Hijackers Threaten Death For Fuel On Lufthansa Jet
87 hostages aboard a West German jetliner faced a looming death toll as hijackers demanded 11 tons of fuel. Authorities refueled the plane after the hijackers set deadlines, with implications of the release of ill passengers and children. Negotiations centered on a ransom and prisoner releases, while the plan remained tethered to a 9 30 a.m. deadline.
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Dubai
United Arab Emirates
UPI
Lufthansa Airlines
West Germany
Turkey
Hans-Martin Schleyer
Istanbul
North Vietnam
South Yemen
Somalia
Bonn
Helmut Schmidt
Where I Stand Where I Stand
A critical column argues Summa Corp mismanagement behind Desert Inn Frontier and Landmark layoffs and advertising shifts. It notes 700 Desert Inn jobs lost during a renovation and questions motives of Bill Gay and Chester Davis as Summa faces multimillion losses and possible sale.
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Summa Corp
Desert Inn
Summa Board
Bill Gay
Chester Davis
Pickup Hits Kills Senior Crossing Boulder Highway
A 78 year old Las Vegas man was killed Saturday night as he crossed Boulder Highway near Dalhart Street. He was struck by a northbound pickup, sideswiped and thrown about 20 feet, and pronounced dead at Sunrise Hospital. The pickup occupants said they did not see him until late. the driver will not be cited.
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Las Vegas
Nevada Highway Patrol
Boulder Highway
Dalhart Street
NHP
Shelby Capo
Sunrise Hospital
Capo
Walk A Thon in Las Vegas Raises $100000 for March of Dimes
The 7th annual Walk A Thon began at 7 a.m. from the Convention Center with about 4,000 participants walking 20 miles to support infantile paralysis research. The event netted roughly $100,000 in cash and pledges, with top regional fundraisers including Kit Carson Elementary and Basic High School. Notable finishers featured Kevin Roberts and Steve Wynn, while Judge Robert Miller and Rep Jim Santini contributed to the day’s effort.
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Bonanza High School
Convention Center
Las Vegas
March of Dimes Crusade
Wade Cavanaugh
SUN
Kit Carson
K.C. Knudson Jr
Henderson
Dick Walsh
Kevin Roberts
Mark Bullock
Steve Wynn
Golden Bee
Robert Miller
del Guy
Ron Lurie
Manny Cortez
Paul Christenson
Jim Santini
Santini
Hank Greenspun
Congress
Greenspun
Pete Strudwick
la Palma
Calif
Millions Mourn Death Of Crosby As Funeral Planned
Bing Crosby dies at 73 apparently from a heart attack after golf in Spain. Plans set for a private Los Angeles funeral Tuesday and memorials in London and New York City, with Crosby’s son Harry Lillis Crosby III flying to Madrid to bring his father home.
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NY Times
New York
Bing Crosby
Los Angeles
London
New York City
Madrid
Spain
Crosby
Harry Lillis Crosby 3d
Senate
California
Kat
St. Paul’s
Crosby to be buried in Los Angeles after Friday funeral
A Paulist priest will officiate the service and Bob Moonan of St. Marys Cathedral San Francisco will play at the funeral. Crosby will be buried beside his parents and Dixie Lee in Holy Cemetery Los Angeles. Memorial gifts go to a Crosby Fund at Pebble Beach or to Queen’s charities in London. A memorial mass is planned Sunday at Westminster Cathedral in London after a British tour and Palladium engagement.
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Bob Moonan
St. Mary's Cathedral
San Francisco
Crosby
Holy Cemetery
Los Angeles
Dixie Lee
Pebble Beach
Queen's Charities
London
The
Palladium
Westminister Cathedral
the Palladium
Spain
Joan Little Flees Prison While Up For Parole
Joan Little 21 who was acquitted in 1975 of an ice-pick slaying fled Women's Correctional Center in eastern Raleigh Saturday night while serving 7 to 10 years for breaking and entering. Sgt Barbour said missing inmate reported around 6 30 p m search underway. Little had been eligible for parole with Nov 15 decision due. She previously faced Beaufort County jail breakage charges tied to the 1974 jailer slaying.
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N.C
UPT
Joan Little
Women's Correctional Center
GT. Barbour
Highway Patrol
Little
Beaufort County
Clarence Alligood
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