Yugoslav Mission Attack Fails as Croatians Surrender
Three armed Croatians stormed the Yugoslav U N mission on Fifth Avenue injuring a guard and taking a hostage claim before surrendering after demands were presented to U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim. Police and FBI swarmed the scene as attackers faced charges of attempted murder assault illegal possession of weapons and burglary.
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New York
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Jaksa Petric
Belgrade
Petric
United States
U.S
Gavin
Central Park
FBI
Serbia
Croatia
Slovenia
Yugoslavia
Manhattan
Baptists Eye Woman's Role in Leadership Debate
The Southern Baptist Convention elects Rev. Jimmy Allen of San Antonio as president and urges local churches to decide on ordaining women. Carter appeals for expanded missionary support as the denomination plans to double overseas missions by 1980. The 12,000 delegates consider 15 resolutions including anti abortion and anti homosexuality measures.
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Deborah M. Smith
Kansas City
Southern Baptist Convention
Jimmy Allen
First Baptist Church of
San Antonio
Tex
Allen
Carter
United States
Anita Bryant
Don Wainright
Eldon
Southern Baptist
Miss Bryant
Dade County
Fla
Christian Life Commission
Yugoslavia Opens Helsinki Prep Conference Amid Detente Threats
Belgrade Yugoslavia opened a 35 nation preparatory conference on the Helsinki agreements warning that sinister forces oppose detente. Foreign Minister Milos Minic cited an attack by Croatian extremists on Yugoslavia’s U N mission in New York as a signal of tensions. Three Croatian nationalists burst into the UN mission, wounded a chauffeur, and held out for two hours before surrendering to police.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Milos Minic
U.N
New York
Tanjug
Minic
United Nations
Senior Aviator Wings Awarded to CW2 James D. Smith
CW2 James D. Smith received Senior Aviator Wings at Redstone Arsenal after accumulating 2400 flying hours with about 600 in Vietnam. He operates test bed aircraft for aviation research and develops flight programs for visiting foreign nationals and DoD officials.
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James D. Smith
Redstone Arsenal
Smith
Vietnam
Redstone
Congress
Department of Defense
Army
Morgan County High School
James V. Smith
Elrod Cir
Hartselle
Russell E. McCoy
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Polaroid
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Ray
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Minolta
Spalding P.O
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N.C
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