January 18, 1979 - Gov. Ray Blanton And The Get-Out-Of-Jail Card

This day in 1979 - January 18th and the early swearing in of Governor Ray Blanton's successor, circumventing the flood of pardons for convicted felons and the cash-for-parole scandal. Iran still in turmoil and the Carter Administration walking on egg shells as the result.

By Gordonskene

01/18/11 03:24 pm

Gov. Ray Blanton - have checkbook will pardon.

Bhaktiar government, while aware it was only a matter of time before Ayatollah Khomeni would return from exile in Paris to establish a fundamentalist regime with himself as leader. Khomeni made it clearly known he was no fan of the U.S.

So January 18th in 1979 began as an iffy day with more questions than answers and a growing hornet's nest as the days and weeks dragged on. Here is the CBS World News Roundup for January 18th.

January 18, 1979 - Gov. Ray Blanton And The Get-Out-Of-Jail Card

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