Consul held hostage at U S Embassy in Malaysia
Japanese Red Army militants stormed the U S Embassy in Kuala Lumpur seizing Consul Robert Stebbins and a Swedish diplomat. They held hostages on the ninth floor and threatened to blow the building if demands to free seven comrades in Japan and a Japan Airlines flight were not met. About 150 Malaysian police surrounded the 12 story building as the deadline passed without word on outcomes.
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Mexico
Indonesia
Morocco air crash kills 188 in Atlas Mountains
Rescue teams searched a rugged Atlas Mountains site for 188 victims after a chartered Boeing 707 carrying Moroccan workers home from France crashed in heavy fog near Agadir. The jet, owned by Alia and chartered by Royal Air Morocco, struck a peak during descent, killing all aboard. Most crew were Jordanian, and four passengers carried non Arabic names. The disaster ranks as one of civil aviation history's worst.
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Jordan
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Royal Air Morocco
Paris
Abadi Laoucine
Sri Lanka
FBI directs search for missing Hoffa in Detroit
The FBI coordinates a cross agency team to locate Jimmy Hoffa, who has been missing since last Wednesday amid threats to his family. Authorities say no solid evidence of kidnapping or murder exists, though the FBI plans to question several persons tied to Hoffa and organized crime figures as the investigation broadens. Hoffa’s daughter Barbra Crancer and Detroit attorney James P. Hoffa are among those affected by the case.
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Tony Pro
Provenzano
Anthony Giacalone
Michigan
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Giacalone
A. Leonard Schultz
Visitor from India finds calm pace in Port Lavaca
Saran Jit Singh, engine room maintenance engineer on the Indian flagship Parvati, praises Port Lavaca’s slow tempo compared with New York and Singapore a few days after the ship docked. He notes New Delhi’s government moves slowly and mentions Sikh customs, temples in LA and New York, and the ship’s Indian crew aboard a vessel chartered by Alcoa. He also references Hoffa related intrigue and alleged meetings involving Anthony Provenzano, Anthony Giacalone, and A Leonard Schultz with Detroit ties amid ongoing investigations.
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Port Lavaca
New York
Singapore
Singh
New Delhi
India
Calcutta
Bombay
United States
Parvati
Alcoa
Truman Rogers
Japan
Saranjit Singh
Rogers
Viking Mall
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Margaret
Calhoun High Grad Crowned Blue Jean Queen at Rodeo
Calhoun High School graduate Gaylyn Zwerschke was chosen out of nine contestants as the Blue Jean Queen at the 25th Annual Calhoun County Youth Rodeo held at the rodeo grounds. She received a trophy and bouquet and will oversee events as the rodeo progresses. First runner up was Susan Shillings, with Debbie Carter as second runner up.
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Calhoun County
Calhoun High School
Wharton County
Seadrift Council to mull city harbor annexation
Seadrift City Council meets tomorrow at 7 30 p m to discuss annexing the harbor into city limits. The agenda includes housing authority, nuisance cleanups, a five acre oil and gas lease, and use of federal revenue sharing funds. Bay Ave one way trial and other measures also on the docket.
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Chamber of Commerce
Petroleum Management Inc
13Th St
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Seadrift Crab Co
Bay Ave
Man Hurt In Truck Car Wreck Here
T G Flores remains in fair condition at the local hospital after a Friday night traffic crash on Main Street near Alcoa Drive. Officer Sgt W T Steen reports Flores collided with grain truck owner Niceforo Pena Jr of San Juan Texas at 8 48 p m. Flores was pinned and rescued by Port Lavaca Fire Dept using hydraulic jaws. Pena Jr was uninjured.
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W.T. Steen
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Niceforo Pena Jr
San Juan
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Main St
Alcoa Dr
Port Lavaca
Pena
No Port Traffic Reported for Port Lavaca July
Port Lavaca and Point Comfort recorded no traffic in July. Two ships are slated to load chemicals from Alcoa this month. The Concordia Fjord of Norway and the Caiadad de Quito of Colombia are scheduled to stop in August per Port Manager D L Buchanan.
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Point Comfort
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Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy Warm Through Tuesday
Partly cloudy and warm this afternoon through Tuesday with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening thunder showers. Winds SW 6-14 mph. High near 90 today and Tuesday, low tonight around 70s. Precipitation chances 30% today, 20% tonight, 30% Tuesday. Marine: Winds S to SW 5-12 knots, seas 2-4 ft. Low tide 8:55 p.m. today, high 11:11 a.m., low 10:28 a.m., high 1:40 p.m. tomorrow. Barometer 29.93 and falling.
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