Five Black Muslims Convicted in 1973 D C Slayings
Gunmen holding hostages in Washington demand the return of five Black Muslim Philadelphia men convicted in 1973 killings of seven people at a house once owned by Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Three of the five were also convicted of kidnapping a tavern owner.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Philadelphia
Washington
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Ronald Arvey
Camden
N.J
Harvey
Benjamin Coxson
Coxson
John Clark
John Griffin
Holmesburg
Theodore Moody
Eastern Correctional Center
Graterford
Ernest Timothy McGhee
Khalifa Hamaas Abdul Khaalis
Allah
Abdul Kaalis Abdul Khaalis
Nation of Islam
Elijah Muhammad
Abdul Khaalis
Wholesale prices rise 0.9 percent in February
The Labor Department reports the February wholesale price index up 0.9 percent the largest gain in 16 months driven by higher costs for coffee poultry fruits vegetables and fuel. Farm product prices rose 2.2 percent while raw cotton eggs and live poultry surged.
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Washington
Labor Department
Florida
Department
Siege at Bnai Brith building stretches into night
Hostages remain inside the Hanafi Islamic sect raid across Washington D C with 118 in the Bnai Brith hall 14 at the Islamic Center and seven at the District Building. Abdul Khaalis leads the Hanafi group as negotiators report uncertain numbers and rising tension.
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Islamic Center
Washington
Embassy Row
District
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Weather outlook with clouds and mild temperatures
Skies will stay cloudy tonight with a low near 50. Friday remains cloudy with a high in the 60s. A chance of light rain persists tonight with about 30 percent odds and 70 percent elsewhere. Yesterday's high reached 66 and the overnight low dropped to 43.
FDA ponders saccharin ban after cancer link in rats
The FDA announced a ban on saccharin to take effect within 120 days citing a Canadian study that linked high doses to bladder cancer in rats. Canada imposes a Sept. 1 limit on sale of saccharin in drug stores. industry and sugarless products face disruption and reformulations.
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Washington
The
Food and Dry Administration
Canada
FDA
Sible
Sherwin Gardner
United States
Coke
Charles W. Adams
Atlanta
Gardner
Abbott Laboratories
G.D. Searle & Co
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William Christian
City Building
Ronald Harvey
Jewish Social Service
District of Columbia
City Hall
B'nai B'rith
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Athe
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Eee Eenres
Gee Oestea
Ee Eeerestone
Heloise Eee
Eee Enn
Middletown
Area
Ee Ears
Eenee Srtselevision
Ee Ee Women's News
Lslamic Center
Jednes
Gary
Ind
Theational Soft Drink Association
Coca-Cola Co
William L. Brooks
Reno
Marvin Eisenstadt
Cumberland Packing Co
Brooklyn
N.Y
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