Egyptian diplomat dies in terrorist siege in Ankara
Two Egyptian diplomats escaped their besieged Ankara embassy amid gunfire. One died later from a skull fracture, the other suffered a broken leg and rib. A Turkish policeman aiding them was wounded. Palestinian terrorists held 18 other hostages.
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Ankara
Cairo
Mustafa Khalil
Khalil
Kemal Olema
Turkey
Egypt
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Bulent Ecevit
Ecevit
Beirut
Lebanon
Eagles of
Saiga
Palestine Liberation Organzation
Fire Out of Control Near Dryden Threatens Timber
A large forest fire 50 km southwest of Dryden Ontario covers 3000 acres with 120 fires burning across the region. Some areas near Vermillion Bay are protected by lakes as crews fight burning timber with 1200 firefighters and 15 water bombers amid no rainfall since June.
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Thunder Bay
Ont
Ontario
Dryden
Natural Resources Ministry
Vermillion Bay
John Carrington
Warner Lake
Manitoba
Kenora
Cosmonaut Valery Ryumin Gains Weight Aboard Salyut 6
Tass reports Soviet cosmonaut Valery Ryumin has gained 11 percent body weight while orbiting Earth for over four months aboard the Salyut 6 space laboratory. Vladimir Lyakhov accompanies him as they near a world endurance record. enhanced meals and hot courses now mirror Earth dining with a 3100 daily calorie plan.
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Moscow
Tass
Valery Ryumin
Space
Ryumin
Earth
Vladimir Lyakhov
Salyut 6 Space Laboratory
Lyakhov
DC-10 fleet cleared for takeoff after 37 days grounded
After a seven week grounding following the O'Hare crash and engine-mount cracks, the FAA restored the DC-10s design certificate. Airlines plan passenger service to resume gradually next week as inspections continue. Sir Freddie Laker claims losses and may sue the FAA.
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Long Beach
Calif
U.S
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Freddie Laker
Sir Freddie
London
Langhorne Bond
American Airlines
Chicago
O'Hare
Los Angeles
United Airlines
Baltimore
Construction Form Collapse Injures Man in Medicine Hat
A building contractor, Hank Valk, was struck by debris after wooden forms collapsed at a parking garage site on Fourth Street and Fifth Avenue. He was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Investigators sent a report to Edmonton for action.
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Fourth Avenue
S.E. Hank Walk
Frank Webber
Medicine Hat
Fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
5.E
Hank Valk
Valk
Medicine Hat and District Hospital
Labor Department
The
Cupational Health and Safety Division
Edmonton
Paproski to Scan Sports Spending in Canada
Canadian rookie sports minister Steve Paproski said he will review spending restraints on amateur sport. He stressed no promise of less money for athletes and emphasized prioritizing athlete needs after visiting Pan American Games. He noted readiness to adjust programs ahead of the Olympics.
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San Juan
Steve Paproski
Canada
Paproski
Edmonton Eskimos
Canadian Football League
Canadian Olympic Association
Lou Lefaive
Sport Canada
Tified
Somoza
Nicaragua
United States
Liberal MP Presses Bottle Ban For Hazardous Soda Bottles
Liberal MP Herb Gray accuses Consumer Affairs Minister Allan Lawrence of letting down consumers by not banning 1.5 litre soft drink bottles that can explode if tipped. Gray urges an immediate ban under the Hazardous Products Act and cites voluntary withdrawals as insufficient protection.
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Ottawa
Allan Lawrence
Liberal
Herb Gray
Standard Broadcast News
Gray
Ontario
Windsor West
Lawrence
Somoza seeks aid as Sandinistas gain ground in Nicaragua
President Anastasio Somoza in a fortified Managua bunker after a Guatemala trip seeking military support from Guatemala El Salvador and Honduras. Leaders reportedly back Somoza’s Cuba line and discuss a mutual defense pact while U.S. push for resignation continues. Rebels control northern Nicaragua and most major roads.
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Managua
Anastasio Somoza
Guatemala
Somoza
Guatemala City
el Salvador
Honduras
Central America
Cuba
Iden
U.S
Liberal Party
Nicaragua
Beauty contest rules spark discrimination protest in Winnipeg
Dave Dranchuk 28, male, challenges age and sex limits in a Dairy Princess contest run by the Manitoba Milk Marketing Board. Annalea Mitchell of the Status of Women group supports him, saying the rules are sexist and discriminatory.
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Winnipeg
Dave Dranchuk
Annalea Mitchell
Manitoba Action Committee of the Status of Women
Ms. Mitchell
Dranchuk
Milk Board
Australian stakes claim on Skylab debris
Stanley William Thornton, a 17 year old from Esperance, Australia, claimed a $10,000 prize offered by the San Francisco Examiner for an authentic Skylab piece. He arrived in San Francisco with charred debris, submitted his claim, and the items were sent to NASA laboratories in Huntsville for testing.
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San Francisco
Stanley William Thornton
Western Australia
San Francisco Examiner
Thornton
Esperance
The
Examiner
Stanley
Steve Cook
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Laboratories
Huntsville
Ala
Missouri man claims killed Hoffa as FBI doubts
Richard Chandler, 37, a convicted hired killer, told a Missouri jail house news conference that he killed James Hoffa and 17 others and aided in a U.S. Senate candidate’s death. FBI says his claims do not fit the Hoffa case and will be ignored. Hoffa vanished July 30 1975 outside a Bloomfield Township Michigan restaurant.
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Detroit
Missouri
Teamsters Union
James Hoffa
FBI
Richard Chandler
Hoffa
Bloomfield Township
Mich
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