CARTER SAYS MILITARY ACTION IS THE ONLY CHOICE LEFT TO U.S. IF IRAN FAILS TO FREE CAPTIVES; MORE SANCTIONS SET Import Ban Is Extended to All Goods--Travel by Americans Halted American Travel to Iran Banned No Decision on Specific Action Carter Says Military Action Is Only Choice if Iran Won't Yield Hostages Common Market to Meet Monday All Imports From Iran Now Banned
Date: 18 April 1980
By BERNARD GWERTZMAN Special to The New York Times
Bernard Special
Pres Carter says 'some sort of military action' against Iran would seem to be only alternative if economic and political sanctions failed to produce early release of American hostages, news conference; illustration (M)
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World News Briefs; Man Charged in an Attack On Mrs. Gandhi Is Stabbed Gunman in Tel Aviv Steals $4.5 Million in Diamonds Turkish Legislators Endorse Extension of Martial Law Salvador Groups Attack Paper and U.S. Plant
Date: 19 April 1980
Ram Bulchand Lalwani is stabbed in hospital, Baroda, India, where he was being treated for superficial wound; assailant Kalidas Parmar, a fellow patient, is seized and charged with attempted murder (S)
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2 Reporters for Times Among 8 Chosen for Press Club's Awards
Date: 18 April 1980
wins Gold Typewriter Award of NY Press Club (S)
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2 IRISH U.N. SOLDIERS SLAIN BY LEBANESE IN REPRISAL ACTION; IDENTITY OF KILLERS UNCLEAR Motive Thought to Be Revenge for Death of 2 Youths--Christian Militia Denies Any Role Confusion Over the Assailants U.N. Peace Force Hampered 2 IRISH U.N. SOLDIERS SLAIN BY LEBANESE U.N. 'Shocked and Outraged'
Date: 19 April 1980
Group of armed Lebanese kills 2 Irish soldiers of UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon and seriously wounds 3d; soldiers are shot after they and 2 UN observers and 2 Associated Press journalists were taken captive near Israeli border; journalists and observers are freed unharmed; UN spokesman says soldiers were shot in reprisal for deaths of 2 Moslem youths in recent clash at Atiri; says killers were members of youths families; Christian militia commander Maj Saad Haddad denies that his men were involved in killings (M)
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IN THE NATION How Pseudo The Event?
Date: 18 April 1980
By Tom Wicker
Tom Wicker
T Wicker on Chicago TV debate notes opinion of political analysts that Repr John B Anderson was winner
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Carter Denies His News Parleys Are Used to Help His Campaign; Longer Session Than Normal Outside Equal Time Rule
Date: 18 April 1980
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN Special to The New York Times
Steven WEISMAN
Pres Carter, at news conference, denies scheduling his news conferences on Iran situation to occur just before key Presidential primaries, a charge made by Sen Kennedy; several of Carter's news conferences have contained announcements that political experts agree were helpful to his political fortunes (M)
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