American Held Hijacker Hit On Head With Fire Axe in Tokyo
An American, Bruce Trayer, attempted to hijack a Northwest Airlines jet carrying 261 people from Tokyo to Moscow. A Japanese stewardess was threatened with a razor until crew member William Vanheuven struck the hijacker with the butt of a fire axe, ending the attempt after about 10 minutes.
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Tokyo
Northwest Airlines
Moscow
Bruce Trayer
William Vanheuven
Trayer
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Honolulu
Homer Sutter
Minneapolis
Sutter
U.S. Army
Vanheuven
Roland Sevigny
Air Force
Sevigny
Japan
Hearst Given Five Years Probation After No Contest Plea
Patricia Hearst receives five years probation from Superior Court Judge E Talbot Callister after a no contest plea to assault and robbery. He cited compassion for her parents and mitigating factors including being a kidnap victim. She remains under a seven year bank robbery sentence and may face further time if appeals fail.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Hearst
Superior Court
E. Talbot Callister
Miss Hearst
Callister
America
Randolph
Catherine Hearst
San Francisco
9Th
U.S. District Court of Appeals
Mayerson
F. Lee Bailey
Freezing or drying methods to preserve a wedding bouquet
Reader asks how to preserve a bouquet. Instructions describe air drying with silica gel or sand, using wire through stems, airtight sealing, and a 3 to 4 day or 10 days to 3 weeks drying window. Color changes may occur with the drying method and materials vary in time.
Carter meets Assad in Geneva talks on Middle East peace
President Carter arrives in Geneva to meet Syrian President Assad with hopes for a turning point in Middle East peace. They discuss progress while warning Berlin status could threaten East West detente if East Berlin joins East Germany. Carter may return to Geneva talks and meet Shimon Peres after Israeli elections.
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West
Berlin
Carter
Geneva
Switzerland
Hafez Assad
Middle East
Assad
London
Britain
France
West Germany
East Berlin
East Germany
United States
Soviet Union
Israel
Washington
Shimon Peres
Peres
Wilmington 10 post-conviction hearing opens amid security sweep
More than 100 spectators faced weapons searches as the Wilmington 10 post-conviction hearing started in Pender County Superior Court. Only Ann Sheppard Turner attended. supporters arrived from Chapel Hill and Charlotte. The case centers on conspiracy and arson tied to 1972 rioting in Wilmington, North Carolina. Notables and international observers were reported planning to attend.
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Wilmington
Ben Chavis
Wilmington 10
Pender County Superior Court
Chapel Hill
Charlotte
Ann Sheppard Turner
Chavis
United Church of Christ's Commission For Racial Justice
Turner
N.C
James Wall
Allen R. Hall
Hall
United States
North Carolina
United Church of Christ
Soviet Union
Pender County
Three Die In Amsterdam Hotel Fire
A morning blaze at the Polen hotel in Amsterdam killed at least three people and injured about 30 as flames swept through the four story building. Police warned more bodies could be found. most guests were foreigners including Americans. Seymour Shapiro of Teaneck New Jersey described a wall of fire en route to safety.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Polen
Seymour Shapiro
Teaneck, N.J
Doris
Navy Eyeing Return to Bell Bottom Sailor Uniforms
Adm James Holloway may back restoring the old style bell bottom uniform for the Navy after polling 8500 sailors at bases in San Diego Norfolk Charleston Yokosuka Rota Subic Bay and the Philippines showing strong support for the traditional dress. The plan could apply to the five lowest enlisted ranks as current sentiment favors the old attire.
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Washington
James Holloway
Naval Operations
Navy
Holloway
San Diego
Calif
Norfolk, Va
Charleston
S.C
Yokosuka
Japan
Rota
Spain
Subic Bay
Philippines
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Hearst
Sam Mayerson
Symbionese Liberation Army
William and
Emily Harris
Patty Hearst
Acton
J.N
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Penney’s
Sears
Carter's
William Carter Co
Needham Heights
Mass
Penney's
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Downing Street
Shapiro
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