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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1974
Page
3
Five people were killed in an August attack on Athens Airport. The hijackers released both ship and hostages late yesterday after Greece promised to spare the commandos.
Cairo officials report a Pakistani airliner carried three gunmen who freed two Greek freighter hostages after Athens agreed to commute death sentences of two Palestinian terrorists. The gunmen, from Muslim International Guerrillas, sought Libya and were accompanied by Libyan and Egyptian ambassadors. In Karachi, the Greek freighter captain and chief engineer were released after 33 hours, under Greek assurances. Meanwhile four terrorists on a Singapore ferry with three hostages threatened to blow up the vessel and Shell refinery, as Singapore sought an Arab country to take them.
Britain's coal miners vote four to one for a national strike that could halt mines and threaten industry. The National Union of Mineworkers reported 80 percent turnout of 279,452 members with 188,393 for a walkout and 44,222 against. The 27 man executive meets to decide on action as Prime Minister Heath meets with union and TUC leaders to avert a strike. The miners have refused overtime for 12 weeks over wage ceilings, slowing output and prompting a three day week to conserve power. Joseph Gormley voiced cautious openness to solutions while not embracing the plan for a relativities board.
In Batley Yorkshire a bomb exploded on a bus carrying British army and air force personnel and families. Police say 11 killed and 14 wounded including two children and a woman. The blast near Catterick base occurred at 12 twenty a m.
In Honolulu authorities investigate the apparent seatbelt strangulation of a 16 month old girl found hanging from a seat on a Pan Am 747. Ashley Anding, daughter of Joseph and Mrs. Anding of Washington Crossing, Pa., died after her seatbelt was fastened during turbulence. Police consider it accidental as the infant’s father, a Pan Am flight inspector, was en route to American Samoa to aid crash investigations.
Leroy Bailey, blind and disfigured from 1968 combat, seeks help from Dr. Charles Janda for multiple operations to resume solid eating. The VA will cover costs after Nixon intervened, with Hines Hospital and Mercy Hospital doctors evaluating further treatment. Bailey continues studies at Triton Junior College while awaiting surgery.
Military commanders who ousted President Salvador Allende awarded themselves medals for distinguished service. They paid tribute to 250 soldiers and police killed since the start of the September coup.
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