Hijackers Free 10 More. Damascus Hostages Trade Hint
A Japanese Airlines jet with 29 hostages arrived in Damascus after hijackers agreed to free 10 more in exchange for fuel and supplies. Two Americans were among the freed, with seven Americans remaining prisoners as the plane awaited further releases and departure.
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Damascus
Syria
APS
Red Army
Kuwait
Japan Air Lines
Bangladesh
Sheikh Saad Al-Abdulla
Persian Gulf
Eric Weiss
San Francisco
Phalen
McLean
Japan
Carter Threatens Import Tax If Congress Kills Energy Plan
The Carter administration warned of a $15 billion yearly import duty on oil if Congress rejects the energy plan. Energy Secretary Schlesinger said the duty would mirror the wellhead tax and raise gasoline prices, with potential broader economic effects. A Las Vegas apartment fire caused damage but no injuries, with investigators probing the blaze’s origin and timing.
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Carter
Congress
Energy Plan
NY Times
Washington
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Schlesinger
NBC
Meet the Press
Henry M Jackson
D-Wash
Energy Committee
United States
Las Vegas
Raymond Moss
S. Maryland Parkway
Moss
Bevery Hilton Hosts Sinatra Honor For Mother of The Year
Frank Sinatra at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills plants a kiss on Jane Morgan Weintraub who is named Mother of The Year by the Reiss-Davis Child Study Center. Many Hollywood celebrities attend the awards dinner.
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Frank Sinatra
Jane Morgan Weintraub
Bevery Hilton Hotel
Beverly Hills
Reiss-Davis
Hollywood
Feds and Paiutes Sue Nevada Over Pyramid Lake Water
UPI reports the Justice Department and the Paiute Tribe seek to overturn parts of the 1944 Orr Ditch Decree to preserve Pyramid Lake’s water level. Ninth Circuit arguments set for Oct 27 28 with briefs due Oct 20 from Truckee-Carson Irrigation District and Nevada. The dispute centers on allocating Truckee River water for irrigation vs. preserving the lake and fishery and potential urban needs in Reno Sparks. Also included is a human-interest note on Daniel Leahy the 96 year old gambler visiting Las Vegas before his 97th birthday.
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United Press International Reno
UPI
U.S. Justice Department
Kee
Pyramid Lake
Federal Agency
J. Blaine Anderson
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Truckee-Carson
State of Nevada
The
Irrigation District
Truckee River
Justice Department
Orr Ditch
Tribe
Orr Water Ditch
Reno-Sparks
Newlands
Truckee Meadows
Sierra Pacific
Douglas King
Michael Thorp
Robert S. Pelegger
Dennis Montgomery
Jane Cantor
Native American Rights Fund
Robert Stitser
Pyramid Lake Tribe
96 Year Old Danie Leahy Plays Craps at Binion's Horseshoe
Danie F Leahy a 96 year old resident of Tralee Ireland visits Binion's Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas to gamble. He plans to reach 97 on November 12 and continues to travel from Long Beach California every other week to gamble and recall serving in the Spanish American War.
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Daniel Leahy
Long Beach
Calif
Benny Binion
Nevada
Nation
Leahy
Las Vegas
SUN
Binion
Horseshoe Casino
Danie F. Leahy
Tralee
County Terry
Ireland
Lee-He
Willin
Veterans Administration
Cal
Teddy Roosvelt
San Juan
Train slams into pickup near Plant City killing 10
An Amtrak train traveling from Chicago to St Petersburg hit a pickup truck at a crossing near Turkey Creek Road in Plant City Florida. Ten people died including two children found in the truck and others near the tracks. Witnesses and investigators described warning signals ignored and the engineer saying there was little time to stop.
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Plant City
Fla
UPI
Florida
St. Lucie County
Turkey Creek Road
Pete Medley
Sanford, Fla
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