Hijacking ends with surrender in Tripoli
Three Air Tunis hijackers released all eight crew and 75 passengers before surrendering to Libyan authorities. Tunisian officials demand extradition of Chedly Ayari Chihab Dakahli and Abdesselam Ferchichi. Passengers including 24 West German vacationers were safe. Plane originated in Frankfurt and was diverted via Malta before landing in Tripoli.
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Tunis
Chedly Ayari
Chihab Dakahli
Abdesselam Ferchichi
Ministry of
Frankfurt
West Germany
Mediterranean
Djerba
Tunisia
Malta
Libya
JANA
Mohammad Masmoudi
Callaghan Faces Crisis as Strikes Hit Britain
Prime Minister James Callaghan's Labour government confronts a mounting crisis as more than 100,000 truck drivers halt work and tanker drivers strike in Northern Ireland. A nationwide rail strike looms, with industrialists warning the stoppages could put about two million Britons out of work by next weekend.
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London
Reuter
James Callaghan
Britain
Northern Ireland
Plans to Save Angkor Temples Amid Cambodian Crisis
Reports say holdouts and Vietnamese forces clash in Siem Reap Battambang as new leaders plan to preserve Angkor Wat and other temples. A provisional government committee heads to Angkor to map restoration while refugees flood into Thailand and China backs Pol Pot remnants.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
Angkor
Siem Reap
Battambang
Pol Pot
China
Phnom Penh
Angkor Wat
CPI fails to sway MacMillan Bloedel directors in bid
Canadian Pacific Investments failed to persuade MacMillan Bloedel Ltd directors to entertain a takeover. MB directors opposed further CPI actions to buy more MB shares, while CPI holds about 13 percent. MB reiterated its stance as BC officials warned against eastern control of the province’s largest forest products company.
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Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Investments
CPI
MacMillan Bloedel Ltd
MacMillan Bloedel
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Ian Sinclair
Sinclair
Montreal
Bill Bennett
Tom Waterland
Bennett
Domtar
B.C
British Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Wayne survives nine hour operation on cancerous stomach
John Wayne, 71, underwent a nine hour operation at UCLA Medical Center to remove a cancerous stomach found during gallbladder surgery. Doctors say his condition is satisfactory with an excellent prognosis and indefinite hospital stay.
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Los Angeles
John Wayne
Wayne
University of California At Los Angeles Medical Centre
Bernard Strohm
Strohm
UCLA
al Hicks
Fire deaths at Heritage Motor Hotel prompt detector praise
Fire Chief Bill Lord credits heat and smoke detectors for saving lives after an early morning blaze at the Heritage Motor Hotel in Taber Alberta. Fifteen others injured as guests fled through windows. two Calgary men died.
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Taber
Alta
Bill Lord
Alberta
James Polson Banks
Daniel McGill
Calgary
Heritage Motor Hotel
Taber General Hospital
Minnesota
United States
Darrel Lee Horrocks
Grassy Lake
Norm Long
A Taber
Shah weighs leaving Iran to avert military coup
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi told army chiefs he would rather quit than see a takeover. A high ranking source said generals offered to use Iran’s 430,000 strong forces to restore his control, amid ongoing bloodshed that has killed over 1,500. Bakhtiar seeks a confidence vote as universities reopen and protests continue nationwide.
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Tehran
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Iran
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Bakhtiar
Tehran University
Shah
Reza Ghafari
Associated Press
Ayatullah Taleghani
Senate
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Ther
Vancouver Stock Exchange
Long
Lord
Ayatullah Khomaini
CBS News
Paris
Khomaini
Karim Sanjaby
Shiraz
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