Hijackers deadline passes without serious incident
Nineteen armed men hijacked a small Costa Rica domestic airliner demanding the release of seven imprisoned Nicaraguans. Police surrounded the aircraft, the airport was closed, and a two hour deadline extension passed with no evident action. The group named International Nicaraguan Salvation From Communism threatened bloodshed if demands were unmet.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Jose Miguel Alfaro
Supreme Court
Alfaro
Salvation From Communism
Nicaragua
Radionoticias del Continente
Modesto pastor of mail order ministry speaks in Cedar Rapids
Rev. and Mrs. Kirby J. Hensley of Modesto California travel in a mobile home and kitchen unit while running Universal Life Church. Hensley 70 built the church in 1962 and ordains anyone who asks. He declines to reveal the church's exact worth, saying only that they are in the black. The couple spoke at a Long Branch Supper Club event and headed to Ann Arbor for a national convention.
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Kirby J. Hensley
Modesto
Calif
Hensley
Cedar Rapids
Longbranch
Universal Life
Hensleys
Ann Arbor
Mich
Universal Life Church
Leading indicators point to deeper recession this year
The Commerce Department reports a 2.7 percent drop in the index of leading indicators for September, the steepest fall since spring 1980, signaling weaker industrial production into autumn. Separately, the Labor Department records a 1.9 percent annual drop in productivity in Q3, with unit labor costs rising 11.4 percent as pay grows and output falls.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Mather verdict prompts questions on interrogation
Des Moines officials debate whether investigators should assess a suspect’s mentality before questioning. Iowa Public Safety Commissioner Miller says the arson case against two Durant youths is closed, while a review of the fire marshal investigator’s deceptive methods continues.
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Des Moines
Bradley Jay Mather
William Miller
Iowa Department of Public Safety
West Des Moines
Miller
Mather
Cheryl Martz
Dale Darnell
Ray Rosenberg
Gestapo
Rosenberg
Prison hostages held as four inmates discuss release
Four captors led by Joseph Bowen, serving life for the 1973 Holmesburg killings, indicated they might free 38 hostages in Graterford Prison kitchen. Negotiators report fluctuating talks, no demands, no deadlines, and hostages initially unharmed.
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Graterford
UPI
Graterford State Prison
Lawrence Reid
Philadelphia
Reid
Joseph Bowen
Bowen
Holmesburg
Martin Dragovich
Dragovich
Food Service
Pennsylvania
Dubious Credit Card Habits Recap Memory of Fun
A wry note recalls the moment of spending with a credit card and how the bill later reveals what seemed fun at the time. Copyright remains with the creator.
Faith Baptist School Lays Biblical Groundwork in Belle Plaine
In Belle Plaine the Faith Baptist Church School serves 54 students with three full time teachers and Rev. Bill Hinshaw. Each day begins with the Pledge of Allegiance a Christian flag pledge and prayers. The curriculum centers on the Bible reflecting the school faith in America’s freedom of belief.
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Belle Plaine
Faith Baptist Church
Bill Hinshaw
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