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WORLD Iran ousts reporters TEHRAN, Iran ? The Iranian government, which has ordered all American reporters to leave Iran, yesterday gave them until Friday midnight to obey the directive. The announcement, made by the director of the foreign press, Sadegh Abolghassem, said with American reporters out of the country there will be less emphasis on the American hostages held at the U.S. JTmhaccv cinrr> Wnv 4 hv klnmir militant*: HpnianHinP the return of the ousted shah. On Monday night, the government ordered all American reporters out of the country, accusing them of biased reporting. But it said French, British and West German journalists could stay for the time being. Pope wants world peace VATICAN CITY ? Pope John Paul II today said the "dramatic events" in Afghanistan posed a threat to world peace and called on the "great powers" to exert their responsibilities to safeguard peace. He said his "spiritual mission" was committed to "the independence of all countries," and the right of peoples to determine their own destiny according to their patriotic and religious feelings. The pope expressed "concern and sympathy" for the people of Iran. He made no direct reference to the American hostages held by Iranian militants in Tehran since Nov. 3, but praised Iran's "humanitarian traditions" and expressed hope the Iranians may "surmount current difficulties." Duke should 'buy British' LONDON ? The smartly dressed Duke of Kent, cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, has come under fire for buying suits in Hong Kong. Labor Party legislators and other critics said Sunday the duke was unpatriotic not to "buy British" when the domestic textile industry is having a rough time against foreign competition. The 45-year-old nobleman served in the British colony when he was in the army. He is vice-chairman of the British Overseas Trade Board. I uses I 1 miie^i 1 Mil I E Fans stampede for tickets DETROIT ? Fans kicked in glass doors and trampled each other, but there were no injuries in the stampede for tickets for a concert by the rock group Rush, police said. One man was arrested Saturday as police, with clubs drawn, moved the 1,000 fans back and maintained order. One fan said rumors that the box office would run out of tickets added to the confusion. Last month, at a concert by the rock group The Who in Cincinnati, 11 persons died as stampeding fans pushed through the doors to the arena in a rush for 'seats. } First lady attends service t ATLANTA ? First lady Rosalynn Carter renewed her commitment to a national hnlirlav pnmmpmnntino the birth date of Martin Luther King Jr. yesterday at services celebrating the 51st birthday of the late civil rights leader. Mrs. Carter's brief remarks came only hours after it was discovered that King's crypt had been defaced during the night when red, black and green stripes were painted on the marble tomb. I i i r\ / f s~\ r f r K / r i 11 /~\ juiy i w oci ov^iioiy i uiu^ | WINAMAC, Ind. ? A judge's decision to let the jury, and not federal transportation officials, set safety standards by which Ford Motor Co. will be judged in its Pinto liability trial "is a bad omen for the automobile industry," Ford's chief attorney says. Both Ford attorney James F. Neal and prosecutor I Michael A. Cosentino said the ruling Monday by Pulaski Circuit Judge Harold R. Staffeldt was crucial. "If we had won that ... one, we all could have gone home," Neal said. "It was the most important one." i _ -i ?i ai 1 * * * Ir uru is cnargea wun mree counts 01 wrecKless |j homicide in the August 1978 burning deaths of three teen-agers in a Pinto that exploded in flames when [ struck from behind by a van traveling 50 mph on a !| nnrthprn Tn^i?w- * ' ' way. 19. V PART 12 oz. w 89 i? bottles g I U ' 2 oz. 15 I 1 Wf2 pak Ado | J 2 oz. |] cons I RnPot A39 btls. TEE* Lm ' 714 SALUDA AVCv NEXT DOOR TO SALUDA AVE. STATE Billboards show concern CLINTON ? You may have seen them as you drove along South Carolina's highways during the past few I 4U? L:iii 1_ A.1 A weens ? uie mgiiway uuiuuaius wiui uie American flag and the motto: "Hang in There America." The signs are part of an advertising campaign designed to encourage Americans about the hostage situation at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Fifty such billboards have been placed along state highways by the South Carolina Outdoor Advertising Association. The new campaign will feature billboards of Uncle v Sam in Moses-style robes holding a tablet representing the Ten Commandments. The billboard will proclaim :v "The 11th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Take America Hostage." Citizens want amendment COLUMBIA ? Several South Carolina citizens have joined forces in an effort to amend the state constitution "to require state government to live within a U 121 1 M 1 - A 1 uuugei ime evei yune eise, according iu a spoKesman. The South Carolina Committee for Tax and Spending Limitation kicked off a campaign Monday to keep the ever-growing state government spending in proportion to the growth of total personal income in the state. "It's not a proposition 13 which would impose cutbacks," said Ben R. Morris, committee chairman. "Our proposal would not mean that state government could not grow. It could, but only as the total personal income of South Carolinians grows," he said. Inmate threatens Carter COLUMBIA ? An inmate at the Central Correctional Institution pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of threatening to assassinate President Carter. Joseph Shaw King, 27, was sentenced Monday to three years in prison, to begin after he completes his state sentences for robbery, burglary and escape. King's letter, opened in a White House mail room, said, "Carter, you are marked for assassination! I am eninc to kill vou in orripr to hp a marlvr " CP o * / " ? ------ V - * ?. . , . . SPECIAL * II SUSCff 2550 11 . KBTO4 B"d ..35.95 BHe| Mick ... 37i95 Old Mil .''33.95 <.<|b Schlitz 35.95 1 MMl Pabst 29.95 plli Mick Pony 23.95 tjjjjf Schlitz Pony 21.95 I [H