Reds Ready for Opening Day as Fans Pack Riverfront
Cincinnati hosts Houston in the season opener at Riverfront Stadium. The crowd is expected to approach 56 000 with over a million tickets sold. Joe Morgan Pete Rose and Johnny Bench head the Reds lineup as Gary Nolan faces James Rodney Richard in a key pitching matchup. Standing room tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
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Pete Rose
Johnny Bench
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Gary Nolan
James Rodney Richard
Astros
Manila hijackers seize PALBACIHI1 jet at airport
Six crew members, two Japanese passengers and 65 others were aboard when the PALBACIHI1 jet was hijacked at Manila International Airport. Four shooters kept watch from 500 yards as negotiators spoke by radio with the men who demanded 300000 dollars and a pilot with international flying experience. The plane refueled for a possible westward flight as officials sought to meet the hijackers' demands before a two hour deadline.
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the Philippines Airlines
Inside News Snapshot for Middletown Area
A compact liner notes the day’s pages across Ann Landers Bridge Comics County and State sections. Includes briefs on sports markets theater and vital statistics with Want Ads and women’s news featured.
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Ann Landers Bridge
Comics
Heloise
Middletown
Teng ousted from Chinese hierarchy
The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party dismissed First Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping from all government and party posts while allowing party membership. Hua Kuo-feng named premier and first vice chairman. Mao remains chairman. Peking radio cited counterrevolutionary incidents at Tiananmen as a factor amid fears of further demonstrations.
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Chinese Communist Party
Teng
Hua Kuofeng
Chou Enlai
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Chou
Party Central Committee
Tien An Men Square
Teng Hsiao-ping
Central Committee
Communist Party of China
Middletown Area Weather Forecast Tonight Through Sunday
Partly cloudy skies and lows in the mid-30s are forecast for Middletown tonight with highs in the mid-50s Thursday. Yesterday's high in Middletown was 70 and the overnight low 35. The extended outlook calls for fair skies Friday and a chance of rain Sunday.
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Middletown
Tee Sr
Ohio Prepares Swine Flu Immunization Plan This Fall
Ohio health officials proceed with swine flu immunization this fall despite health director Ackerman noting the virus danger is overstated. Governor Rhodes cites federal funding and vaccine delivery of about 10 million doses to Ohio.
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James A. Rhodes
Ford
Congress
Ohio
Rhodes
Ackerman
Hong Kong
Health Department
Hughes Death Leaves Hughes Summa Body Identification Unclear
Howard Hughes died of chronic kidney failure in Houston after a two hour autopsy. Officials debate whether a will exists for disposing of his aerospace hotel casino and airline holdings while questions linger on his legal home and identity. Harris County medical examiner Dr. Joseph Jachimczyk called the death ordinary and noted the body bore Hughes's birth certificate. A Treasury Department team aided in official identification of the remains.
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Hughes
Los Angeles
Hughes Summa Corp
Howard Robard Hughes
Joseph Jachimczyk
Harris County
Tex
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Service
Customs Service
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