Israel raid at Maalot school ends with hostage crisis
Guerrillas seized Maalot school before dawn claiming hostages and detonator threats. They demanded two planes to Damascus and Beirut with French Ambassador Henry Kissinger present as hostage. Israel halted disengagement talks to address crisis. casualties and hostage numbers differ, with reports of about 85 children held at gunpoint as operations continue.
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Beirut
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Shoal
Labor union withdraws support from Brown and Waldie
California Labor Federation COPE votes to withdraw endorsements of Edmund G Brown Jr. and Jerome Waldie over their active campaigning for Prop 9. Union leaders cite Prop 9 as prolabor and anti corruption, while Brown and Waldie express bewilderment and vow to press on with their positions.
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California Labor Federation
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Jerome Waldie
John Henning
Labor Group
COPE
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Waldie
Joseph Aliato
Assembly
Rob Moretti
Aliato
Tenning
Labor
Bank hold up scene triggers nine injured car crash
Los Angeles police say a motorist saw masked men exit a bank with what appeared to be machine guns. She ducked, lost control, and crashed, injuring nine including several cast members from a film production. One victim remained in critical condition. The gunmen were part of a staged scene. no real weapons used. The driver was not cited.
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Los Angeles
Ardoin
Hollywood
Penelope Productions
Ardain
Probers vote subpoenas on White House tapes and records
The committee pursued subpoenas to determine if the President had knowledge of the Watergate break in and related actions. Tapes from June 1972 and diaries from 1972 to 1973 are cited as relevant, with the panel signaling that a failure to answer could lead to impeachment inferences. The panel’s stance hardened across both parties.
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Ohn Mitchell
Presi
Ape
Archibald Cox
Woman abducted and assaulted in La Habra incident
A 29 year old La Habra resident was abducted near Fashion Square and driven to a field in Santa Fe Springs. She escaped during a distraction, ran to Excelsior Drive, was struck by a passing car, and later rescued in serious condition with compound leg fractures. The assailant, 19 to 30, fled. deputies recovered the victim’s car nearby.
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la Habra
Santa Fe Springs
Norwalk Community Hospital
la Valera
Resi
Excelsior Drive
Marquards Avenue
Tno
Excelsior
Sharp in court on 3 charges
Marcus guided the court to access a search warrant file. At arraignment, two charges were merged with a grand jury indictment charging receiving stolen property. Grand jury indicted May 2, arraignment on the single count May 9. Donald Stokes testified about dealing with Sharp before he became a council member. Sharp, flanked by campaign manager Steve Kral Jr., says the campaign continues full bore and he expects to win.
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Marcus
George
Sharp
Donald Stokes
Stokes
Steve Kral Jr
Kissinger Works To Preserve Aide Peace Talks
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger pressed for a Golan Heights troop separation pact in Damascus and Israel, while cautioning delays could push back his return to Washington. A bomb near the U S Consulate in East Jerusalem caused no injuries as Kissinger met with Prime Minister Meir.
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Haifa
Jerusalem
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Israel
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Lebahon Hvo
Syria
Ma'alot
Lebanon
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Damascus
Amedon Kissinger
Meir
U.S
East Jerusalem
Democrats vote to end oil depletion allowance
House Democrats backed an immediate end to the oil depletion allowance in a thundering vote. The move aims to shift to a vote on an amendment ending the 22 percent allowance retroactive to current law. Officials estimate the change would raise roughly $1.8 billion in the year and curb offshore oil company tax benefits.
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Washington
UPI
House
House Rules Committee
Revere
Charles A. Vanik
Ohio
U.S
Vanik
Robbery Hits John Kennedy Jr in Central Park
In New York on a Tuesday, John F. Kennedy Jr., 13, son of a former president, was robbed in Central Park on his way to a tennis session. An estimated 18-year-old thief pushed him from his bicycle, grabbed the bike and a tennis racket, then rode off into the park. Kennedy Jr. was not injured.
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John F. Kennedy Jr
Central Park
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