Violence ends hijack over Philippine airliner killing ten
Filipino troops rushed the PAL BAC111 at Zamboanga airport after the hijackers began shooting. Ten passengers and three hijackers died, including the rebel leader Pendutun Danansa alias Zapata. Twenty-two wounded, three Americans escaped unharmed. hijackers sought 375000 dollars and a DC8 to Libya. government offered amnesty for hostage release. The rebels belonged to Lanao Revolutionary Command in Mindanao.
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Manila
The
Philippines
Zamboanga
Philippine Airlines
PAL
Romulo Espaldon
Jovencio Lagazo
Pendutun Danansa
Zapata
Nasser Omar
Samantana Dimaronsing
Lanao
Bus crash investigation follows fatal Martinez exit plunge
Investigators probe a school bus crash that killed multiple students near Yuba City while services honor 28 victims. Eighteen survivors remain hospitalized, including music teacher Cristina Estabrook. Driver Evan Prothero and the vehicle are under scrutiny as a transport team questions driver qualifications and rest.
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Yuba City
Calif
Martinez
Yuba City High School
Cristina Estabrook
San Jose
San Francisco Bay Area
Kimberly Kenyon
Evan Prothero
Wetherholt chosen OPAA treasurer in Ohio
Gallia County Prosecutor Gene Wetherholt, from Gallipolis, was elected treasurer of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association, succeeding William W. Owens. Wetherholt has been active in association affairs for three years.
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Dublin
Ohio
Gallia County
Gene Wetherholt
Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association
Wetherholt
Gallipolis
William W. Owens
Ohio jobless totals fall in April
Ohio’s unemployment pool dropped by about 44,000 in April, cutting the jobless rate from 8.2% to 7.4%. The gain in nonagricultural wage and salary jobs boosted employment while services and trade led growth in nonmanufacturing. Factory hours and overtime tightened, with earnings down six dollars from March.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
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Cleveland
Ager
Mindanao
Andrew Macs
Martha Talton
Charleston
S.C
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Jack Baird
University of Southern California
U.S. Department of Transportation
Opaa Treasurer
Noonan
Fairfield
San Francisco
John Howard
Breiel
State Farm
Raam
Insuran
Ieee Nagin
Butler County
Ed Shelton
Tyoudhy
Witee
Richard
C. Law
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