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Show SaJt Lake City, Utah Vol. 222, No. 18 IYh November 1, 1980 Saturday Morning rHnt-Fi- e (Yule) Announce Conditions Sunday? Iran Srolitt Over Hostage Release By Associated Press An Iranian legislator said Friday that freedom for the 52 American hostages is just a problem of time. Otherwise, everyone wants the question to be settled. He said conditions for their release could be announced Sunday after parliamentary debate. Assadollah Bayat told The Associated Press in a telephone interview the Parliament is split three ways: Whether the captives should be freed before or after the U.S. elections Tuesday or if they should be held until war there is an end to the between Iran and Iraq. The Parliament Majlis has been stalled by hard-linerbut Bayat predicted there would be a quorum at the session scheduled for Sunday and maybe it will approve the conditions Sunday and announce them the same day. Declares Victory for Militants Earlier, Irans government radio declared Iranian militants had won confrontation with the their year-lon- g United States over the hostages and a just method had been worked out to release them. U.S. officials continued to express skepticism that an end to the crisis was imminent. State Department spokesman John Trattner told reporters in Washington, I have no no way to indicate to you that I feel any more hopeful, that we are any closer. But he said the Carter administration offered assurances that it recognizes Aytollah Ruhollah Khomeinis revolutionary Islamic regime as the legally constituted government in Iran and America would lift economic sanctions against Iran if the hostages are freed. Plane Ready in Sweden? It was disclosed in Stockholm that a Swedish airline company had been contacted about flying a jetliner to Tehran, presumably to pick up the hostages. But a communique issued by Scanairs managing director, George Olsson, corrected earlier reports that the plane was on standby at Stockholms Arlanda airport for a flight to s notice. Tehran on Olssons statement said, Various world wide news media today reported that Scanair has a DC-- 8 passenger aircraft, with some facility for stretchers, standing by at Stockholm airport to depart for Tehran to transport American hostages to Europe. "These reports are completely inaccurate. The situation is that Scanair a week ago was contacted by an unnamed party which inquired about the feasibility of such a transport, when and if the requirement arose. Scanair said that, if required, it could make an appopriate Washington and taught the United Stales an unforgettable lesson. It gave no details of the plan, but it was believed to refer to conditions decided on by a parliamentary commission studying the issue. Group Boycotts Session aircraft available at about two hours dont have a time schedule, he replied. notice. The matter has been taken no The Tehran radio statement that a further since the initial contacts were just method" had been determined to made. free the hostages was on the governe ment broadcasting system's Tehran in Sources service. He had said earlier arrangements were made for the plane to fly from said it was not carried in Farsi, Irans Tehran to somewhere in Germany." principal language. s U.S. contingency plans are believed to Fighting call for the hostages to be taken to a Iranian leaders eager to end the U.S. military hospital in West crisis have been trying to overcome the Germany. s in the Parliaresistance of President Carter, on a campaign stop ment to a plan for freeing the Ameriin Columbia, S.C., was asked if he cans, who spent their 363rd day in thought the hostages would be released captivity Friday. soon. The radio statement proclaimed that I hope so. I cant predict anything. I Iran had "forced" concessions from U.S. Contingency Plans Arabie-languag- Those conditions, still not made public, are believed to be based on four demands set out earlier by Khomeini: That the United States return the late shahs wealth, pledge in Irans affairs, withdraw lawsuits against Iran, and release (8 billion in Iranian assets frozen in U.S. banks. The commission could also add other Hard-Liner- hard-liner- The hard liners headed off a public discussion of the issue in the Parliament on Thursday by boycotting the session The boycott by 66 deputies left the Majlis 17 members short of a quorum The meeting was rescheduled for this Sunday, although some knowledgeable sources in Tehran questioned whether even that session would be held. But Iranian television said Friday evening that Ayatollah Ilossein Ali Montazeri, one of the most influential figures in Iran, sent telegrams to all Majlis members urging them to attend Sundays session. lie was quoted as See Page 2 Column I 228-se- s, Auoclatad Preu LMarphofo Reza Pahlavi Celebrates 20th Birthday Reza Names Himself New Shah By David B. Ottaway Washington Post Writer Reza Pahlavi, CAIRO, Egypt eldest son of the late deposed Iranian monarch, proclaimed himself the new Shah of Iran here in Cairo Friday as he celebrated his 20th birthday. In a quiet ceremony at Kubbeh palace unattended by any family members, Egyptians or any other officials, the young exile read an 1 message to Iranians in his native language of Farsi declaring his 'readiness to accept full responsibility as the lawful king of Iran. He immediately