Boy Snatched From Ohio Home Rescued by FBI
Jason, son of a Cincinnati restaurateur, was recovered unharmed by FBI agents 18 hours after an abduction at gunpoint near Greater Cincinnati Airport. Baltzer, 24, of Cincinnati, was captured after a pursuit and arraigned with a Sept. 1 preliminary hearing. Ransom of $100,000 was paid and recovered.
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Jason
Cincinnati
FBI
Baltzer
U.S
Vincent Aug Jr
Kenton County
Greater Cincinnati
Kentucky
Carl Levingstone
Kitchens
James Cissell
Southern Ohio
Accused abductor sought attention in kidnapping case
In Cincinnati, Bruce Baltzer, a former maitre d trainee, is jailed on a 500000 dollar bond for kidnapping Jason Comisar. A high school classmate says Baltzer wanted attention, not money, while his mother calls him sensitive and needing help. Baltzer had worked at Maggie's Opera House and attended Country Day School before dropping out of UC.
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Cincinnati
Bruce Nelson Baltzer
Baltzer
Kenton
Covington
Jason Comisar Baltzer
Mount Lookout
Comisars
Jason
Michael E. Comisar
University of Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Republican Party
Maggie's Opera House
Las Vegas
Jeff Freland
Freland
Maggie's
Truce Ends As Fighting Returns To Northern Lebanon
In Batroun region heavy shelling and tank fire by Syrian peacekeepers and Christian militias shattered a brief truce. Four killed and eight wounded on both sides reported. clashes escalated after gunmen ambushed students, with claims of 35 casualties in 18 hours before cease-fire.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Batroun
Zaghartha
Bernstein Celebrated With Carter Wishes At Birthday Concert
President Carter sent best wishes as about 7000 fans gathered at Wolf Trap Farm Park in Virginia to mark Leonard Bernstein turning 60. Tickets ranged from 15 to 100 dollars, benefiting Bernstein scholarship programs. Carter, vacationing in Wyoming, praised Bernstein’s contribution to music and national life in a birthday message.
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Washington
Carter
Leonard Bernstein
Wolf Trap Farm Park
Virginia
Bernstein
Wyoming
AMC car and Jeep prices rise in 1979 plan
Detroit AP reports American Motors Corp will raise 1979 model passenger car prices by an average 4.6 percent and Jeep prices by about 6.5 percent. The average equipped car adds $235. Jeep price increase figure not disclosed. Chairman Gerald Meyers cites higher costs. new cars debut September and Jeeps in October.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
Automaker
AMC
Jeep
Gerald
Meyers
Dayton schools not guilty of racial discrimination
Dayton school officials deny discrimination by the district and refuse HEW’s plan to withhold $2.3 million in federal aid. Board president William Goodwin says they will not admit fault and will not seek a waiver or assurances.
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Dayton, Ohio
Dayton
William Goodwin
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Weather Outlook Mixed Clouds With Showers Into Sunday
Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy conditions persist with showers and scattered thundershowers. Tonight lows near 66 with a 50 percent rain chance, then a high around 82 Sunday and a 60 percent rain risk. Monday and Tuesday turn warm and humid with 80s and 65 to 70 lows, while Wednesday tops in the 70s.
Tanker Collision Triggers Massive Ohio Spill Evacuation
A chemical tanker and a flatbed truck collided on the interstate causing the tanker to overturn into a ditch and spill toxic phosphorous trichelo ride. Authorities evacuated residents from a 25 square mile area and closed the roadway between Ohio 7 in Conneaut and Ohio 11 near Ashtabula for about 12 hours. State troopers firemen and other responders were hospitalized for exposure but the seriously injured left hospital Friday night as cleanup crews pumped remaining chemical into another tanker and restored traffic.
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Highway Patrol
Ohio 7
Conneaut
Ohio 11
Ashtabula
U.S. 20
Ashtabula General Hospital
Disguise Found Aboard Plane In Geneva Hijack Scare
Swiss police found a wig false moustache coat and glasses in a TWA Boeing 707 toilet after eight hours halted by a hijack scare at Cointrin Airport. Detectives questioned 78 passengers though no hijack suspect was found and the group was released. Some passengers were to continue to Nice in the morning.
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Geneva
Switzerland
TWA
Nice
Papal Conclave Smoke Signals Fail to Elect
In Vatican City two back to back puffs of black smoke from the Sistine Chapel signaled inconclusive ballots as 111 cardinals debated Pope election. First smoke appeared at noontime bells, nine minutes later a second puff followed by white smoke that turned black again.
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Vatican City
Sistine Chapel
Vatican
Romeo Panciroli
St. Peter's Basilica
Paul VI
Panciroli
Judge Delays Cleveland Desegregation Plan
In Cleveland a federal judge delayed the desegregation plan for the 100,000 pupil system citing potential conflict and chaos. Judge Frank J. Battisti ordered officials to draft plans and cost estimates for implementing at least half the program by February and full implementation by September 1979, amid a $20.7 million deficit and union wage demands.
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Cleveland
U.S
Frank J. Battisti
Battisti
Cleveland School Board
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Jim Ader
Jason Comisar
Country Day
Bruce Baltzer
Phalange Party
Suleiman Franjieh
Franjieh
Salah Salman
Yasser Arafat
Elias Sarkis
Rom
Dayton Schools
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Columbus
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