Hostages recall terror as pilot slain before our eyes
West German commandos rescued 86 hostages from a hijacked jet after Yemeni authorities recaptured the hijack leader. Pilot Juergen Schumann died, body dumped in Mogadishu. Returnees included Christine Santiago and her son Leo from Santa Monica. Six rescued hostages remained in Mogadishu.
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West Germany
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Germany
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Mogadishu
Somalia
Lufthansa
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Leo
Santgo
Calif
Santiago
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Frankfurt
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Santee
Christine
West German terrorists kill selves in prison cells
Three Raader Meinhof group members died by self inflicted gunshots or hanging in solitary cells after a Lufthansa hijacking crisis. A fourth prisoner, Ermgard Moeller, stabbed herself and was hospitalized. Officials questioned how pistols were obtained as Italy reports bombs on German car showrooms in Turin and Leghorn.
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Bonn
West Germany
Raader-Meinbol Gang
Italy
Turin
Leghorn
Germany
Andreas Baader
Gustrun Kassiin
Jan-Carl Raspe
Ermgard Moeller
Jangott Bender
Baden-Wuerttenberg
Bender
Enssiin
Raspe
Moeller
Lufthansa Jer
Hanne-Martin Schleyer
Schleyer
Prisoner swap bill moves to free Americans in Mexican jails
The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to create a prisoner exchange commission with Mexico and Canada. It would let U S citizens in Mexico serve sentences at home and allow Mexicans to return home. About six Americans in Mexico could be among the first released for the holidays, with potential total of up to 400 repatriations.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Mexico
Canada
U.S
United States
State Department
Peter Rodina
DNJ
Downtown L A Marina Backed by Long Beach Council
The Long Beach City Council voted 3 to 2 to pursue a downtown Los Angeles marina on a conditional basis, authorizing City Manager John Dever to seek permits from over 40 agencies. Councilwomen Trenee Simon and Eunice Sato weighed opposition as the panel kept the project alive only if economic projections show profitability. The plan ETA includes 1160 slips and funding of 19.3 million in revenue bonds plus 8.7 million in a state loan, with a 200000 permit-seeking grant approved.
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Trenee Simon
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League of California Cities
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Eunice Sato
Dever
Gidelands
Margot Bergman
Downtown Associates
State Department of Navigation and Ocean Development
U.S. moves to bolster Army in Europe for early war
General Bernard Rogers outlined plans to shift equipment and manpower from the United States to Western Europe to deter a Soviet ground attack. The move aims to raise NATO readiness in the first 20 days of any war, with additional brigades stationed in West Germany and quick reaction forces in the U.S. to support contingencies.
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United States
Atlantic
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Pentagon
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Soviet Union
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