Serbian hijacker arrives in United States again on same plane
Nikola Kavaja, the anti communist Serb who hijacked an American Airlines jet earlier in the week, arrives in the United States on the same Boeing 707 after being deported from Shannon Ireland. He is escorted by federal marshals for arraignment in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcguire Air Force Base
N.J
American Airlines
United States
Ireland
Nikola Kavaja
Shannon
Kavaja
David Boeshich
Kavaka
U.S. District Court
Chicago
Hubert Will
FBI
New York
Stojilko Kajevic
Peru
Johannesburg
South Africa
Atlantic
Boeschich
Tom Kelly
John Otto
Syrian and Iraqi leaders fail to achieve union
Syrian President Hafez Assad and Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan Al-Bakr, after two days of talks in Baghdad, failed to deliver the anticipated constitutional union. They announced a joint political leadership of 14 members overseeing constitutional, military and party unity, with meetings planned quarterly and a unified military command as an interim, though skepticism remains in the Arab world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen K. Hindy
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Hafez Assad
Ahmed Hassan Al-Bakr
Bagdad
Bakr
Assad
Camp David
Egypt
Israel
Damascus
Fence construction to begin along San Ysidro border
Construction of a 10-foot fence along the U S Mexico border is set to start Monday in San Ysidro. Border Patrol officials say the 5.6 mile structure will divert traffic of illegal aliens to easier patrol zones and replace a leaky barbed wire barrier. The fence will not be continuous, with work starting 2.5 miles west of the San Ysidro entry and two miles from the ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Ysidro
U.s.-Mexico
San Diego
Don Cameron
Chula Vista
Cameron
Ocean
OAS weighs Somoza stance amid Nicaragua call for end
In Washington the Organization of American States debates a U S call for Somoza’s exit from Nicaragua with a seven nation working group seeking a two thirds consensus. Delegates weigh non intervention and pressure from Andean Pact and Panama while a Sandinista council governs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gedda
Associated Press
Washington
Organization of American States
U.S
Somoza
Nicaragua
United States
OAS
Anastasio Somoza
Cyrus Vance
National Reconciliation
Panama
ABC
Bill Stewart
Somoza Rebuffs U S Call for Resignation in Nicaragua
President Anastasio Somoza balks at U S demands to quit but says he is open to a democratic path to end the civil war. Heavy fighting rages in Managua slums as Sandinistas pull back from strongholds while U S Secretary of State Cyrus Vance urges a transitional government and dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Wheaton
Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
U.S
Somoza
Cyrus Vance
Organization of American States
Washington
Vance
Bowdler
William Bowdler
OAS
Nicarguan Strongman
Capital
Sandinista National Liberation Front
National Guard
Salto Grande Dam hailed as Latin American cooperation model
ARGENTINA and URUGUAY presidents dedicated the 122 foot Salto Grande hydroelectric dam on the Uruguay River with 14 Soviet generators, becoming the region’s largest power source amid recent blackouts. The joint project stands as a model for cooperation in Latin America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salto, Uruguay
Argentina
Uruguay
Uruguay River
Salto Grande Dam
Thorpe Acquitted in Murder Conspiracy Trial
British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and three co-defendants were found not guilty on all charges in the murder conspiracy trial. Thorpe faced an incitement charge but was cleared. the jury deliberated 52 hours after trial began May 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jeremy Thorpe
Liberal Party
Thorpe
Norman Scott
Sir Joseph Cantley
Scott
David Holmes
John le Mesurier
George Deakin
Mexico City Endures 6.2 Quake Off Coast of Oaxaca Chiapas
An early morning earthquake centered off Mexico’s southwestern coast near Oaxaca and Chiapas shook Mexico City and southern regions. Shaking prompted brief power outages and tourist evacuations, with no immediate reports of casualties or damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
University of California Seismographic Stations
Berkeley
Calif
Mexico
Oaxaca
Chiapas
University of Mexico Seismologial Institute
Red Cross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
Russell Long
D-La
Surry
William Kuykendall
Newport News
James Merrill Jr
Hampton
James C. Cuddihy
Surry County General District Court
Kuykendall and Merrill
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Zaire
Luba
Sotheby Parke Benet Art Gallery
Jack Frizelle
Cleveland
Carter
Michael Lurie
Cleveland Heights
Hemisphere
Jorge Castaneda
The
House
Bern
Switzerland
Jakarta
Idonesia
Asmah Syahroni
United Development Party
Indonesia
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!