Libyan rejection of hijackers asylum plea on refueling trip
A Philippines Air Lines jet with three hijackers and 12 hostages landed at Benghazi Libya after a seven hour flight from Pakistan The hijackers sought asylum and amnesty in Libya but officials said refueling only was allowed Negotiations for asylum ensued as hostages stayed aboard and a hostage asked to speak to Libyan officers before the talks were paused
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Benghazl Libya
UPI
Philippine Air Lines
Libya
DCB
Benghazi
Pakistan
Philippines
Libyan
Col
Mooammar Khadafy
Karachi
PAL
Rafael Igoa
Brown protests Interior approval of Exxon offshore project
Gov Edmund G Brown Jr criticizes the Interior Department for ignoring California state views and coastal rulings. He protests Exxon’s request to process crude oil on a floating plant beyond state jurisdiction, calling it environmentally hazardous and urging a Coastal Commission hearing and direct intervention by Interior Secretary Kleppe.
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Sacramento
UPS
US Interior Department
Edmund G Brown Jr
California
Interior
Thomas Kleppe
Exxon Corps
Department of Interior
Brown
Exxon
Exxon Corp
California Coastal Commission
Commission
Kleppe
Coastal Commission
Planners reject lot line fix and move to block rule
Lompoc Planning Commission declines to resolve a decade old property line dispute. Balaam family seeks to shift the line to fit a second house, but the move would create a substandard lot and violate zoning. The panel also approves a 125 unit residential project, residential plan consistency measures, and an outdoor sale by McMahan's Furniture. A noise probe into a North A Street motorcycle shop is dropped as the shop moved.
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Lompoc Planning Commission
Community Development Department
Jack Lar
Commission
Balaam
Lam
Ocean Avenue
U Street
Michael
Towbes, Inc
Supervisorial District
Vandenberg Village
Livingston and Blayney
McMahan
Planning Department
North A Street
Lompoc Rain Totals Fall as Storm Sweeps Santa Barbara County
Rain showers across Santa Barbara County bring half inch totals in Lompoc and up to an inch in Santa Maria, boosting season totals in multiple towns. Miguelito Canyon and Cachuma Lake levels rise with the storm, while Solvang and Ballard report notable accumulations. Weather, river, and lake readings accompany a separate note on a San Francisco labor dispute and scattered forecast details for the region.
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Santa Barbara County
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Ballard-Solvang
California
Miguelito Canyon
Solvang
Ballard
Phil Holland
Cachuma Lake
San Marcos Pass
Santa Barbara
Top Blacks Forgive Carter Rally Endorsements Rise in Atlanta
United Press International reports that black leaders including Martin Luther King Sr. and Rep. Andrew Young forgave Jimmy Carter for ethnic purity remarks. Ralph Abernathy and Detroit Mayor Coleman Young also endorsed Carter as Morris Udall and Frank Church campaigned elsewhere urging continued federal farm support. King urged accountability noting the need to accept apologies.
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United Press International
Jimmy Carter
Martin Luther King Sr
Georgia
Atlanta
Morris Udall
Frank Church
King
Martin Luther King Jr
Carter
Rep
Andrew Young
D-6a
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Ralph Abernathy
Detroit
Coleman Young
Bar owners face insurance crisis in California rise
Feature on soaring liability insurance costs for U S bar owners after a 1971 California Supreme Court ruling expands bar liability. premiums at Lompoc venues doubled or more, with owners blaming higher settlements and court risk. prices force higher drink costs and some closures.
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Red of the
LPI
State Supreme Court
California
Lompoc
Ray Gerrity
Royal Coach
East Ocean Avenue
Martin's
Lloyd Cole
Supreme Court
San Francisco
Gerrity
Jim Short
Tom's Place
Jaspers
Larry Cobb
Betty Morris
Henry Morris Insurance
Lompo
Morris
Hearst to testify in exchange for lenient sentencing
Patricia Hearst faces psychiatric testing for 90 days as prosecutors seek her cooperation against former SLA members. A judge ordered the evaluation before final sentencing, hinting at a possible reduction from the 35 year term after officials report. Hearst, convicted of bank robbery with SLA, may relate other offenses to secure leniency.
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San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Justice Department
James L Browning Jr Miss Hearst
Metropolitan Correction Center
San Diego
U.S. District Court
Browning
Miss Hearst
Northern California
Samuel Mayerson
Los Angeles
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Attom
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Playboy
Mel Ramos
Top Blacks
Stan Tulledo
Patty
Symbionese Liberation Army
San Mateo County
Redwood City
Sandra Good
Manson
Miss Good
Lynette Fromme
William) Calley
Richard Nixon
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