Negotiations resume for 110 captives in Uganda hijack
Diplomats report talks resume in Kampala over the Air France plane seized by pro Palestine extremists. The hijackers threaten to kill captives if 40 prisoners in Israel and 13 elsewhere are not freed by Sunday. Israel signals possible negotiation limits while international envoys press for release.
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Kampala
Uganda
Air France
Entebbe Air
Abdullah
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Renard
France
Israel
West Germany
Switzerland
Kenya
Gad Yaacobi
Tel Aviv
Yitzhak Rabin
Haniel Hassan
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasir Arafat
Nairobi
June unemployment climbs to 7.5 percent in big rise
The Labor Department reports June jobless rate at 7.5 percent, up 0.2 points and the largest monthly rise since last year’s recession. Unemployment up 280,000 to 7.1 million, employment down 200,000 to 87.5 million, with rises across most groups.
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Washington
Ford
Maynard Comiez
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Austin Youth Hit by Auto in City Crash
A 15-year-old Austin boy, riding a bicycle, was struck by a car around 11 30 a m at W Oakland Ave and 12th St and is listed in fair condition at St Olaf Hospital. He has burns a hand injury and possible chest injuries. Police investigate. He was transported by Austin Cab Ambulance Service.
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Austin
St. Olaf Hospital
W. Oakland Ave
12Th St
St. Olaf
Austin Cab Ambulance Service
Fourth of July Festivities at Austin East Side Lake
A line up of events on the East Side Lake includes 1 p.m. boat races, a water show at 7:15 p.m., a band concert at 8:45 p.m. sponsored by the Austin Musicians Union and the Musicians Performance Trust Fund, and a 9:30 p.m. fireworks display, touted as Austin’s largest.
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Austin
Austinusicians Union
Musicians Performance Trust Fund
MPCA reverses its dump site decision in Milepost 7 case
After a 10 hour meeting the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reversed a prior ruling and denied land disposal permits for Reserve Mining Co Milepost 7 by a 6 to 0 vote. Reserve plans an appeal. Earlier the Natural Resources Commissioner denied the permits and Reserve appealed that decision as well.
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ST. Paul
Natural Resources
Robert Herbst
Reserve
Herbst
District Court
Lake County
Reserve Mining appeals Milepost 7 rejection over tailings plan
Two Harbors Minnesota AP Reserve Mining Co filed notice of appeal in Lake County District Court after state agencies rejected Milepost 7 on land tailings disposal. The MPCA and other officials had supported Milepost 20, citing environmental health risks from Milepost 7 dust near the Silver Bay plant.
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Two Harbors
Minn
Ap) Reserve Mining Co
Lake County
Rebels in Sudan launch coup against Numairi
Rebel soldiers in Sudan reportedly launched a coup against President Jaafar el-Numairi but failed to secure control by midafternoon according to the Iraq news agency.
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Cairo
Egypt
Sudan
Jaafar el-Numairi
Iraq
Wright re elected chairman of Austin School Board for 1976 77
Stephen Wright was reelected chairman of the Austin School Board at the annual meeting held at the Austin Area Vocational Technical Institute. Pat Stevens was named vice chair with other officers and committees appointed. The Board set a new meeting day for 7 30 p m on the third Thursday each month and designated The Austin Daily Herald as the official minutes and notices newspaper. Investment and depository banks were named and a January 1 1977 install of Burroughs computer equipment approved under a seven year plan. A joint board council meeting on traffic near Austin High and a three year LEAA grant for a school liaison officer were proposed.
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Judy McDermott
Herald
Stephen Wright
Austin School Board
Austin Area Vocational Technical Institute
Pat Stevens
Glen Medgaarden
Austin Area
Vo- Tech Institute
Austin Daily Herald
Sterling State Bank
Northwestern State Bank
First National Bank
Sterling State
School Board
Austin City Council
Austin High School
City of
Austin
Austin Assn. of
Fiercest fighting in Beirut camp clashes
In Beirut a brutal assault on the Tal Zaatar Palestinian refugee camp pits Christian fighters against defenders and civilians. Reports cite 2,000 to 6,000 attackers aided by tanks and armored vehicles as Amin Gemayel's forces seize outer defenses amid a house to house push.
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Tal Zaatar
Amin Gemayel
Phalangist
Palestine Liberation Organization
July 4 Holiday Closings In Austin And Surrounding Areas
Most city and county offices close Monday for Independence Day. The Mower County Courthouse Austin City Hall and Federal offices stay shut. Austin Public Library closed all weekend. Post Office offers limited Saturday window service and no mail or window service Monday. Major local employers also closed. The Austin Daily Herald suspended Monday publication.
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Mower County
Austin City
Federal Office
Austin Public Library
Austin Post Office
Austin Area
Austin
Geo. A Horms & Co
Austin Daily Herald
Three Room Apartment for Rent in Herald Ad
Rental listing offers a three room apartment with refrigerator stove and utilities included. Private entrance. Available now. Older couple preferred. Call provided. Classified as apartment for rent. ran for six days starting four pages earlier.
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Herald
Supreme Court Lets Death Penalty Stand not Cruel or Unusual
The Supreme Court upheld the death penalty 7 to 2, ruling it not cruel or unusual. Justices Brennan and Marshall dissented. about 572 men and 10 women were on death rows in 30 states awaiting the ruling.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Associated Press
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
High Court
Hormel Faces 60-Day Notice In Austin Contract Talks
Geo A Hormel and Co Austin plant receives 60 day cancellation notices from Local P 9 and the Amalgamated Meatcutters union as industry wide contract expirations approach September 1. Hormel officials plan wage hours and working conditions talks during the 60 day period. The last pact ended in 1973 after a three year agreement.
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Geo. A. Hormel & Co
P-9
Hormel
W. R. Hunter
Manger
Geo. A. Hormel & Co. Austin Meat Packing Plant
Austin
Richard Schaeffer
Hunter
Hormel Co
Austin Union
Christianson to not seek re election to Mower County Board
Mower County Commissioner Clifford Christianson who represents the first district announced Thursday he will not run again. He has served 12 years on the county board and currently chairs it. Filings for local state and county offices open Tuesday through July 20 in the County Auditor's office. The board also approved an airport zoning board and awarded a CSAH 6 project bid of 221392.76 to Osmundson Bros. Adams for four miles of work south of Adams and Tappi.
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Judy McDermott
Herald
Mower
Clifford Christianson
Christianson
Adolphy Township
Robert Finbranten
Adams
J.E
Phil) Golberg
Richard Buechner
Osmundson Bros
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