12 Mar 1977
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1977
Page
1
Washington returns to normal as the hostage siege ends after 38 hours with more than one hundred hostages freed. Capitol security eases, sites reopen, and police gather evidence while officials stress safe restoration and court preparation.
The forecast calls for showers across the Midwest, Mississippi Valley, and Gulf States with occasional rain in northern California. In Detroit, officials discuss a school integration case where federal courts may order special programs and testing reforms to address racial bias, amid debate over costs and authority.
Weather reports cite winds surpassing two extremes in Fort Collins and Pueblo. Drifting snow and damaged weather offices hindered travel as blizzard warnings spread through eastern Colorado, southeastern Wyoming, western Nebraska, and parts of Kansas. Strong winds affected the South with blowing dust and near zero visibility in northwestern Texas. advisories stretched across Colorado mountains and Dakota/Kansas regions. Rain and thunder showers extended from eastern Texas to the Mississippi Valley and central Tennessee.
Khalifa Hamaas Abdul Khaalis, Hanafi leader, was released without bail after surrendering 134 hostages ending a 33 hour siege. The judge cited DC bail reform and ordered him to remain in the district, surrender his passport, and avoid firearms, with ambassadors from Iran Egypt and Pakistan credited for pivotal mediation.
Washington calm returns after a 34 hour Hanafi hostage crisis ends with surrender of four gunmen. Police, negotiators and Islamic scholars secured release of all hostages without further bloodshed. President Carter and ambassadors acknowledged decisive diplomacy and restraint.
Margaret Trudeau is slated to attend a private dinner for James Callaghan and his wife in Ottawa though she will not attend a luncheon for Mrs Callaghan. The PM's wife, in New York, has denied romance rumors with Mick Jagger after recent Rolling Stones events.
In drought wracked California residents joke about limits as 43 communities consider or impose rationing. Officials warn of only 25 percent the usual water for irrigation and drinking, with Marin County testing strict 36 gallon daily per resident rules.
Brazil ends a S year old military assistance pact with the United States over a human rights dispute. The Foreign Ministry cited the State Department human rights report as intolerable interference in Brazil’s internal affairs.
An eight flight rescue effort involved Bat Mason who carried a wounded hostage to safety during a siege as gunmen threatened violence. Bernard Simon recounted the threats and anti Semitic language while police entered. A US embassy spokesman noted State Department commentary on Brazil and a wider dispute over human rights and military aid tied to Brazil's nuclear reprocessing facility talks with West Germany.
The Danville Register lists daily and Sunday subscription rates for in city and suburban delivery. Carrier delivery costs 85 cents weekly. single copies 15 cents. Sunday 25 cents. Mail rates are one year 44.20 and six months 22.10 with notices mailed 10 days before expiration.
New York faces a looming payroll crunch as a court ruling struck down a debt moratorium tied to a 1974 federal loan package. City officials warned repayment would fail without new aid, while federal leaders weighed conditions before June 30 1978 renewal.
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