West German government pays ransom for hijacked airliner crew
West Germany confirms a $5 million ransom paid to a Palestinian group to secure the release of a Lufthansa Boeing 747 and 14 crew members held after the hijacking of an Athens-bound flight. Five armed commandos released the jet and crew in Aden after a coded handoff from Beirut.
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Georg Leber
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Middle East
Leber
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India
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The
Organization For Victims
Cologne
Athens
Gamal Abdel ) Nasser
Pioneer probe plaque aims to reach unknown civilizations
The Pioneer Jupiter probe carries a 550-pound plaque with a man figure signaling goodwill. The plaque, etched on a gold anodized plate, marks launch origin and time and will travel toward interstellar space after flybys of Jupiter and the solar system’s edge.
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Jupiter
Pluto
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Space Agency
Farmer’s Sons Targeted After Davis Bail Posted
Rodger McAfee a California farmer and self described Communist says his wife and five sons are in hiding after classmates attacked his children and they were expelled from Raisin City school due to his $100000 bail for Angela Davis. He pledged his $330000 farm as collateral and vows to stand fast amid persecution. The McAfees say principal Tom Davis told the children they could not return, citing district issues despite temporary ranch living during construction.
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Raisin City
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UPI
Rodger McAfee
Angela Davis
McAfee
Miss Davis
Darlene McAfee
Tom Davis
Davis
Commodore Hotel Fire Disrupts Midtown Weekend Rush
A basement fire at the Commodore Hotel near Grand Central drew hundreds of firefighters to Lexington Avenue and East 42nd Street. An elderly operator from the 26th floor was hospitalized with smoke inhalation as guests and staff evacuated, and the Buckley event was canceled.
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Commodore Hotel
Midtown Manhattan
Bellevue Hospital
Lexington Avenue
East 42Nd Street
42Nd Street
Young Americans For Freedom
Cabrillo Boosters Club to Meet March Second
Daily record COL. ALVIN R. Reeser announces Cabrillo Boosters Club regular meeting set for Thursday March 2 at 7 p.m. in Music Room Two at Cabrillo High School. SAN LUIS Obispo Dog Obedience Group to host Australian Shepherd conformation and all breed obedience trial March 4 at Paso Robles fairgrounds.
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Cabrillo Boosters Club
Cabrillo High School
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo County Fairgrounds
Paso Robles
Diana Short
Paso Pristo Canyon
Cholame
Calif
U S Nixes Resumption of Vietnam Peace Talks
The United States and South Vietnam rejected the Communist proposal to resume regular peace talks next week. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong delegates walked out after attacking Nixon's China visit, delaying any response. The next plenary session proposal for March 2 was rejected by the U S delegation.
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Paris
UPI
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South Vietnam
Vietnam
Nixon
China
U.S
Stephen Ledegar
Planning Commission to consider zoning expansion north of North Avenue
The Planning Commission will hold public hearings on a zoning amendment to broaden uses in a planned development and a 25 acre PD rezoning near the 1100 Block of North O Street. Also four other hearings on home businesses and permits plus a joint meeting with City Council. Thieves stole rare minerals from a car trunk. curator values them at 15 000 dollars though they have no commercial value.
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North Avenue
North O Street
John C. Dios
North Orchid Avenue Ave
Wes
Lompoc Shopping Center
UPI
Paul Desautels
University of Paris
Desautels
Welfare director warns of taking over local offices in California
Sacramento UPI A top Reagan administration official warned he could temporarily remove local welfare directors and seize their duties if compliance with welfare rules fails. State Director Robert B. Carleson said drastic action would be a last resort after other remedies. He ordered random county surveys to gauge denials and due process in welfare payments and pressed staff to review 58 counties for prompt compliance with state directives.
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Sacramento
UPI
Robert B. Carleson
Carleson
State Department of Social Welfare
Angela Davis Attends Soledad Brothers Trial
Angela Davis arrives with security to the Soledad Brothers trial in San Francisco as murder charges loom next week in relation to a violent prison break attempt. Judge Vavaris warns spectators against black power salutes during the proceedings.
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San Francisco
UPI
Angela Davis
Soledad Brothers
Miss Davis
S. Lee Vavaris
Sheriff’s Explorer Post seeks 15 recruits for March academy
Sheriff’s Deputy Lloyd Southard launches a recruitment drive for Law Enforcement Explorer Scouts with a March 4 deadline. Five boys applied, and organizers seek at least 15 male applicants aged 14 to 18 from Lompoc Valley counties to join the first Lompoc Substation Explorer Post Academy starting March 11.
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Lloyd Southard
Southard
Lompoc
Explorer Post Academy
Lompoc Valley
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