Kuwaiti commandos free 110 from crippled hijacker
Kuwaiti commandos disguised as airline mechanics stormed a Middle East Airlines Boeing 707 in Beirut. They overpowered the wheelchair bound hijacker after negotiations and freed 110 hostages he claimed to hold for medical treatment. The hijacker is identified as 27 year old Lebanese national Nasser Mohammed Khaled.
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Nasser Mohammed Khaled
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Seychelles coup reshapes island leadership under Rene
Prime Minister France Albert Rene ousted President James Mancham in Victoria, imposing curfew and a shoot-on-sight rule for violators. He suspended the constitution, declared a new government, and pledged a leftward swing while deporting officials and warning of a broader realignment affecting tourism, the police, and foreign influence.
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England celebrates Queen Elizabeths Silver Jubilee
London notes a national day of thanksgiving for 25 years of Queen Elizabeth IIs reign. The Queen will light Windsor beacons initiating a worldwide bonfire chain from Windsor to Australia and Calais. A grand procession to St Pauls Cathedral precedes a Commonwealth broadcast.
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Left leads in crucial Turkish election race in Istanbul
With 57 percent counted, Bulent Ecevit's Republican People's Party held 136 seats to 105 for Suleman Demirel's Justice Party in the 450 seat National Assembly. Istanbul voters backed Ecevit over the Justice Party by more than two to one as turnout remained high nationwide. Observers warned margins could shift with rural results. Economic woes, inflation, and unemployment frame the contest while foreign policy tensions with Greece and Cyprus loom large. Assassination attempts against Ecevit added to the charged climate.
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Moluccan gunmen free two pregnant hostages on train crisis
In Assen Netherlands South Moluccan gunmen released two pregnant prisoners after two weeks aboard a hijacked commuter train. Despite mediation, no breakthrough occurred as about 52 hostages remained on the train and four teachers at Bovensmilde school were still held following the earlier breakout of 105 child hostages.
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Democrats press new Hatch Act amendment push
House Democrats aim to pass a bill allowing federal employees to participate in campaigns though Senate opposition looms. President Carter backs the measure while Republicans attack it as spoils politics. a prior anti-union restriction was removed to gain momentum.
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Vermont Shower Chance in Midweek Boston Forecast
UPI reports an extended outlook for Vermont Wednesday through Friday with variable cloudiness and daily chances of showers. Highs range from the 50s to near 60s on Wednesday, cooling to the 40s at night, then rising to the 60s for highs and 50s for lows on Thursday and Friday.
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Bennington Banner Classified Rates and Contact Details
The Bennington Banner provides daily publication details, contact numbers, address, service scope, and subscription rates. It lists home and motor delivery options, rates by mail, and single copy prices with back issue fees.
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Space agency outlines 1980s planets probes to Mars Mercury Venus Jupiter
NASA details a multi planet exploration plan with a 1984 two rover Mars mission a possible Mercury lander a Venus orbit radar mapping effort and a Jupiter Saturn Halley comet rendezvous plus asteroid surveys. A 1990 Mars sample return is proposed alongside ongoing Voyager and Pioneer missions and two Viking orbiters continue to operate with limited life detection results.
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