Hijackers release four more hostages in Bangladesh siege
Four additional hostages were freed from the Japan Air Lines DC8 hijack in Dacca as demands for a $6 million ransom persist. Nine prisoners and money are sought, with negotiations continuing and two Americans among those released earlier.
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Dacca
Bangladesh
Japan Air Lines
Japan
United States
Ultraleft Japanese Red Army
Tokyo
Asahi Evening News
Yemen
Lebanon
Bombay
Paris
North Korea
Libya
Red Army
New York
U.S
Billy Graham defends funds as annual reports planned
Evangelist Billy Graham said his organization will begin releasing annual reports on spending up to 25 million dollars in contributions. He defended transparency citing public interest and noted no legal requirement for religious groups to disclose finances.
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Minneapolis
Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association
Graham
Better Business
Association
World Evangelism and Christian Education Fund
Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota
Vance Gromyko and Dayan aim to set Mideast peace talks
Secretary of State Vance meets with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko and Israeli Moshe Dayan in New York to press for a new Geneva peace conference and to discuss a fresh arms treaty set to expire October 3. Carter says Arabs and Israelis seek a formula to meet at Geneva and doubts PLO participation.
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Vance
Gromyko
Dyan
Mideast
United Nations, N.Y
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Carter Administration
United States
U.S
Carter
Geneva
Palestine Liberation Organization
Dayan
NBC
PLO
White House
Abdel Halim Khaddam
Carter Calls Mondale VIP and Closest Aide
President Carter declares Walter Mondale a very important person closer to him than any staff member during a national news conference. He notes Mondale is intimately associated with nearly all his daily responsibilities and carries out singular assignments with full trust.
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Washington
Carter
Walter F. Mondale
Fritz
Mondale
White House
Congress
Supreme Court
Congress approves neutron bomb production option
Congress authorized the President to spend on the neutron bomb, a smaller warhead designed for Lance missiles and artillery. Opponents warn it lowers the threshold for nuclear war, while supporters say it reduces property damage and offers a less destructive option.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
House A Representatives
Senate
Europe
Ted Weiss
D-Ny
Energy Research and Development
Weiss
Ron Dellums
Dcalif
Bob Carr
D-Mich
Carr
Weekend weather outlook with light rain chances
Clouds persist with a 30 percent chance of rain today and tonight. Winds from the east to northeast at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight into early Saturday may see showers with a 20 percent chance Saturday. Partial clearing Saturday afternoon with highs in the 50s and a low in the 40s.
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Area Lakes
Jerry Pickett
Moose
Pioneer
Greg Booth
John Gabriel
Montebello
Calif
California
Walter Karabian
Monterey Park
Eric Weiss
J. Caldwell
Alterejos
G. Sands
T. Phalen
J. Chanece
W. McLean
Karabian
Hollywood
Carole Wells Karabian
K. Krueger
Evangelist Billy Graham
Kingdom of God
Khaddam
U.N. General Assembly
World Organization
U.N
State Department
Hodding Carter
United Nations
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