Hostage crisis deepens as Dutch train siege nears end
In Assen 51 hostages on a hijacked train send Morse code plea while Moluccan gunmen warn of new actions if troops are used. Government says the 19 day ordeal cannot continue. a military assault appears likelier amid deteriorating hostage conditions. Separate Bavensmilde Elementary School siege also rises stakes.
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Ford urges hard line against terrorists at Israel awards dinner
Former President Gerald Ford calls for a decisive end to terrorism at a New York event honoring Yonni Netanyahu. He condemns terror tactics, urges no media bargaining, and praises Netanyahu’s Entebbe raid while noting 55 hostages in Holland.
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Last two Greek octuplets die in hospital
In Athens area Hygeia hospital reports the deaths of the final two of eight babies born to Cleo Zerbini after fertility drug treatment. Six preterm infants died within hours, including two girls at birth and three others soon after, leaving the mother in good condition.
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Harvesting moves along in Kansas 1977 wheat harvest
UPI reports winter wheat cutting expanding to Reno Pratt and Kingman counties as the fourth day of the 1977 harvest. Jim Jay notes full swing in Barber Harper Sumner counties with slight machinery shortage in Harper. Counties average about 30 bushels per acre and officials predict a 1977 yield near 384 million bushels, close to the 1973 record.
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