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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1979
Page
3
Marine Reserve Captain Robert M. Baker, 31, of Doylestown, died after his A 4 Skyhawk crashed near a cemetery following takeoff from Willow Grove Naval Station. The crash cause was not known and Baker was alone aboard.
Ninety nine Indonesians were reported drowned or missing after two boats carrying worshippers to ancestral graves and Baptists on a holiday outing capsized. Fifty five people were rescued. Strong winds overturned one boat off Tuban East Java with 48 drowned 20 missing and 12 rescued. A second capsized near Tangerang with 21 drowned 6 missing and 21 rescued. A third boat carrying Calvary Baptist Church holidayers sank in the Gulf of Jakarta. 2 drowned 2 missing and 22 swam ashore.
Gunfire hit the city jail where inmates held three guards hostage. one prisoner killed and a hostage guard wounded. Police say the three guards remain unaccounted for, with negotiators still hashing terms and surrender methods. Demands ranged from food and laundry to medical care and court access, some denied for jurisdiction or practicality.
Soviet mother appeals to President Carter to end what she calls cruel moral torture as Ludmilla Vlasova and 52 other Soviet citizens remain aboard an Aeroflot jetliner grounded at Kennedy Airport. U.S. officials seek voluntary return while negotiations drag on. Godunov’s wife remains a focal point amid diplomatic protest.
In Mullaghmore near Donegal Bay Ireland police said Earl Mountbatten uncle of Prince Philip and a WWII hero was killed when a boat exploded during a fishing trip. Local boatman Paul Maxwell also died with several others missing as IRA Provisional wing factions claim responsibility.
World crude oil production reached a new high in the first six months of 1979, averaging 61.892 million barrels per day, up from 58.736 million in 1978. Fuel prices are expected to rise further due to uncertain Iranian production and ongoing demand, despite signs of compliance with price controls and favorable market trends.
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