Hostages Freed From Pakistani Jetliner Hijack to Kabul
Eighteen women and nine children were released from a Pakistan International Airlines jet hijacked to Kabul. The flight carried 148 aboard. 121 passengers and crew remained. Kabul refused landings for a Pakistani rescue, with tensions tied to Pakistan’s stance on Afghanistan’s government and Bhutto’s party.
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London
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Mohammad Alamgir
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Iran
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UAW Local 588 Rally Hammered Point for U.S. Cars
About 100 members of United Auto Workers Local 588 at Ford Chicago Stamping Plant used sledgehammers and bats during a Tuesday rally. They pressed for buying U.S. made cars and for Fair Trade Law amendments.
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Ford Motor Co
Chicago
Police search for Atlanta teen missing since Monday
Police in Atlanta seek 16 year old Joseph Bell last seen leaving his southwest home for school. The case ties into a broader stretch of child killings and a task force probe.
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Brezhnev Son and Son-In-Law Promoted in Soviet Party
Yuri Brezhnev and Yuri Churbanov were named non voting candidate members of the Central Committee joining two Brezhnev aides. The promotions came as former Agriculture Minister Polyansky was dropped from the 470 member body. Meanwhile in Paris, Turkish diplomat Resat Morali was killed and Tecelli Ari wounded in an attack claimed by the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia.
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Paris
API
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Consciousness of Ignorance Cited by Disraeli
A saying by Benjamin Disraeli, the 19th century British statesman, emphasizes that recognizing one’s ignorance is the first step toward knowledge. The quote highlights his view on learning and self awareness within intellectual pursuits.
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Benjamin Disraeli
Wider runways to base B 52s on Diego Garcia
The Reagan administration seeks 39 million dollars to widen Diego Garcia runways to allow B 52 bombers within striking distance of the Persian Gulf. Officials say permanent basing isn’t planned, Guam remains the main base, with 30 hour round trips from Diego Garcia and the island’s strategic role in the Indian Ocean.
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Reagan rules out U S troops in El Salvador
President Reagan says no U S combat forces will be sent to El Salvador. He casts doubt on a Vietnam parallel and urges Soviet restraint to spur a superpower summit. He notes 54 advisers in El Salvador and says U S involvement would end if Cuban-trained rebels win. He defends human rights policy and unveils budget-cut optimism.
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Soviet Union
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Tax data withheld sparks court fight over secrecy
A federal official refused to release computer tape data that could aid tax cheaters to a Bellevue couple. Justice Department orders and a Rehnquist stay shaped major court actions on disclosure. The Supreme Court eased defenses in job discrimination cases and limited mandatory hiring of women or minorities. The ruling also allowed withholding a $25 monthly comfort grant from public mental hospital patients not on Medicaid.
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Hendrie Returns as NRC Chairman After Ouster
Joseph M. Hendrie is back as head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission after 15 months away. He aims to curb delays in licensing nuclear plants, but faces a split commission, wary public, and high-cost builds. He wants to cut construction time from about 13 years toward eight or nine, though many factors lie outside NRC control.
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