Libyan Backing Charged as Egyptair Hijack Foiled by Paratroopers
Egyptian Prime Minister Mamdouh Salem said Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy promised hijackers $250,000 to force a Cairo Luxor flight to Libya. Three hijackers were subdued by disguised soldiers after over 90 passengers, mostly French and Japanese, escaped unharmed at Luxor airport. Libyan denial followed accusations of Libyan involvement in regional attacks.
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Cairo
Egyptair
Libya
Muammar Khadafy
Egypt
Luxor
Mamdouh Salem
Anwar Sadat
Khadafy
Salem
Interior Ministry
Alexandria
Viking Scientists Hope for Signs of Martian Life
AP report from Pasadena notes Viking 1 found no organic material in Martian soil, lowering odds of life but not ruling it out. Scientists expect Viking 2 to land Sept 3 at Utopia in northern Mars, where wetter conditions and windblown sand may raise life-hunting chances despite the risky landing.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking 1
Mars
Viking 2
Earth
Klaus Biemann
Viking
Biemann
Harold Klein
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Utopia
Harold Masursky
Sculptor risks FAA action with airborne art over Atlantic
FRANCONIA New Hampshire AP Pastor Martelino aims to launch a 12 by 6 by 10 pound abstract foam sculpture from Portsmouth toward Cape Cod in hopes of transatlantic drift. He fears FAA radar tracking and possible shoot down as it climbs to 60,000 feet for up to six days.
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Franconia
N.H
Pastor Martelino
Afrard
Federal Aviation Administration
Portsmouth
Atlantic
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Martelino
FAA
Europe
South America
Maine
Migration aid deadline set for Texas A&M Kingsville students
Kingsville officials announce a Wednesday deadline for migrant students to apply for HEUP financial aid. Eligible applicants may receive tuition books and a guaranteed wage through work experience. Residents of Jim Hogg Starr Zapata Aransas Calhoun DeWitt Goliad Gonzalez Jackson LaVaca Victoria Dimmit Edwards Kinney LaSalle Maverick Real Uvalde Valverde Zavala may qualify.
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Kingsville
Eliseo Torres
Texas A&m&i University
Torres
Jim Hogg
Starr
Zapata
Aransas
Calhoun
DeWitt
Goliad
Gonzalez
Jackson
LaVaca
Victoria
Dimmit
Edwards, Kinney
LaSalle
Maverick
Real
Uvalde
Valverde
Zavala Torres
Big Bills May Elude Congress
Washington AP reports that the Humphrey Hawkins full employment bill and six other major measures may fail this year as Congress has only 24 working days left. Speaker Carl Albert signals the bill may not be debated, while tax reform stalled and many freshmen fear reelection risk if action drags.
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Washington
Congress
House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Albert
Senate House Conference Committee
Jimmy Carter
Smithsonian Adds Display Of Creepy Crawly Insects Zoo
In Washington the Smithsonian Institution opens a new insect display at the National Museum of Natural History. The exhibit features big and small bugs including dung beetles burying beetles leaf cutters honeybees tarantulas and butterflies. Curator Bruce Daniels says the goal is to let visitors touch and see insects up close to foster a better attitude toward them. Children react with mixed curiosity and fear as the colorful bugs are shown in plexiglas cases. Citizens may bring in insects for inspection to add to the collection.
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Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History
Bruce Daniels
Watertown
N.Y
Daniels
Jason Evens
Hampton
Jason
Ten Women Seek Air Force Wings at Lackland AFB
Ten women begin a 16 day flight screening at Lackland AFB as the first women enrolled in the Air Force pilot candidate training program. The group includes four with private licenses and three married, aiming to become officers who may earn wings next year.
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San Antonio, Tex
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Sandra M. Scott
King Salmon Air Station
Alaska
Scott
Christine E. Schott
Schott
John W. Roberts
Air Training Command
Roberts
Card Counters Barred Casinos Favor Lady Luck
Nevada casinos welcome luck based blackjack play while card counters face bar from tables. Card counting can tilt odds, yet dealers reshuffle and multi deck shoes limit success. Prominent counter Uston and lawsuits highlight tension with casino groups who insist odds stay balanced.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
Vegas
Uston
Robbins Cahill
Nevada Resort Association
Cahill
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Dmont
Carter
Patricia Dunlap
Yoakum
Patricia
Harry Dunlap
Sandra Jones
Smithsonian
Kenneth Aston
San Francisco
Yale University
Pacific Stock Exchange
Las
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