Hijackers and hostages endure Bangkok layover for repairs
Moslem Moro Liberation Front gunmen continue a seven stop flight with 12 Filipino hostages after hijacking a Philippine Airlines BAC 11. Spare parts may be flown from Manila as Bangkok reports possible wing malfunction. Pilot Santos says all aboard are fine and captors promise hostages’ release at Benghazi.
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Plane hijack ends after fuel stops to satisfy range
The pilot explained the aircraft could not fly beyond 2,150 miles, requiring fuel stops in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Calcutta, Karachi, and Bahrain. Malaysians refused the hijackers' demand for a larger aircraft with longer range.
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Major quake in Colombia reported by USGS
A major earthquake, measured at magnitude 7 on the Richter scale, struck a sparsely populated area about 185 miles southwest of Bogota, Colombia. The U S Geological Survey center in Golden said the quake occurred around 2:09 a.m. EST with no damage reported, while UC Berkeley data suggested a similar event in northern Peru.
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Demonstrations Continue in Peking Over Teng Hsiao-ping Ouster
AP reports reduced size demonstrations in Beijing on Teng Hsiao-ping dismissal with Hua Kuo-feng promoted to premier. Kyodo notes new An Men Square crowd, cordoned area, and repairs underway after rioting. Other protests reported in Shanghai, Tientsin, Shenyang, Si-an, and Tachai brigade workers issue a sharp rebuke to Teng and supporters.
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Lebanon's president expected to resign
Beir ut Lebanon AP The Special American envoy L Dean Brown predicted President Suleiman Franjieh will resign. Brown said Washington favors Franjieh stepping down as civil war rages, with about 15 000 lives lost in the past year. He noted U S aims moved to active suggestions for ending the conflict and quieted suspicions of prolonging Franjieh's term. A Christian militia leader also called for Franjieh's ouster.
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