West Germany hostage standoff with Red Army faction
Guerrillas holding Hanns Martin Schleyer, 62, cite 7 a.m. EDT deadline in a letter to Agence France Presse. They killed his driver and three bodyguards Monday evening. AFP provided image to police. threat to seize more hostages to force a decision.
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Dutch police endure sniper fire on last day of Moluccan trial
Assen, Netherlands. Police in armored cars fought nests of South Moluccan snipers on the final day of the trial of eight terrorists who seized a school and a train in May and held 170 hostages. A police officer was wounded, and a Moluccan youth and a bystander were injured as violence flared amid tight security. Two hostages and six Moluccans were killed during the raid.
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Actor Zero Mostel Dies at 62 in Philadelphia
Zero Mostel, famed stage comic and dramatic actor, died at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia at age 62 after a readmission. Born Samuel Joel Mostel in Brooklyn on February 28, 1915, he starred in Fiddler on the Roof and other works, survived blacklist years, and is survived by wife Kathryn Harkin Mostel and two sons, Joshua and Tobias. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Amin undergoes surgery never lost consciousness
Ugandan President Idi Amin reportedly left Mulango hospital after a brief operation in which he did not lose consciousness and moved to an island on Lake Victoria for security reasons. Western observers noted his absence from public view amid reports of a televised operation and a Soviet medical team providing care.
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Kennedy confidant Kenneth P O Donnell dies at 44
Kenneth P O Donnell longtime Kennedy friend and aide and former White House appointments secretary and DNC director died after a life of public service He served in the Army Air Forces earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal and played Ivy League football at Harvard He is survived by his wife Asta and five children
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Legionnaires disease hits seven in Ohio
Ohio health officials report seven Ohioans connected to Legionnaires disease. A kidney transplant patient at Ohio State University Hospital is the seventh case. five other cases have been confirmed, one fatal, with another under investigation. Riverside Methodist Hospital saw all cases. About 200 Franklin County blood samples were sent to the CDC for testing.
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Liddy speaks on Watergate past and defends silence
G Gordon Liddy after parole calls himself a prince’s lieutenant who served in silence. He says he would endure jail again rather than reveal details, citing history and Machiavelli. A pie attack at a hotel precedes his remarks as he seeks no remorse while awaiting judge Sirica’s actions.
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