Riot police kill gunman and free 16 hostages in Tokyo hijack
In Tokyo police killed a masked gunman and captured a comrade during a bus hijacking. 16 hostages were freed. The surviving terrorist said money was his motive, not politics.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1977
Page
2
In Tokyo police killed a masked gunman and captured a comrade during a bus hijacking. 16 hostages were freed. The surviving terrorist said money was his motive, not politics.
A third day of wet weather across the northeast led to the closure of Skyline Drive in the Blue Ridge Mountains as rain and snow pelted Virginia to Maine. Low in Southern New England spurred storms. conditions: 40s, gusts to 30 mph, with gale warnings on the coast.
Washington moves energy legislation to a House Senate conference Tuesday to merge four non tax parts. Conferees tackle energy conservation first, then clash over coal conversion, utility rate reform, natural gas pricing, and the energy tax. House and Senate plans diverge on several key provisions, with potential vetoes and major budget battles looming.
NBNA held its organizational meeting Sunday in Kearney Nebraska and elected Rhonda Maddox as president John Gleason as vice president and Mike Gleason as secretary Pat Kelly will serve in an advisory role The group adopted bylaws planned a planning session November 19 in Kearney and aims for an early April annual meeting UPI advisory board also to meet in conjunction with the broadcast association proceedings
UPI reports Zero Population Growth warns the U S may see 107 million more people in 30 years given current fertility and immigration trends. They project birthrates rising to 2 1 by 1980 if baby boom women bear two children each, and urge government limits on immigration and expanded family planning. An odd line about a light bow shaped harp follows.
Gypsies supplied background music for centuries of Hungarian history since the 15th century. Gypsy melodies aided recruitment and violinists led troops into battle for generations.
If all time from creation to now were one year, human existence would occupy 10 minutes and recorded history would amount to the final 45 seconds, illustrating the brevity of mankind in the vast timeline.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.