France bows to kidnaper demands in ambassador ransom case
Paris agrees to release two Afars and Issas separatists and pay gold ransom to free ambassador Jean Gueury held in Mogadishu. Yemen refuses asylum for gunmen, delaying a second negotiation phase as tensions rise over the hostage crisis.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
France
Somalia
Afars
Issas
Jean Gueury
Mogadish
Smalia
Gueury
South Yemen
Paris
Oman
Osman Rabeh
Omar Elmi Kabeh
Caen
Normandy
Muret
Yemen
Aden
Queen Mother Chooses Hue Over Evacuation Amid Fall
The queen mother of Vietnam’s last emperor, age 86, refused evacuation from Hue and stayed to face Communist captors. Her sister said a government car and helicopter were offered, but she asserted Hue as her home. Bao Dai, her son, lives in Cannes after the 1954 ouster.
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FT. Gordon, Ga
UPI
Mamie Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
Ft. Gordon Medical Center
Eisenhower
Maj
George Foster
Augusta National Golf Course
Mamie
Foster
DA Nang
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Hue
Riverside
Bao Dai
Ancient
Annam
Gia Long
Cannes
France
Ngo Dinh Diem
Route
Israel tightens border guard before Passover holiday
Israeli forces bolster border defenses on the eve of Passover while Defense Minister Shimon Peres downplays a U S crisis over Henry Essinger's peace mission. A Dahaf poll shows strong public backing for not ceding Sinai passes without Egyptian nonbelligerency, and about 10 000 visitors expected for Passover and Holy Week amid strict security at Al Aksa Mosqu e in East Jerusalem.
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Shimon Peres
Henry Essinger
United States
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
Dahaf
Yitzhak Rabin
al Aksa
East Jerusalem
Egypt
Moses
Syria
Flooding Leaves Thousands Homeless in Northern Illinois
Rock River floods forced over 1,800 Rockford area residents from homes with Civil Defense workers braving near zero temps. Across Freeport and Pecatonica regions more than 500 displaced as flood crests neared record levels. Gov. Walker inspected the scene while state aid was promised amid a $10 million damage tally and ongoing evacuations.
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United Press International
Ilinois
Upper
Midwest
Rock River
Rockford
Ill
Civil Defense
Freeport
Pecatonica
Illinois
Rockton
Daniel Walker
Upper Midwest
Ellis Olson
Lower Peninsula
Olson
Cheyboygan
Bennington Banner Classified Advertising Rates
The Bennington Banner lists daily publication details and contact numbers, with postal and delivery options. It cites subscription rates for Vermont and U S addresses, including 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year plans, and notes second class postage status.
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Bennington Banner Telephone
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Vermont
U.S
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Austin
Tex
Robert Elmer Kleasen
Central Intelligence Agency
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FBI
Gary Smith Darley
Simi Valley
Calif
Mark J. Fischer
Milwaukee
Wis
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Texas Rangers
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P. Makar
Sou
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Drysdale
South ST
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Charlestown Mill
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