Panamanian hijacker held for mental tests
Luis Robinson 26 the Navy apprentice who hijacked a bus to Kennedy Airport killing the driver and a passenger is ordered to undergo psychiatric examination. He faces two murder two kidnapping and two attempted murder counts and could face 15 years to life on each.
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New York
UPI
Luis Robinson
Kennedy Airport
Panama
Addison
Galfant
Robinson
Kennedy
Cuba
Africa
FBI
Egyptian ex-minister found murdered after kidnapping
Cairo police recovered the body of Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al Zahaby a 64 year old former minister of religious endowments and Islamic scholar at Al Azhar University. Three suspects including the alleged killer were arrested after raids. The victim was abducted by the Penance and Retreat Society for his critical writings.
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Cairo
API
Great Pyramids
Giza
Interior Ministry
Mohammed Hussein Al-Zahaby
Al-Zahaby
Al-Azhar University
Middle East
Penance and Retreat Society
Vatican urges government aid for Catholic schools
Vatican calls on governments to fund Catholic education to prevent elitism. A 34 page Vatican report says public funding is needed to avoid Catholic schools serving only wealthier social classes. It notes many nations without state aid push schools to serve affluent families amid financial strain. The U S Supreme Court has long weighed church related school aid matters, most recently upholding parts of Ohio 8.8 million parochial aid in June.
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Vatican City
UPI
Vatican
Vatican Sacred Congregation For Catholic Education
U.S. Supreme Court
Ohio
OAU backs Rhodesian Patriotic Front to avert civil war
African heads of state at the Gabon summit endorsed a single nationalist group for Zimbabwe liberation, urging support for the Soviet backed Patriotic Front led by Mugabe and Nkomo and avoiding multiple armies. Delegates remained split on Amin, Somalia Ethiopia tensions and desert war. Extraordinary summit planned in Zambia in October to discuss western Sahara fighting.
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Libreville
Gabon
UPI
Rhodesia
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Patriotic Front
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Abel Muzorewa
Zimbabwe African People’s Union
Zambia
Western Sahara
Pakistan Army General Will Step Down After October Vote
UPI reports Gen Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq, who toppled Prime Minister Bhutto, says he acted to curb political violence and will bow out after October elections. He imposed martial law, arrested Bhutto and leaders, and set up a four-man military council to govern.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
UPI
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq
Haq
Bhutto
Islamabad
Ment
India
Fazal Elahi Chaudhry
Two men held for 2 murders on the Coast
Riverside County charged with two counts of murder two Redondo Beach men Patrick Kearney and David Hill 37 and 34 arraigned with $500 000 bond each. They are suspected in 28 mutilation slayings across four counties and 15 workable cases with 13 possible homicides. Sheriff Clark says more locations may exist.
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Arturo Marquez
Oxnard
Banning
John Otis LaMay
el Segundo
Corona
Riverside County
Ben Clark
Clark
Kearney
Imperial County
Lon Hettinger
Israel Pushes Caution as Talks Resume with Sadat Planned
Israeli leaders urge realism despite dated resumption for Geneva Middle East discussions. Begin says ready to meet Sadat in Geneva on October 10 but warns progress hinges on more than just timing. Israelis oppose PLO participation, a key Arab demand, risking friction at a conference co chaired by the US and USSR.
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Geneva
Middle East
Israel
Menahem Begin
Anwar Sadat
Begin
Israel State Radio
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Sadat
Geneva Middle East
United States
Washington
Carter
Soviet Union
Syria
Lebanon
Jordan
UCC backs gay rights and liberalizes on sexuality
The United Church of Christ, with 1.8 million members, backed civil rights for homosexuals and a broader view of sexuality during its 11th General Assembly. Delegates endorsed abortion rights support, sex education, and civil liberties for gays, while conservatives warned of potential losses. They urged pardoning Wilmington Ten activists, called for sanctions against several nations, urged withdrawal from South Africa, and discussed merging with the Disciples of Christ. Avery D. Post was elected president.
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Dade County
Fla
Anita Bryant
Save Our Children Crusade
North Carolina
James Hunt
Wilmington
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Zimbabwe
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Portugal
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Adams Clothes Shop
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Awami Party
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U.S
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Romania
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Philippines
South Africa
Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Avery D. Post
Norwich
Conn
Massachusetts
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AFC
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Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Landon Associates, Inc
Crestline Bbq Grills
Hibachi
Roberts DR
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