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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1977
Page
1
Japanese terrorists exchanged 59 hijack hostages for 6 million dollars and six jailed comrades in a bid to free captives. Fighting at Dacca International Airport left six Bangladesh air force officers dead before the government said the uprising was crushed.
A column from Hank Greenspun contrasts old manual writing with new computer systems and notes a debt debate. The piece shifts to a report on a hijacking and hostage exchange involving Abdul Mahmood and the Red Army guerrillas, with hostages freed and one banker recovering.
A behind the scenes Strip hotel room meeting on September 19 in Las Vegas Hilton surfaced links between Assembly speakers aspirants Harley Harmon Danny Demers and Paul May and Speaker Joe Dini. Factions led by Charlie Bell sought to unseat Dini and rearrange committee chairs and leadership roles for 1979. Dini’s displeasure over Demers Laetrile ties and a plan to consolidate committees fueled the maneuvering amid lobbyist influence.
The Kilauea eruption paused as earth tremors weakened and lava supply declined. Geologist Len Anderson noted the 30 foot high flow front still advanced but likely to cool and form a dam, with lava still moving out but could flare again. The flow threatened Kalapana but buffer depressions protected homes.
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