Moluccans Release Pregnant Prisoners in Train Crisis
South Moluccan gunmen holding about 54 hostages released two pregnant prisoners aboard the hijacked train amid a stalled mediation. Four teachers and 52 hostages remained at Bovensmilde as talks continued. Health minister Tutuhatunewa spent 80 minutes aboard to assist the released women. In Nairobi, Idi Amin threatened Britain amid Uganda’s Commonwealth conference exclusion.
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Agatha Brouwer- Korf
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Frans Tutuhatunewa
Amin vows to attend 1979 Commonwealth despite UK hostility
In a Radio Uganda broadcast President Amin criticized Britain for supporting puppet leaders and warned of possible action against the UK as he pledged to attend the 1979 Commonwealth conference. Diplomatic sources fear renewed focus on Britons in Uganda amid the tension.
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Amin
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Riots erupt in Humboldt Park after Puerto Rican Day clashes
Police described a full scale riot after a bomb blast at the County Building and a gunfight in Humboldt Park. In weekend violence, two bystanders died, 100-plus injured, 130 arrests, eight stores looted, and vehicles set ablaze as police patrolled the area and mop up operations began.
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Raphael Cruz
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Gay rights repeal on Dade County ballot Tuesday
Miami voters face a Tuesday decision on repealing a county ordinance that bans employment and housing discrimination based on sexual or affectional preferences. Catholic leaders including Archbishop Carroll urge repeal, claiming the measure endangers children and leaves parents powerless against homosexual influence.
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Anita Bryant
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Hanafi Murder Trial Jurors Questioned For Long Jury Pool
Superior Court Judge Nicholas Nunzio called 105 prospective jurors to begin Hanafi Muslim murder kidnapping trial jury selection. The pool, 12 jurors and 12 alternates to be sequestered for six to 12 weeks, was narrowed after a 64 hour session. Pretrial questioning aimed to curb publicity and religious bias with 90 percent of panelists Black and 14 Roman Catholic and three nonbelievers.
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UPI
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NTSB Panel Focuses On Weather And Engines In Southern 242 Crash
The NTSB panel investigates the April 4 Southern Airways Flight 242 crash that killed 72. Rudy Kapustin will lead witnesses, examining weather engine performance and air traffic control handling. The jet failed to maintain power during a hailstorm and crashed onto a highway near New Hope, 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. Pilot William McKenzie and co-pilot Lyman Keele died. two stewardesses survived.
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National Transportation Safety Board
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Southern Flight 242
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Lyman W. Keele
New Hope
Keele
William W. McKenzie
Concorde Rift Eases as Kennedy Landing Rights Seen
Rep. James Scheuer says the White House will notify the Court of Appeals that Carter aides favor a one year Concorde landing trial at Kennedy Airport. Judge Pollack ruled federal accords override Port Authority ban on Concorde landings in New York.
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Milton Pollack
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Sharks Return To Gulf Near Padre Island Beaches
Thousands of sharks swarmed Padre Island waters last week closing beaches and creating danger for swimmers. By Saturday most had moved on, with Park Ranger June Tate reporting only two sharks sighted and beachgoers returning to the Gulf coast scene.
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UPI
Texas Gulf Coast
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Gulf of Mexico
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Killer Taunts N Y Police Over Serial Murders
A gunman suspected in five homicides taunts authorities with vague clues about his identity. In a communique to Jimmy Breslin he called himself nicknames such as The Duke of Death and Son of Sam, while police verify the aliases tied to the .44 caliber killings.
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New York Daily News
Jimmy Breslin
Duke of Death
John Ae Oe
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Sam
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