Moscow says PLO must be represented at Geneva talks
An Nahar quoted a Kremlin message to Yasser Arafat saying the Soviet Union will not attend a reconvened Geneva conference unless the PLO is represented. The note also said Moscow has not yet agreed with the United States on Palestinian participation and that the PLO has the right to attend and decide at the talks.
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Crash of Marine helicopter kills ten in Mindoro incident
A U.S. Marine CH53 helicopter crashed during amphibious exercises on Mindoro island near Manila. At least 10 of 39 aboard were killed, with several others injured. Names were withheld pending relatives notification as rescue crews and U.S. 7th Fleet units coordinated evacuation and medical aid.
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Vorster calls criticism irrelevant amid SA crackdown
Prime Minister Vorster dismisses U S criticism as irrelevant after Kruger orders shutdown of The World and Weekend World, detains about 70 black leaders, bans 18 black groups, and imposes asset liquidations. He defends actions as necessary for law order. Police confront Soweto crowd. one youth wounded, six arrested as stones fly at a school.
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Berkowitz seeks maximum penalty in Son of Sam case
David Berkowitz, charged with killing six and wounding seven, tells psychiatrists he is possessed by howling demons and wants to be locked away forever to prevent further killings. He says he would accept the death penalty, and a hearing to determine his competence to stand trial continues as doctors debate his mental state.
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Trudeau seeks federal referendum on Canadian unity
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau plans early talks with provincial premiers to win backing for a federal referendum on national unity. Quebec's Rene Levesque angrily rejected the plan, insisting Quebecers decide their own future in a provincial vote. Trudeau said the federal plan would focus on unity and constitutional questions and would not block Quebec’s referendum.
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Congress approves largest ever minimum wage hike
Congress passed a compromise bill raising the federal minimum wage from 2.30 to 2.65 an hour by Jan 1 1978 and increasing annually to 3.35 by Jan 1 1981 affecting about 5 million workers. The House approved 236 to 187. a move to rework the bill failed.
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White House ties in Korean bribery scandal hinted
Former Korean CIA defector Kim Sang Keun testified at a House ethics hearing that Koreans paid Congress members and urged influence purchases to sway U S policy. He claimed a Ford administration aide and a high ranking congressman were involved in the Park and Hancho Kim schemes, though identities were blocked by lawmakers.
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Dominican national arrested after hijacking attempt in Richmond
FBI agents detained 30 year old Dominican Tomas Aristides Baez Perez at Byrd Airport after he interfered with a charter Lear Jet from New York en route to Santo Domingo. The nonarmed suspect lunged at pilots, forcing an emergency landing and was held without bond awaiting court action for interfering with a flight crew.
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