Rebels threaten to kill four Americans in Eritrea attack
Eritrean rebels in Beir ut threaten to kill four captured Americans unless the United States halts arms shipments to Ethiopia. Two U.S. technicians and two other captives, all taken from Kagnew and Asmara areas, are reported alive and being held in northern Eritrea as diplomacy stalls.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Ethiopia
ELF
Eritrea
Harrell
William Harrall
State Department
Washington
Linn County to appeal property value increases plan
Linn County Auditor Merle Kopel said the board intends to appeal a state order raising Cedar Rapids residential values 27 percent, farmland values 1 percent, and other Linn County residences 35 percent. He noted widespread protests and said a meeting with the Linn County Property Taxpayers Assn is planned, plus a large rally at the courthouse Tuesday.
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Linn County
Merle Kopel
Town Department of Revenue
Cedar Rapids
Linn Ag
Kopel
Linn County Property Taxpayers Assn
Kopet
October Goal Airmail Service On First Class
The postal service announced that starting October 11 first class mail will receive service equal to or better than air mail for a 10 cent stamp. The goal is to guarantee air transport for distant destinations and remove the premium for an airmail stamp.
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Washington
Postal Service
Belle Plaine Man Dies in One-Car Crash
Cedar Rapids police investigate a Monday afternoon one car crash on J Street SW near Prospect Place that left a 63 year old Belle Plaine man dead. Authorities withheld the name pending relatives notification. Mercy Hospital cites possible heart attack as cause.
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Cedar Rapids
Belle Plaine
Mercy Hospital
J Street
Prospect Place
Gunman slain in hijack attempt near San Jose airport
A gunman who took a doctor and four others hostage during an attempted hijacking was shot dead by a police sharpshooter as he emerged from a Continental Airlines jet at San Jose Muni airport. The doctor Frank Wiefals was critically wounded. other hostages escaped or were unharmed.
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San Jose
Cali
Mie
Continental Airlines
Michael van Dyke
Continental
van Dyke
Frank Wiefals
Uhe
Wiesels
Reid- Hillview
Reid-Hillview Airport
Santa Clara County
San Jose Municipal
William Mallet
Mallet
Temainet
Embassy Raid Sparks Egypt PLO War of Words in Madrid
Palestinian guerrillas seized the Egyptian Embassy in Madrid threatening to kill the ambassador and two diplomats. Sadat blamed the PLO and Yasir Arafat for the raid and warned of decisive measures if the ambassador and aides were not released. Arafat denied responsibility and said the PLO sought to protect Egyptian colleagues.
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Mallet
Gazette
Madrid
Sile
Egypt
Israel
Sadateld
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasir Arafat
Cairo
PLO
Arafat
Beirut
Arab League
Cifra Said
Egyat
Geneva
Jordan
Syria
Mahmoud Abdel Ghaffar
Mohamed el-Shaffei Mekki
Mohamed el-Affifi
Ford Maintains Grain Sale Suspension With Soviets
President Ford keeps the suspension on grain sales to the Soviet Union despite urging from American Farm Bureau leaders. Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz says Ford wants a minimum Soviet purchase level to cushion U.S. food prices. Farm Bureau chair Kulifuss calls the meeting frank and says farmers blame not for bread and meat price rises.
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Washington
Ford
Soviet Union
William Kulfuss
American Farm Bureau Federation
Allen Lauterback
Earl Butz
U.S
Kulifuss
Longest Inventory Dip in 16 Years Hits July Trade
The Commerce Department reported July inventories fell by 5.969 billion, the longest streak of declines in 16 years, as business sales rose 3.69 billion to 149.4 billion. Manufacturing faced the heaviest draw, with factories selling 850 million from stocks and wholesalers trimming 228 million, signaling potential hiring to meet demand.
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Gazette
Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Repair of Rembrandt To Take Months
Amsterdam AP The director of the Rijke museum says Rembrandt’s The Night Watch can be repaired but restoration will take four months or longer due to severe canvas damage. A 38yearold man slashed the painting with a serrated knife, was overpowered, and held on willful destruction charges.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Rijkemuseum
Rembrandt
P. J. van Thiel
Wilhelmus de Rijk
Night Watch
Rij
Frans Banning Cocq
Te Night Watch
Michelangelo
Pieta
Pablo Pigas
Guernica
Picasso
St. Peter's Basilica
Am Jesus Christ
Chuckle Old Washioned Is What You Will Be
A fragmentary line reading as a playful, old fashioned quip about aging and longevity.
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Old Washioned
Long Roth
Coourlant Spas
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Asmara
Pentagon
Navy Electronics Tech
3.C. Thomas Bowidowitz
Jersey City
N.J
Army
David Strickland
Orlando
Fla
Steve Campbell
Sen Leandro, Calif
Jim Harrell
Milwaukee
Kagnew
Eritrean Liberation Front
Massawa
Linn
Rockefeller
Pearl Bailey
London
British Museum
Regan
Sadat
Abdel Kader al Noussai
Sinai
Henry Kissinger
White House
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Butz
Farm Bureau Federation
Rijk
Marlon
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