Kuwait hijack crisis and stock market notes brief
Kuwait commandos overpowered a wheelchair bound hijacker who had seized a Boeing 707 with 10 hostages in a ransom-for-medical-treatment plot. The hijacker was identified as Nasser Mohammed Khaled, 37, a Lebanese national. funds sought totaled 1.5 million dollars from Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait. The report also notes a lagging New York market with the Dow near 901, and several other brief items including student protests at the Panama Canal Zone, a Washington murder and kidnapping trial, food stamp policy shifts, and FBI director nomination news.
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Four Dead Nine Missing After Squall Hits Norfolk Bay
A violent squall struck Virginia’s tidewater area near Norfolk causing the Dixie Lee to capsize on Chesapeake Bay with at least four drowned and nine missing. Fourteen rescued as 40 mph winds toppled a 42-foot boat and knocked out power across Tidewater. debris and damaged structures reported, including a collapsed scaffold injuring nine workers at Newport News Shipbuilding.
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Dixie Lee
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Norfolk
Charles Warren
Newport News Shipbuilding Co
Tidewater
Virginia Beach
Riots Ebb After Puerto Rican Day Clash In Chicago Park
Violence in the Humboldt Park area left two dead and over 100 injured after a Saturday riot tied to a terrorism claim by the PALN. A police shooting killed Julio Osorio, 26, as gangs clashed near the park while authorities dismantled a city emergency post and a 9 30 a m notice.
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Humboldt Park
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Energy Efficiency Mandated in Home Sales Proposal
A House subcommittee approved a plan requiring after 1982 that homes meet weatherizing and energy efficiency standards before buyers can obtain loans. The measure allows exemptions for old homes and nonresidential uses, with possible delays to 1985 for material or labor issues.
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D-N.j
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Housing
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Clarence Brown
Ohio
Henson Moore
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Moore
Pistol Carry Decision Tied to Threats to Governor Edwards
Governor James B. Edwards disclosed he carried a pistol after threats by phone over his helmet law veto. He noted he has carried a sidearm on rare occasions when security asks, and indicated he would do so again if advised. He criticized local media for questioning his admission.
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