Balloonist near half way to transatlantic crossing
Balloonist Karl Thomas, in the Spirit of 78, was reported to be over 1,150 miles from Europe, about a third of the distance for the first nonstop crossing. Radio contact remained limited after a thunderstorm, with potential search flights shelved and no alert issued.
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Karl Thomas
Light Communications Center
New York
Gary Moore
Thomas
Atlantic
Alitata
Washington
Navy
Saxil
Surface
Ves
Sels
Sir Searcd
Michelle
Lakehurst
Nav
End of war censorship debate and Kepone ban rise
The Pentagon backs dropping wartime field press censorship in a move urged by the Army. EPA plans to ban Kepone linked to river pollution as Allied Chemical faces charges. A UN official warns the U S must curb world food trade policies. NSC projects up to 630 highway deaths over the Bicentennial weekend amid expected travel surge.
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Army
Asst
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William Greener
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Armed Services
Greener
Environmental Protection Agency
Ames
Towa
U.S
United Nations
Sartaj Aziz
World Food Council
U.S. Agriculture Department
Aziz
Chicago
National Safety Council
Air France hijack at Entebbe stalls negotiations
Air France jet with about 256 aboard remains hijacked at Entebbe Uganda amid deadlocked talks. Passengers allowed to exit to the terminal while gunmen threaten to blow the plane if attacked. No details on weapons or explosives disclosed.
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Uganda
Air France
Entebbe
Airbus
Athens
Tel Aviv
Teenagers charged in Cleveland slaying of girl battered to death
Three teens including Dallas Stuckey and Guy Frehmeyer were charged with aggravated murder after a weekend attack on Karen Kollar. Susan Zytowiecki and her husband faced related counts as police described a brutal sequence at an abandoned brewery where Karen survived two falls and endured rocks and a gag.
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Karen Kollar
David Zytowiecki
Susan
Dallas Stuckey
Guy Frehmeyer
Zytowieckis
Susan Zytowiecki
Karen
Frida
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