From the pages of Gulf News dated June 21 to 27, 1979

June 21

Held-up cargo starts moving
THE 110,000 tonnes of Iran-bound cargo which have been stuck in the Dubai Port for the past six months, are now being cleared for re-shipment to Iranian ports. This follows an agreement reached between the Chambers of Commerce in Dubai and Tehran on the question of demurrage payments and handling charges.

June 23

32 Syrian cadets massacred
ANTI-GOVERNMENT gunmen murdered 32 cadets at Syria's military academy in Aleppo in the worst known defiance to Syrian President Hafez Al Assad's Socialist Ba'ath Party regime. The assailants were all possible members of the "Muslim Brotherhood," a religious movement banned throughout the Arab world.

Sri Lanka wins ICC trophy
SRI Lanka beat Canada by 60 runs to win cricket's first "Little World Cup" but only after the Canadians had put in a tremendous effort to match their rivals' massive total of 324, the top score in the competition for the international Cricket Conference Trophy.

June 24

Holmes struggles to knock out Weaver
LARRY Holmes, several times on the verge of being knocked out himself, fought back gallantly to stop little-known Mike Weaver in the 12th round to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight championship. Referee Harold Valan stopped the fight after 44 seconds of the 12th round when Holmes slammed a powerful right cross to the side of Weaver's head.

Computer billing for power consumers
WITH the Dubai Electricity Company computerising its power billing system from this month the present time lag in billing and collection of monies is expected to be cut down by one fourth.

June 25

Port Rashid sets new record
WAITing time at Port Rashid, sometimes almost two months, has been brought to almost zero early this year, the first port in the Middle East to achieve this. The achievement at a time of unprecedented congestion in Arab ports has been made possible by reorganisation to run the port efficiently.

June 26

Insurance in Iran taken over by state
IRAN nationalised all private insurance companies, including seven with foreign capital, in a move hailed by the influential Muslim clergy as another step towards the country's freedom and independence. The Secret Council of the Revolution, believed to consist almost entirely of senior clergymen, asked the government to take over Iran's 11 private insurance companies.