Dutch Moluccan elders meet hijackers over hostage release
In northern Netherlands two Moluccan elders and three gunmen rode a hijacked train to negotiate the release of about 60 hostages held at two locations near Assen. Mediators including Mrs. Josina Soumokil and Dr. Hassan Tan will report to authorities before decisions are made. No injuries reported as four teachers remain hostage at a single-story school in Bovensmilde while negotiations continue.
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Asseno
Netherlands
Holland
Josina Soumakis
Dr. Hassan Tan
Here
Toos Faber
Justice Ministry
Tan
Soumokil
Beilen
Faber
Bovensmilde
Assen
Beefs and Bands Lead Garden City Beef Empire Parade
Hundreds lined Main Street in near ninety degree heat to watch critters clowns buggies and bands in Garden Citys downtown parade. Wide Awake 4 H Club won first in youth division with Happy Hustlers second. judges trophy went to Garden City Friends of the Zoo. Vehicles ranged from antique cars to a Sandhill Racing Club dragster and National Guard tanks. Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too visited courtesy of Sears as bands played and crowds applauded near the beef cookout at Stevens Park.
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Garden City
Beef Empire Board
Wide Awake 4-H Club
Happy Hustlers
Garden City Friends of the Zoo
National Guard
Winnie the Pooh
Tigger
Sears
Stevens Park
Short-Circuited Cord Blamed For Fire That Killed 161
A private three man investigation traced the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire to a short circuit in a fountain pump power cord. The blaze burned over an hour before discovery, killing 161 people. The team linked the flame path to a steel beam acting as a chimney behind plaster walls, with room temperatures varying by side.
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Atlanta
Threeman
Kentucky
Southgate
Ohio
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Walter Bailey
Walter
Tain
Allcc
Four Kansan teens die in Gate crash
In eastern Panhandle near Gate Oklahoma four Dodge City youths aged 14 to 19 were killed when Delbert Lamaster, 19, lost control of a high speed car on a Beaver County road 3.7 miles east of Gate and collided with a truck driven by 49 year old Gerald Childress of Shattuck. Childress was treated and released from the hospital.
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Gate
Okla
Panhandle
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Kansas
Dodge City
Delbert Leroy Lamaster
Roy Toland
Johnny ‘Toland
David L. Birney
Lamaster
Beaver County
Gerald’ L. Childress
Shattuck
Childress
Fromher Hospital
Changes Mind Pedals Away In German Shop Holdup
In Unter Pfaffenhofen West Germany a would be robber forced entry into a textile shop late Friday brandishing a gun and demanding money. The 63 year old storekeeper opened the till showing 200 marks and the would be thief suddenly apologized pleaded for forgiveness, then mumbled and fled on a bicycle.
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Unter Pfaffenhofen
West Germany
Pilot's Skill Saves 95 Lives In Tucson Jet Crash
A Continental Airlines Boeing 727 lifting for takeoff in high winds ripped power lines and shed a wing fuel tank but Captain Tom Gullett landed the jet at Tucson International Airport with no injuries to 95 aboard. Firefighters doused a brief fuel blaze. the NTSB and FAA opened an investigation. The flight had originated in Houston and was bound for Phoenix and Los Angeles.
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Tucson
Ariz
Continental Airlines
Tucson International
National Weather Service
Tom Gullett
Gullet
Harry Boyle
Pima County Sheriff's Deputies
National Air Transportation Board
Federal Aviation Administration
Flight 63
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Houston
San Antonio
el Paso
Sycamore Woes and Lawn Care Tips From a Local Column
John Frazier muses on ailing sycamore trees in his yard likely victims of winter or fatigue. The piece riffs on Jerry Baker's gardening methods from a book recommending tree spanking and lawn shampooing with biodegradable soap, while lighter notes mention a slow-pitch softball team and local fishermen forming a quartet.
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Baker
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Kansas Livestock Assn
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Carol Crapper
Estee Lauder
Lonver's
Ady
Wes. Ady
Comer
By John Frazier
Lawrence
Hallmark Greeting Card Company
Jerry Baker
Zip
Uncle Sam
Henry Kissinger
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