Hanafi gunmen end 39 hour siege surrender hostages
Hanafi Muslims led by ringleader Hamaas Abdul Khaalis surrender after 39 hours, freeing about 130 hostages at city hall and B'nai B'rith building. Khaalis faces armed kidnaping charges as eleven others are held for arraignment. Uproar, church bells, and prayers mark peaceful resolution with mediation by ambassadors.
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Hamaas Abdul Khaalis
Khaalis
Superior Court
Harold Greene
City
Islam
B'nai B'rith
Foundry Methodist
America
Weather and conflict wrap reads in two fronts
Warm weather continues with rain forecast from the National Weather Service. Highs near 68 and similar tomorrow, tonight's low near 50, with 50 to 70 percent rain chances and southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. In Kinshasa, Zaire, army counterattacks drive mercenaries from Angola as eight American missionaries are detained in Katanga. details emerge on mission staff and casualties.
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Angola
Zaire
Katanga
Kinshasa
U.S
New York
United Methodist
Marvin S. Wolford
Abingdon
Myrtle G. Pritchard
Birmingham
Ala
Gaye Radford
Wilmore
Ken
Radford
Richard Radford
Kapanga
Radio Kinshasa
Kasaji
Jifuma
Dilolo
Kisenge
Shaba
Six Eggs And A Quart Of Milk Poison Insurance
The Williams family in Cabell Heights faced mass dog poisonings with eleven dogs dying in a week. They fed Duchess six eggs and a quart of milk daily to protect pets, noting four losses in six years from poisoning or accidents.
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Williams
Duchess
Williamses
Cabell Heights
Taffy
Lassie
Dannette Goddard
Dreama Williams
Jack
Sandy
Six More Dogs Die From Suspected Poisoning
Raleigh County investigators report additional dog deaths after two suspected mass poisonings. Dates shown include February 25 March 7 8 and 9 with 11 deaths in Cabell Heights and nine in Ellison Ridge. Vets suspect strychnine gasping at Maple Forks and Cabell Heights while a chemist says ingestion route unclear and arsenic and mercury ruled out.
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Raleigh County
C.F. Hale
A.G. Wills
Maple Forks
Cabell Heights
Chapman
K.V. Shanholtzer
Department of Agriculture
Charleston
Shanholtzer
Secretary Betty Neal Chosen by Hanafi Leader During B'nai B'rith Siege
Betty Neal of Washington said Khalifa Abdul Khaalis appeared tireless over the two day hostage standoff at Bnai Brith headquarters. Neal, 47, was picked as his secretary for the duration after the takeover, reportedly kept separate from other captives and stated she was chosen because she was not Jewish.
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Walter Washington
Khaalis
Egypt
Pakistan
Iran
Carter
Ardeshir Zahedi
Hamaas Abdul Khaalis
Bernard Simon
Simon
Pop
Dorothy
Foundry Methodist Church
Betty Neal
Stephanie Snyder
Washington
Khalifa Abdul Khaalis
B'nai B'rith
Miss Neal
Families Reunite After Hostage Crisis in Washington
Hostages freed after 39 hours of danger step from buses into the Foundry Methodist Church basement for reunions with families. Red Cross volunteers assist as victims recover from medical checks and embrace in a calm, hopeful scene near President Carter's nearby church.
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Washington
Foundry Methodist Church
Stone
Carter
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