called upon all patriotic groups inside and outside Iran to rally behind him in the common cause of restoring him to the Peacock Throne and ending the nightmare he said his country was now experiencing under the Islamic revolution of Ayatollah Khomeini. Gives No Indication In his message, Reza gave no indication how he thought this might be done, but in an interview with a French television station Thursday he asserted confidently that the Iranian people will rise, I am sure of it, and sweep away this faithless, lawless regime" of the ayatollah. Those are the living forces on which I lean," he said. The absence of family members at the Kubbeh palace ceremony Friday of the young, seemed exiled pretenders personal and political isolation at present. The only outsiders allowed to witness the event were an Egyptian and French television team and a single photographer from the Associated Press and United Press International. A spokesman for Reza Pahlavi said the ceremony was deliberated kept low key and the press excluded because of the "delicate international situation," a war reference both to the Iranian-Iraq- i and the possible release of the American hostages in Iran. New Monarchical Order Reza's appeal was carefully couched in both nationalistic and religious terms. He spoke of establishing a new monarchical order based on "the teachings o! true Islam and kissed a copy of the Koran laying beside him at the end of his statement as well as playing a recording of the Iranian national anthem. It was not immediately clear how his message would be relayed to Iranians inside their country, some 1200 miles away from Cairo. Earlier, however, his spokesman said they would probably rely on the use of recordings and cassettes smuggled into Iran, just as the ayatollah did so successfully in his campaign to overthrow the late shah. In his message, he said his official title would be Reza Shah the second and he promised to faithfully observe and uphold" the imperial constitution dating back to 1906 and scrapped by the ayatollahs Islamic revolution in favor of a fundamentalist Islamic one in late 1979. Under the old constitution, Reza becomes of age at 20 to inherit the title of shah after his father's death. Promising a compassionate society based on the civilzed values of justice, freedom, and the rule of law" as well as Islamic principles, Reza appealed for support from ail Iranians, I am confident of your saying. response." two-hour- doors ij f'l . t i -- ! . ..vs V: N j By Alex Efty Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq claimed Friday its forces had completed the encirclement" of Abadan, Irans southiv-I western stronghold, and attacked Khosrowabad 20 miles to the south in an apparent effort to further strangle the refinery city. But a correspondent for the official Iranian news agency Pars reported late Y' Friday that Irans forces had checked the Iraqi move and repulsed Iraqi attempts to enter Abadan from an outlying district and cemetery. Along the northern front, Tehran Radio reported helicopter-born- e troops killed 180 Iraqi soldiers and its armor destroyed 24 tanks over a 24 hour period. Try to Break Siege Earlier, the Iraqis had claimed their forces killed 64 Iranian soldiers when they tried to break a siege near the town of Thursday night. Meanwhile, special envoys from Isnations conlamic and tinued mediation attempts to end the Persian Gulf conflict. An Iranian communique acknowledged that forces in the bombed and shelled city of Abadan had come under more murderous" artillery barrages d Iranian revolutionary but said Auocltttd Prtu photo guards fought with the weapon of faith and the call of God is great. Thousands of Iranians leave Tehran University heard a speech by Premier Rajai and joined in chants of Death to Reagan, Death to Carter. Repel Tank Assault Friday after the weekly prayer service. They The communique said Abadans defenders repelled Iraqi tank assaults on a bridge nine miles north of the city and linking it with the oil port of Khorram-shah- r which Iraq claims to have overrun. Pars said Iraqi troops suffered heavy Personnel at the hospital, known who administered the anesthesia durkind, very rational. It was understood casualties and a large number" of that the patient does not want a officially as the Community Hospital ing the operation. prisoners were taken by Abadan's and Rehabilitation Center of I os (law)suit or an insurance settlement. defenders Three Other Medics d were about what Iraq claimed it was mopping up one However, the mans wife said ThursIn addition to Vishoot, the attending inafter another of Persian enemy pocket day no decision has been made about happened. Nevertheless, based on physicians were two Los Gatos interresistance in preparation for a final supplied by knowledgeable taking legal action. She said they had formation who and the nists anesthesiologist, drive on Abadan, and had set fire to gas consulted a lawyer because, We sources and statement made by Ross, practices in Monte Sereno. the following account has been comwanted to know what our rights are. pipelines and oil tank farms in but gave not details. Explanations differ about the chain of She asked that the familys privacy plied. events that resulted in the surgeon The attack on Khosrowabad could be protected. Circulatory Problems amputating the wmng leg. According