Moluccans Sentenced in Train Hijacking
Seven South Moluccans receive prison terms from six to nine years for seizing a train and an elementary school in a three week episode tied to demands for independence. An eighth defendant gets one year. Three gunmen faced nine year terms, two eight, one seven, one six. Seizures ended with a Dutch raid freeing 53 passengers and four teachers. two passengers and six terrorists died.
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Philippines army attack kills 59 in Basilan and Indanan
An army reprisal against Moslem guerrilla strongholds in the Sulu Archipelago leaves 59 dead and many wounded. About 2,000 troops with gunboats attack Basilan and Indanan as a ceasefire with the Moro National Liberation Front remains fragile.
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Hungarian air crash kills 26 near Bucharest
A Hungarian Malev jetliner crashed near Otopeni airport in Bucharest, killing eight crew members and 21 passengers. The Soviet Tupolev TU134 attempted a forced landing Wednesday night. at least 26 people died, 24 survived with injuries.
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Haiti frees 104 political prisoners in amnesty move
Port au Prince authorities release 104 detainees marking 20 years of rule by Jean Claude Duvalier. Some viewed as dead or jailed for decades, others deemed subversive by Cuba or the Soviet Union face deportation to France. U.N. critic Andrew Young had condemned Haiti's human rights record during his Caribbean tour.
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CIA accused of double records in secret programs
Washington UPI reports CIA faced sharp criticism over alleged double records of financing and executing controversial programs. Testimony by former CIA biologist Dr. Sidney Gottlieb described foreign agents and hidden operations sparking renewed scrutiny of agency practices.
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Thrill killer Drollinger convicted in four murders
In Hartford City Indiana a jury of seven men and five women convicted Roger Drollinger of four counts of first degree murder for the Valentine's Day killings of Gregory Brooks and his teenage stepbrothers Ralph Reeve and Raymond Spencer. The verdict came after about an hour of deliberation and a short trial.
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Mediation Efforts Face Delicate Stage in Rhodesia
In Salisbury, UPI reports moderate black leader Rev. Ndabaningi Sithole has held separate talks with both black guerrillas and the white minority government about a cease-fire. The government denies negotiations, saying no knowledge of such talks exists. Sithole calls the process delicate while saying trust must grow. Carter policy critique follows, with Rowan Cronje accusing U.S. aims of enabling a black minority dictatorship and failed transition prospects.
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UPI
Ndabaningi Sithole
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SALT pact expires as talks resume with USSR
The 1972 SALT accord looms to end Oct. 3 as the United States and Soviet Union reopen discussions on long term strategic limits. Foreign Minister Gromyko arrives to seek common language with Secretary of State Vance while Washington forecasts no quick breakthrough and Congress wary of final ratification.
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Autumnal equinox marks sun over equator at 11:30 pm EDT
New York experts at the Hayden Planetarium say autumn begins tonight as the sun sits on the equator at 11:30 p m EDT. The sun has moved south since the June solstice, shortening days in the Northern Hemisphere. The equinox on Sept 22 brings day and night nearly equal. For the next 178 days 20 hours and 4 minutes the sun shines more in the Southern Hemisphere while days shorten in the north until the winter solstice on Dec 21. The sun will cross the equator again on March 20, 1978 at 6:34 p m EST signaling the start of spring in the north.
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