Polite Hijackers Hold Passengers Hostage in Paris Flight
Passengers freed after 30 hours aboard a jetliner hijacked by Croatian nationalists spoke of fear and polite treatment. The ordeal began in New York and ended in Paris with bomb threats, later revealed as fakes, while a bishop offered absolution and one hijacker declared show biz as the group surrendered.
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Paris
Los Angeles
Rudy Bretz
United States
Robert Metzger
Sam Edsall
Monroe
N.H
Walter Perls
Plainview
Ill
Hijackers Return to New York Charged With Air Piracy
Five Croatian nationals linked to a 30 hour trans Atlantic hijacking of a TWA 727 were returned to New York from Paris and faced air piracy charges in Brooklyn. The group claimed a Croatian separatist motive and were aided by implausible explosives. One police officer was killed in New York during a bomb incident, with authorities pursuing first degree murder indictments.
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Arthritis Foundation
Tucson
Ariz
Paris
Noreen Collins
Bellerose
N.Y
NEW York
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Yugoslavia
FBI
Kennedy Airport
U.S. District Court
Brooklyn
New York City
mid-Manhattan
United States
Gander
Newfoundland
Zvonko Busic
Julienne
Petar Matovic
Frane Pesut
Fairview
N.J
Mark Vlasic
Stamford
Carter Wallace Confer As Carter Plans Sunbelt Swing
President Ford campaigns with bills for public boards and livestock protection facing quick action. Jimmy Carter meets George Wallace in Birmingham with Wallace endorsing, while Carter tours 12 states from Alabama to Arizona. Ford signs measures at the White House as Dole and Mondale plot campaign routes. Carter to speak in Oklahoma City and Phoenix with a Udall fundraiser in Phoenix.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
White House Rose Garden
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Lexington
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San Francisco
Walter F. Mondale
Alexandria
Potomac River
Florida
Carter
Birmingham
Ala
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
Ariz
Plains
Morris K. Udall
White House
University of Michigan
NAS Reports On Fluorocarbons Ozone Risk In Aerosols
The National Academy of Sciences will issue long awaited reports on whether fluorocarbons from aerosol sprays harm the ozone layer or pose health risks. Congress considers limits or bans as fluorocarbons are used in deodorants hair sprays and related products. Ozone loss could raise skin cancer risk, scientists warn.
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National Academy of Sciences
Congress
United States
Mario J. Molina
Frank S. Rowland
University of California
American Cancer Society
Molina
Rowland
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Pups Sold Quickly Highlight Local AKC Shepherds
Bob Weaver of Shade Route 1 sold his AKC German shepherds in a few days as local buyers respond to rapid results. The story notes the quick sales, the role of the Messenger fa D in advertising, and ties to broader public concerns about ultraviolet radiation and skin cancer.
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Bob Weaver
Shade
Nelsonville club equips buses with CB radios
The Nelsonville 104 CB Radio Club installed radios in five Beacon School buses and a base station at the school as a public service project, improving radio contact between buses and campus.
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Beacon School
Nelsonville
Weather Outlook Shows Warm, Dry Next Few Days
Weather forecast notes clear tonight with lows in mid to upper 50s. Tomorrow remains fair with highs in mid to upper 80s and only a small chance of rain.
GOP Seeks Testimony for Ohio Platform Committee
Ohio Republican officials invited interested individuals and organizations to testify before the GOP Platform Committee on September 20. State Chairman Kent B. McGough and House Minority Leader Charles F. Kurfess encouraged in person and written testimony as the state GOP prepares for its convention on September 21.
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GOP
Columbus
Ohio
Kent B. McGough
House
Charles F. Kurfess
Rockefeller's Grandson Jamie Rockefeller Released After Bicycle Crash
John Jamie Rockefeller seven, son of Democratic gubernatorial nominee John D Rockefeller IV, left a Charleston hospital after a bicycle collision Saturday. Police say a car driven by 16 year old Robert E. Thaw caused the accident, leaving Jamie with a concussion and head cuts before he returned home Sunday. Thaw's father once served as deputy secretary of state during Rockefeller's 1968 to 1972 tenure.
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Charleston
W. Va
John ‘Jamie’ Rockefeller
West Virgina
John D Rockefeller IV
Robert E. Thaw
Thaw
Rockefeller
Liberal church leader elected vice president at national convention
Charles R. Lawrence of Pomona New York won the post as vice-president of the House of Deputies at the Episcopal Church national convention. His support for women’s ordination likely aided his election as one of the church’s top offices, as delegates also debated a revision of the Book of Common Prayer amid controversy.
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Minneapolis
House of Deputies
Episcopal Church
Charles R. Lawrence
Pomona
Aid Programs Can Ease Back-to-College Costs
Government aid options exist as college prices rise. The College Board cites four-year campus costs at 4568 dollars this year, up 6 percent from last year. Programs include basic and supplemental grants, college work study, and direct or guaranteed loans with varying eligibility.
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Office of Education
Washington, DC
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