Thousands of. jubilant Iranians: packed Tehran ‘Streets Tuesday ‘shouting “The Shah is gone forever” as an earthquake. registering 68 on the Richter scale causing extensive damage to suburbs of the city almost simultaneously. marked’ the departure of the monarch.

“The Shah left almost as soon as the lower house of parliament had passed a vote. of: . confidence ‘in | the

government _ of. Shabpour Bakhtiar, who the shah’ appointed as the new civilian

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of railway were closed down Tuesday ‘as train drivers went out on strike.

Jt is one more step in the current industrial turmoil ctippling the country and bringing screams from the Conservative “opposition demanding prime minister Jim Callaghan» to ‘call an election. ©

A strike by the nation’s truck drivers is badly hitting the delivery of food supplies and the situation is com- ~ pounded by panic buying and _ food hoarding.

The economy is being devastated with 100,000 industrial workers being laid Off'as a result Of the truckers’ strike.

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The preceded by his family and | made a quite informal exit, weeping as. he ‘secretly boarded a military jet for

; Egypt. -

He was gréeted on his arrival by president Anwar who accompanied

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From there he is expected to fly to the U.S. and stay with his family on their estate. near Los Angeles.

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Cassiar strike ends

About 600 members of the _ United Steel Workers Union

An agreement giving the workers raises to $8.10 an hour for laborers, rising to

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Thousands of motorists drove through city streets with headlights blazing and horns blaring as news of the Shah's departure spread.

For the first time in many months, Tehran’s streets were packed: with people in joyous mood and celebrating

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to gun down rioters’ were embraced. by crowds and flashed victory signs.

Next. ‘question is how the’ new government will in- tegrate with the more traditional Islamic teachings favored by the people.

The exiled spiritual leader Ayatollah Khomainy — is widely expected ,to return from Paris and assume some major leadership role and has announced he will set up an Islaniic revolutionary

‘council to rule the country.

Meanwhile, prime minister Bahktiar has an-

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recognize the PLO and has repeated his stand on a ban of oil exports to Israel.

ending. a four-month strike.

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On top of all this comes a strike by ambulance drivers and even museum 6 at- tendants. With miners threatening their own form of industrial action, there arises the threat of power blackouts across the nation.

Callaghan- also ‘insists his Labor government can do nothing about the dilemma

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