Hijackers' guards fear Israeli raid at Beirut airport
Arab hijackers holding at least 30 Americans aboard a TWA jet in Beirut press for Israel to release more than 700 Shiite prisoners. Nabih Berri orders his Amal militia on alert as gunfire and flares light the sky. A hostage letter urged President Reagan to negotiate.
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Lebanon
TWA
Sky Pirates
Israel
Shine
Nabih Berri
Reagan
U.S
United States
Berri
Amal
Red Cross
Damascus
Syria
Hijacking of Boeing 727 shifts across Athens Beirut Algiers
Hijackers in a Boeing 727 seized the aircraft en route from Athens to Rome and demanded Beirut. Over days the jet twice flew to Algiers and to Beirut, releasing dozens of passengers including women and children while negotiating for prisoner releases and the freedom of Ali Atwa. US and Greek authorities dispute passenger counts and the Marine status aboard.
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Greece
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Beirut
U.S. State Department
Algiers
U.S
Israel
West German papers claim Mengele alive amid illness
Bild am Sonntag and Welt am Sonntag report Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele is alive. Bild cites Mossad source claiming Mengele is very ill with cancer and living in Paraguay. Israeli authorities reportedly confirm he is alive.
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Josef Mengele
Brazil
Bild Am Sonntag
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Paraguay
Welt Am Sonntag
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Tel Aviv
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Simon Wiesenthal Center
Los Angeles
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Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Acknowledging Worth Amid Delayed Pay in Uplifting View
A provocative column argues many workers are not paid what they deserve yet some should feel relief about the delay. The piece reflects on wage fairness, labor value, and personal finance amid broader economic trends.
Not a Home Hut Told to Couple by C R
A homeless, unemployed couple, Tom and Martha Mortimer, were removed Sunday from a 20 by 10 foot hut built under Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids. The shelter, wedged in steel beams near Cedar Lake, housed fishing gear, blankets, and an old sofa. Police intervened after a passer-by alerted officials. the couple said they lived there about two weeks though the Catholic Worker House suggested up to a month. They survived on bottle splits and disability checks awaiting July funds to move, and police ordered them to leave with the story continued on page 11A.
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July
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Emily Kaiden
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