to further isolate Abadan, already cut off The lawyer advised them not to talk The man, who had heart disease in one account, a nurse prepared the from the rest of Iran, according to Iraqi about the case, she said. addition to diabetes, experienced cirwrong limb for surgery. Ross denies it. claims. in one In both culatory problems legs. Surgeon Mum Navy Embarkation Point "The wrong leg was not prepared, the trouble was so serious that his Dr. Allan Vishoot, a Los Gatos leg, he said, but he would not say what did decided to amputate. physician Diplomatic sources said Iran's navy orthopedic surgeon who performed the happen. Khosrowabad, situated directly isusing was once scheduled and then Surgery surgery, also declined to talk about the According to Ross, the mistake was south of Abadan on the disputed Shatt incident, which occurred about two canceled. After it was rescheduled, not caused by the hospital, its staff or al Arab waterway, as an embarkation Vishoot was called in at the last minute months ago. point for shipping supplies to Abadan. the another when was unavailable. patient. surgeon According to Ross, the case is being It was the first Iraqi reference to That leaves the surgeon. Ross would The patient listened to the diagnosis investigated by the hospitals surgery department. No disciplinary action has and signed consent forms for the not confirm or deny that the surgeon Khosrowabad since the war began Sept. 22. was solely to blame. been taken againt Vishoot. hospital, the surgeon and the doctor kw n r y-- ... v ( S-f(OcU ''' j'r Qasr-e-Shiri- n non-align- die-har- Lf Wrong Leg Removed in California Surgery By Karen Klinger and Elias Castillo . Oatos-Saratog- Newspapers Knight-Ridde- r SAN JOSE, Calif. A man who underwent surgery to have the lower part of a leg amputated woke up to find that the wrong leg had been removed. Sources familiar with the case say the man, a diabetic who suffered from poor blood circulation, subsequently had to have his other leg amputated. In both cases the amputation was below the knee. Ralph Ross, the Los Gatos Community Hospitals executive director, acknowleged that a mistake was made during the first operation, but declined to explain how it happened. Said Ross, There were extenuating circumstances. The patient was very a, tight-lippe- Khos-rowaba- d, Carter in South, Reagan in Midwest As Campaign Enters Homestretch By Clay F. Richards There was concern in the Carter camp that the president's campaign had lost some of the momentum that to has propelled him to almost even with United Press International President Carter Friday sought secure his shaky southern base, while Reagan in the polls in the past two Republican rival Ronald Reagan spent weeks. the Friday before election seeking blue Pause In Momentum collar and suburban votes in the hotly A White House official explained that contested Midwest. strategists perceived a "pause Carter stumped through Florida, Carter in the momentum that has been going South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi and Texas, five states he carried in their way. 1976, but where now he is only ahead by the narrowest of margins or even with Reagan. Carter strategists believe it will be hard for him to beat Reagan without the bulk of those 68 electoral Tribune Telephone votes on his side. Numbers, Page A-- 2 Reagan campaigned through the industrial states of Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. His aides say he is leading in Illinois and Michigan and could well win the election by adding on the other two. Appeals for Help In Lakeland, Fla., before a crowd of 15,000, Carter said Without your help I cant win because the contest is so close I come here as a friend and neighlxir Saturday' to ask your help because the election is I.akc City and Rnuty Salt Mostly If the election very close," he said clouds hy night, were held today, the issue would be fair; mcrca.ing wanner; mostly light winds Weather very much in doubt " details on Page I) 3 Inside The Tribune Today's Chuckle They haven't really taken prayers ou of the public school1. You should hear the teachers just before they open the Iraqis Lock Abadan in Death Grip .... Forrat Atoclt(f PrM lwcKrfo Ronald Reagan Seeks Industrial Support The pause, he said, was apparently due to some gain that Reagan received from his debate performance, and "A let down in the rising expectations over the possible imminent release of the American hostages in Iran." Wants to Push The official said he expects people will eventually examine what Reagan said in the debate and "will see the difference between the appearance of credibility on one hand and a series of false, misleading statements on the other." The president encountered one of his most peppery audiences of the campaign in Township Auditorium in Columbia S C., where a young man led off questions at a town hall meeting by saying, "Id like to see us start pushing the Russians around. But, Carter drew applause from most of the audience when he defended his restraint and moderation" noting he had available ut my fingertips, literally, the most awesome destructive force on earth Warm Feeling On the Reagan campaign it was clear his organization senses victory next Tuesday. Right now," Rctgan told a rally of See Page 2, Column 1 - Aiwxwtf PfM IntrptKrto President Carter Admits Contest Close |
