FBI sharpshooter kills hijacker during plane standoff
In Denver a FBI sharpshooter killed hijacker Roger Lentz who had taken two hostages and switched from a commandeered light plane to a Convair 990 jet bound for Mexico City. The hijacker, who threatened the crew, was shot as he stepped into the passenger cabin at Stapleton Airport. both hostages survived and no injuries occurred.
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Richard Lamm
Rains bring cautious hope to drought battered farmers
Weekend rains across the drought stricken Southwest offer some relief to U S farmers after a long dry spell. Merle Stoops of Hugoton Kansas notes limited wheat salvage potential while drought persists through Kansas Oklahoma Texas and Colorado. Estimates show 1976 production across five states plunging, yet harvest plus last year’s reserves should meet domestic and export demand with no grocery price rise expected.
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Souris River Crest Slows Flood Threat to Minot Dikes
Minot ND faced slow progress as the Souris River crested at 1556 feet, about seven feet above flood stage, keeping evacuees from returning. Mayor Chester Reiten warned a dike failure could flood homes up to 10 or 12 feet and noted extensive damage and ongoing repairs, with about 4,200 homes evacuated and city-dike patrols continuing. County farmland over 400,000 acres flooded across Ward, McHenry, Renville and Bottineau. The crest was earlier than expected, and full fall below flood level not anticipated until early May.
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Protestants March in Northern Ireland Amid Security Tension
In Belfast and across Northern Ireland Protestants marched under heavy security to prevent violence. About 30 Orange Order processions followed a similar number of Catholic IRA aligned events from Easter, with only minor disturbances reported. Security forces defused two small bombs before the parades as sectarian violence persists in the province.
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Mc Carthy proposes four year terms for California lawmakers
Assembly Speaker Leo McCarthy leads a bid to amend the constitution to extend Assembly terms from two to four years and to align elections for two assembly seats and one Senate seat every four years. The plan aims to reduce time and money spent on campaigns. a two thirds vote is required, with bipartisan support reported. The hearing topics include AB2939 on state funded medical malpractice insurance reform and a related discussion on running elections and campaign costs.
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Beverly Hills
Lawmaker raps bank charges in congressional clash
Washington reports that Rep. Frank Annunzio and Walter Fauntroy condemned Citibank for a 50-cent Master Charge fee on full timely payments and threatened federal legislation to ban such charges. A separate note mentioned a fund offering doctors a $4,000 annual premium, with high-risk physicians paying up to $30,000.
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Annunzio
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Six rescued from boat off coast near Southern California
A 50-foot catamaran Shamrock carrying six aboard was found eight miles west of Santa Barbara after being missing since Friday night in heavy seas. The coast guard suspended search for six more from the boat Sure Bet, wrecked 20 miles off Point Fermin, as two helicopters and a plane scoured 7,400 square miles. Pat Waggoner and four Granada Hills residents were among those aboard the Shamrock, all reported in good condition.
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Mark Warmuth
Jay Koch
Vicki Source
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Point Fermin
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Easter parade amid denim on Fifth Avenue in record heat
New Yorkers braved 96 degree heat for Easter on Fifth Avenue where most of the crowd wore denim and shoppers sold flowers balloons and pretzels. In Vatican City Pope Paul VI preached from St Peter's Square warning that a blind craving for material wealth obscures Easter's meaning and urged social economic and cultural renewal through Christ's resurrection.
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St. Peter's Square
Whites killed in Rhodesia attack on main road link
Black nationalist guerrillas shot and killed three South African whites and wounded a woman on the Fort Victoria to Bell Bridge road in Rhodesia. Police closed the route, launched roadblocks, and deployed helicopters and trackers as the Easter traffic roared past the border post. An explosive device damaged the Rutenga rail link. The attackers fled after exchanges with a armed driver chasing them.
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Fort Victoria- Bell Bridge
Prison population heaviest in U S as baby boom swells jails
A Corrections Magazine survey for the American Bar Association shows 249,716 people held in state and federal prisons as of early January, up 10 percent from the previous year. Overcrowding, sleep on floors, and staff shortages are reported as the population remains led by under 30 inmates. Only California recorded a drop.
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American Bar Association
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Harvard
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