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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1978
Page
3
East German hijacker Detlef Alexander Tiede said to wield an unloaded starter’s pistol capable only of blanks. Extradition unlikely. trial possible by American or West German authorities. Widespread questions on charges and jurisdiction linger.
Former President Richard Nixon asserts he will proceed with plans for an Australian stop on his forthcoming world tour. A Nixon spokesman said many Australian citizens have urged him to visit, even after the Australian embassy in Washington said an official stop would be opportune due to other royal and official visits in September and October. Col. Jack an aide at the Nixon compound provided details.
The storm Ella moves northwest about 400 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras with landfall risk to mid Atlantic. Forecasters warn warnings may be needed while heavy rain and gusty winds affect North Dakota Florida coast Texas and New England. Nixon plans travel. Pat Nixon will not accompany him.
William and Emily Harris admitted four charges in the Patricia Hearst kidnapping and sought dismissal of nine others in Oakland. They pledged to be back on the streets within four and a half years, claiming the action aimed to secure their release from prison by 1983. Hearst’s attorney said she expressed relief at the resolution.
In Matagalpa and other cities, youths with pistols rifles and shotguns defend barricades against a 7,500 member national guard drive led by Somoza. Reports of deaths and heavy fighting persist as civilians flee and a cease fire protocol emerges amid a nationwide strike pressure Somoza’s regime.
Kenyans mourn under the sun as Jomo Kenyatta is buried in a marble tomb near Parliament in Nairobi. The funeral honors kingship, with 82 nations represented including 11 heads of state. Thurgood Marshall and Jeff Carter placed a wreath. Thousands lined the road from Gatundu to the capital.
In Jerusalem Prime Minister Menachem Begin said he would accept a mutual defense pact with the United States and American facilities in Israel but rejected stationing US troops in the West Bank and Gaza. He warned that Israel could not accept foreign troops to defend its people and stressed the army must remain along the Jordan River. Begin's stance foreshadows potential clashes with Sadat at Camp David over 1967 borders and Jerusalem's capital status.
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