Indian Airlines Jet Hijacked to Lahore Then Sought Bahrain
An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 on a domestic flight was hijacked early today and forced to land at Lahore Pakistan. It carried about 83 people and some disembarked before the jet possibly moved toward the Middle East. An Israel Radio report cited airport sources in Tel Aviv.
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New Delhi
India
Indian Airlines
Lahore
Pakistan
Middle East
Bahrein
Israel Radio
Tel Aviv
Fate of B1 Bomber Hangs on November Election
The House approved a record 104.3 billion defense bill but withheld full production funds for the B1 bomber, signaling possible scrapping if Jimmy Carter wins the presidency. Carter opposes the plane, while Ford backs full production.
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Washington
U.S
House of Representatives
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Wallace tapes spark divorce bid rumors in Alabama
Wallace reportedly had his bedroom phone conversations taped after his wife learned she was under surveillance. The Montgomery Advertiser quoted highly reliable sources saying Mrs. Wallace heard him disparaging her to several longtime female friends and that he spoke with a lawyer about divorce after learning of the tapes.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Robert W. Fisher Named Bemidji Postmaster
Robert W. Fisher, director of customer services at Rochester, becomes Bemidji Postmaster effective Sept. 11 and sectional center manager for 54 area offices. He succeeds Harold Fruetel. Glenn Van Amber serves as interim officer-in-charge. Fisher joined the Postal Service in 1962 and will oversee 44 workers and over 33 million annual pieces.
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Robert W. Fisher
Rochester
The
U. S. Postal Service
Bemidji
Fisher
Minneapolis-St. Paul
John Schulman
Harold Fruetel
Glenn van Amber
van Amber
Brainerd
City Baseball League
Carolyn Mundahl
Minnesota postpones hunting seasons over fire danger in 35 counties
The Natural Resources Commissioner announced all Minnesota hunting seasons in 35 northern counties will be postponed to at least Oct. 1 due to extreme fire risk. The ban covers ruffed grouse and bow hunting among other seasons as a statewide drought persists.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Natural Resources
Robert Herbst
Herbst
Wendell Anderson
Herbs
Fire crews work through night on Badoura containment
Firefighters National Guardsmen volunteers and DNR workers kept watch along the Badoura fire perimeter as flames burned 24 000 acres. Contained but not fully controlled, the crown fire crossed roads and treetops before shifting winds and light rain slowed it.
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Badoura Forest
Richard Keller
Princeton
Backus
Tom Crawford
Chris Mattison
Badoura
National
Doucette
Abortion Becomes Early Campaign Issue
President Ford met with Roman Catholic leaders after Carter to discuss abortion policy. Ford opposes a constitutional ban and supports state controlled policy. Carter opposes a federal amendment but is personally against abortion and federal funding. Debates loom as campaign moves forward.
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Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter
White House
Ron Nelsen
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
Philadelphia
Senate
Sen
Lowell
Weicker
Nessen
Bemidji City to hold special session on wastewater contract
The Bemidji City Council schedules a 4 p.m. Saturday meeting to review the engineering contract for the wastewater treatment plant project. City Manager Don Dougherty and City Attorney Gene Ouradnik have been negotiating with Jim Walker of Stewart and Walker, the consulting engineers. The council seeks to present findings and aims to accept the contract by September 15 as mandated by state and federal agencies. The public session will be in city hall council chambers.
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Bemidji
Don Dougherty
Gene Ouradnik
Jim Walker
Stewart and Walker
State Pollution Control Agency
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
City Hall
Trident 3 and DC9 Collide Over Yugoslavia Killing 176
A British Airways Trident 3 and an Inex-Adria DC9 carrying West German tourists collided at 35 000 feet near Zagreb. All 176 aboard died. The crash occurred 15 miles northeast of Zagreb as both planes used a Zagreb controlled air corridor. Cause under investigation.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Zagreb
British Airways
London
Istanbul
Inex-Adria
Split
Cologne
West Germany
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Walter Mondale
Notre Dame University
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Ohio
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