New York, Rudolf Stajduhar, to the shah to establish a permanent
spokesman for U.N Secretary- residence in Egypt
General Kurt Waldheim, said the
There was no indication whether the
shah would take up Sadat’s offer
in Washington, the State De-
partment said Mexico’s ar-
nouncement Thursday night would not
change the Carter administration’s
position on the shah's stay in the
United States
"We have said all along that it is up
to him to make his decisions about
travel, both as to time and
destination," said spokesman Walter
Ramsay
Asked if the Mexican decision had
come as a surprise, one U.S official,
who insisted on remaining
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council resolution calling for release
of the hostages But Iran wanted the
council to take up its allegations
against the deposed Shah Mohammad
Reza Pahlavi and its demand that the
United States surrender him to the
Iranians before release of the
hostages can be considered Iran says
the shah must be put on trial on
charges of mass murder and looting
the country’s wealth.
Ghotbzadeh said Iran would "keep
our contacts" with the Security
Council for possible further
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LEWISVILLE - Police were
questioning a 14-year-old this morning
following a shooting at the Lina
Milliken Middle School in which a 12-
year-old girl was injured, apparently
seriously. ”
The girl was identified as Brenda
Kay Bilecki.
She was reported in good con-
dition at Lewisville Memorial
Hospital, where she was treated in the
emergency room and then transferred
to the intensive care unit
School principal Steve Polzer said
he was notified at about 10 a m that
the girl's condition was stable, but he
was unsure how seriously she was
injured.
The 14-year-old was taken into
custody after police spotted him
outside the school building and chased
him down in a field behind the school
Officers had sealed off the building
and were conducting a room-by-room
search when the youth was seen
outside
Police Capt Glen Glasscock said
officers have verified that the boy
brought the gun to school, but do not
know if the shooting was accidental or
intentional
The girl was on the second floor of
the school building when she was shot
.at about 8:30 a m . Glasscock said,
and apparently did not realize initially
that she was injured She walked
down the stairs and collapsed on the
first floor near the office, he said. . .... „
Polzer said teachers notified him of Life is looking up for 75-year-old Hope Haugh I of Pilot Point, shown
the injured girl, and police were then - here with a great-grandchild. By stitching about 25 quilts a year and
called in. taking in washing and ironing, she is able to get by in today's inflated
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