Cubans seize Lima jet bound for Los Angeles
About 170 Cuban refugees seized a Braniff jet in Lima while refueling en route to Los Angeles and took 14 hostages including 11 passengers and three flight attendants. Police removed the ramp to stop more boarding as talks began with U S embassy officials and Peruvian authorities.
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Braniff International
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Rio de Janeiro
Los
Associated Press
Harold Olmos
U.S
Harry Shlaudeman
Los Angeles
Looks Old Comfort Advice In Today's Paper
The column offers reassurance after misidentifications of a woman as her husband’s mother. It notes local references on page 14A and discusses campus plans for Kirkwood on page 9C.
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Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids
Justice Department
Cedar Rapids firm cuts auto insurance costs amid price rise
In a year of rising prices a Cedar Rapids company reduces auto insurance costs signaling relief for drivers across the area. The move comes as consumers cope with higher living expenses and tighter budgets.
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Cedar Rapids
Index of Economic Timing Puzzles Notes Framed
Economists debate predicting business slowdowns citing patterns like 4 15 daily and 3 30 Fridays. The brief hints at timing methods and contrasts routine cycles with irregular downturns. Copyright ends the item.
Record 4.6 Percent Rise in Leading Indicators Spurs Hope
The Commerce Department reports a 4.6 percent July rise in the Composite Index of Leading Indicators the largest on record signaling a possible recovery from recession. Economists caution that big moves may not yet reflect overall economy. The index stands at 130.7 with first two months of gains in years.
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Commerce Department
Lawrence Chimerine
Chase Econometrics
Philadelphia
Bani Sadr Warns Hostage Trial Risk Intervening US
Iran's President Abolhassan Bani Sadr warned a trial of the 52 American hostages could provoke US intervention, saying condemning hostages would invite ongoing American interference. Amnesty International urged Prime Minister Rajai to halt executions and unfair trials amid reports of Khomeini's frail health.
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Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
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le Matin
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Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
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Amii Hushang Khalatbar
Hoseyn Rastgar-Namdar
Nasrollah Khoshnevisan
Tion
U.S
Persian Gulf
Khomeini
London
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Amnesty
Rajai
Majlis
Ahvaz
Keeping cool head in St. Louis fire saves life
St. Louis fireman Richard Jacox was overcome by heat during a one alarm house fire as temperatures hovered in the 90s. He was cooled by a fellow firefighter Dan Mc Colgan, then hospitalized and released after treatment.
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Richard Jacox
Dan McColgan
Jacox
Jaycees scrap hostage plan in Manchester
Manchester Jaycees abandons plan to dress as Iranian student revolutionaries and take community figures hostage to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. Doug Keast, committee chairman, says the idea was dropped after concerns it was in bad taste and could offend the public.
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Manchester Jaycees
Doug Keast
Keast
Jaycees
Pupils Bug Out at Center Point School
Center Point students quit briefly on orders of the administration due to an insect problem. The school ended at 1 06 PM as weather and heat prompted late openings elsewhere in East Iowa. Mosquitoes filled classrooms and the outdoor play area, with no clear cause given.
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East Iowa
Marge Schaeffers
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