Philippine PAL jet hijacked by six Moros in Mindanao
Six Moslem tribesmen seized a Philippine Airlines passenger jet with 103 passengers and six crew en route from Davao to Manila and forced it to land at Zamboanga. Negotiations followed with military units surrounding the airport as authorities named the hijackers as Moros from North and South Lanao. The incident marks the third hijack in the Philippines this year amid ongoing security crackdowns.
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Tensions Rise as Israeli Forces Clash With Palestinians in Jerusalem
Israeli troops fire tear gas at protesters around Jerusalem while Arab towns burn oil-soaked tires. Clashes in the West Bank have left about ten Arabs dead in four months, amid debates over tear gas use and responses to protests tied to religious sites and settlements.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
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Holy Temple Mount
Truce plans delayed as Lebanon civil war toll climbs
Beirut authorities report 25 000 dead and 79 000 wounded after four months of fighting. Clashes flare in Christian and Moslem held areas as Kamal Jumblatt seeks Arab backing and a cease fire ahead of President-elect Elias Sarkis’s tenure. Iraqi Algeria and Libyan support strengthens Moslem militant position.
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Lebanon
Hisham Shaar
Kamal Jumblatt
Tes
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Pevenee
Elias Sarkis
Jumblatt
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Algeria
Aly Ghannam
Iraqi Baath Party
National Command
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Mohammed Yazid
Sheredng
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Houari Boumedienne
Abdul Salam Jalloud
Libya
Inside Comics Editorial Family Page Fulton News
A compact section compiles notices and brief editorials from Fulton News including legal notices letters and family page items. It previews community voices opinions and public notices reflected in the paper’s editorial and local pages.
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Weather Summary For This Area
Weather data covers the 24 hour ending 8am with a high of 57 and mean 48.5. Low 40 and trace precipitation. Pressure 29 inches, humidity 92 percent, winds W 5 to 10 mph. Sunset 8:30, sunrise 5:34. Historical high 87 in 1941 and low 4 in 1906. Forecast calls for variable cloudiness with a chance of showers this afternoon tonight and Saturday. Highs in the low 60s, tonight's low in the lower 40s, Saturday near 60 with NW winds 10 to 20 mph today and lighter tonight. Rain chances around 30 percent.
Legislature Moves Toward Open Meetings Rules Passed
Albany reports the Assembly approved a measure limiting closed sessions for government bodies. The bill, sent to the Senate, tightens rules on private deliberations while excluding judicial proceedings. Other actions include tax and aviation exemptions and mopeds deregulation.
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Albany
N.Y
Senate
Warren Anderson
Binghamton
Thruway Authority
Assembly
Upstate
New York City
Giscard d Estaing visits Cajun Louisiana during US trip
French President Walery Giscard d Estaing ends a six day bicentennial tour with a Cajun country stop in Louisiana. Acadian Louisiana French is spoken in places as he attends a large reception. He had previously been hosted in Texas by Gov Dolph Briscoe and met Mrs Lyndon B Johnson.
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Walery Giscard d
Gunman Surrenders After Barclays Bank Hostage Scene
Bray, 26, of Mount Vernon, NY, yielded after a 90 minute standoff following a $30,000 bank robbery at a New Rochelle Barclays. Seven hostages were seized including six employees and a customer. FBI and local police faced no gunfire and no injuries reported. A teller described the robber as docile and polite during the incident.
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N.Y
FBI
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Asay Bray
Mount Vernon
Barclays Bank
Osborne Lashes Americans in Heathrow Outburst
British playwright John Osborne condemned the United States as ludicrous idiotic and plastic after an eight day visit. He told reporters at Heathrow Airport that if war came he hoped the Russians would win citing Americans as self involved and lacking conversation. Osborne and his wife Jill Bennett had toured Los Angeles and New York.
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England
Daily Mail
America
Jill Bennett
Los Angeles
New York
Kennedy Opens Door To Draft For 1976 Nomination
The New York Daily News reports Senator Edward Kennedy would accept a genuine draft for the Democratic nomination or as Hubert Humphrey’s running mate if Carter falters and party leaders push a Humphrey draft. Kennedy has not changed his basic position but weighs backing a liberal program agenda.
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Udall
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
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Georgia
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New Jersey
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Hubert
Contenders Exit California Primary Battle
President Ford and Ronald Reagan campaign in Nevada and Oregon as Democratic contenders Carter Udall and Church retreat from California. Carter focuses on New York and Ohio with plans to spend at least 300000 in California while Udall earmarks 150000 to 200000 in New Jersey and seeks delegates in Ohio. Church targets early primaries to build momentum for California.
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Frank Church
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Arkansas
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Kentucky
New Jersey
Ronald Reagan
Ford
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Jersey
Washes
Bill Hall
Idaho
New York Republicans Weigh Ford Backing Amid Convention Tension
New York GOP delegates, long split from President Ford, face a pivotal choice as Chairman Richard Rosenbaum calls a Monday meeting. Support could revive Fords tally, but risk a potential Reagan-led rout at a six-state nominating contest. Rockefeller hints at pursuing a delegation endorsement to shape the process.
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New York
Ford
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Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum
Reagan
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Tennessee
Kentucky
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Cincinnati
Agencies urge private delivery to cut postal costs
Government bulletin from the General Services Administration urges agencies to use private parcel carriers to save money. United Parcel Service supposedly offers rates about 20 percent lower than the USPS, with examples showing a two pound parcel from DC to New York at 93 cents via parcel post versus 75 cents via private carrier.
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