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monday, february 12, 1979
Iran embroiled in civil war as armed forces battle
Tehran, Iran -Mutinous pro-Khomeini
air force cadets supported by armed
civilians battled the elite Imperial Guard
Saturday in a virtual civil war that en
gulfed much of eastern Tehran. Hospitals
reported at least 64 dead and 325
wounded.
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Dozens of U.S. military advisers had to
be airlifted out of Farahabad air base in
east Tehran, the center of the clashes.
The fighting, the bloodiest here in five
months, seemed to dispell any notions of
unity among Iran's armed forces in the face
of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's bid to
oust the shah-appointed government of
Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar. Strikes
and rioting forced the shah to leave Iran in
mid-January and he is now in Morocco.
U.S. China trade
Washington The Commerce Depart
ment warned Saturday that "unjus
tified euphoria" over the prospect of U.S.
trade with China could lead to mistaken
decisions by government and business of
ficials in this country.
The potential for trade with China is
much less than many people believe, the
department said.
Predictions that China could import as
much as $200 billion from Western nations
by 1985 are unrealistic, primarily because
China will lack the resources to pay for
them, he added.
Damage by farmers
Washington-Officials estimate it will
cost more than $2.6 million to repair the
damage and pay police overtime for the
first week of protest by 3,500 farmers
seeking higher government support prices.
Three-quarters of that estimate covers
damage -accidental and deliberate-to the
146-acre Mall between the Capitol and the
Washington Monument, where police have
hundreds of heavy farm vehicles and camp
ers penned in to foil traffic disruptions.
Speed limit
While more than a dozen states, includ
ing Nebraska, are discussing abolishing the
55 mph speed limit, an Associated Press
NBC News poll shows a majority of Ameri
cans want to keep the "double nickel."
It's been five years since they first
posted those 55 mph speed limit signs-the
"double nickel" in CB slang and anyone
who drives farther than the county line
knows they don't slow down a lot of folks.
Nonetheless, the AP-NBC News poll last
week showed that 59 percent of the public
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At the same time, 39 percent said the 2 percent of the 1 ,600 persons questioned
individual states should be allowed to set were undecided.
Blind athlete seeks sponsors
By Tom Prentiss
Nebraska's only representative in the
United States Association for Blind
Athletes National Championships may not
participate this year because of lack of a
sponsor.
Doug Rose said that is the only thing
keeping him from competing this.year. He
said he would need about $300 to cover
transportation, lodging and meals.
Rose, a 20-year-old education major
from Homer, faced a similar problem last
year;" although he received a $40 donation
from the Bethany Lions Club.
"The only way I got there last year was
because my parents decided to take me and
make it a vacation," said Rose.
Rose lost his eyes to cancer, which
developed shortly after his birth. One eye
was removed when he was five months and
the other at age five.
Three Medals
Rose brought home three medals from
last year's competition.
He finished first in the standing triple
jump, second in the standing long jump
and third in the 60-meter dash.
Last year was the second year for the
Blind Olympics, which Rose said, drew
about 300 people from across the country.
He said it was easier to get to Macomb,
111., the site of last year's games, than it will
be to get to Seattle, Wash, this year.
Rose said his biggest problem is the
date. The national championships are
scheduled for March 18-24, at the Univer
sity of Washington.
Rose said the games last year fell over
spring break so it was easy for him to go.
This year he'd have to miss a week of
school.
Poor timing
"I guess because I knew the date they
were on, I didn't try really hard to find a
sponsor," he said.
"I'm not really excited about the idea
of missing a week of school, though," Rose
said. "It would be really nice to go but it
doesn't look like it's going to work out."
He added, "If they were going to have it
over spring break, I'd be out selling pencils
on the street or something to go. It's just
that part about missing school and no
money that really has stopped me."
Rose said if the money becomes avail
able he'd probably change his mind about
school and go to the Olympics.
He called last year's games a
experience".
'good
He said he is also looking into the possi
bility of starting a chapter of the Associat
ion for Blind Athletes here in Lincoln.
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