Gunmen Surrender After 39 Hour Hanafi Hostage Crisis
Three Hanafi gunmen released 134 hostages in a bloodless surrender led by ambassadors from Iran Egypt and Pakistan. Hamaas Abdul Khaalis was freed on bondless release as charges of armed kidnapping loomed. One hostage was killed during the siege at city hall near the White House.
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Hanafi
Hamaas Abdul Khaalis
Ardeshir Zahedi
Khaalis
Washington
Maurice Williams
City Hall
White House
U.S
Earl Silbert Jr
Superior Court
Harold Greene
B’nai B’rith
Secretary picks Betty Neal as non-Jewish hostage secretary
Betty Neal, a Washington secretary, was chosen by Hanafi leader Khalifa Abdul Khaalis to serve as his secretary during the B'nai B'rith hostage siege. She said she was selected because she was not Jewish and kept separate from other hostages during the two days of captivity.
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Mimi Feldman
B'nai B'rith
District of Columbia
Walter E. Washington
Hamaas Abdul Khaalis
Bernard Simon
Khaalis
Simon
Pop
Dorothy
Foundry Methodist Church
Betty Neal
Stephanie Snyder
Washington
Khalifa Abdul Khaalis
B’nai B'rith
Miss Neal
Hostages Reunited After 39 Hours In Washington Church
Families cheered as hostages freed after 39 hours emerged from buses and moved into Foundry Methodist Church basement for reunions. A bystander described the scene as beautiful while hostages answered reporters quietly. Red Cross aid assisted those affected.
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Washington
Foundry Methodist Church
Stone
Carter
Freedom Cross volunteers greet evacuees after medical checks
Volunteers from Freedom Cross stepped off the first buses returning from hospitals where they underwent medical checkups. Many appeared haggard yet relieved as they reunited with helpers and awaited further aid.
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Cross
Warm weather with rain forecast and sports upset noted
Rain is forecast as temperatures hover in the upper sixties with a 50 to 70 percent chance tonight and tomorrow. In sports, Montgomery and Independence hosted a doubleheader with Upset Victory. Earl exits and Jody enters as Rick remains unclear. The Raleigh Register reports on medical cost coverage in a four part series. In Kinshasa, Zaire, mercenaries from Angola were repelled as eight American missionaries were detained under house arrest in Katanga.
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Earl
Jody
Rick
Montgomery
Independence
Gaylen Duskey
Dan Resnik
Sports Scene
Raleigh Register
Angola
Zaire
Katanga
Kinshasa
U.S
New York
United Methodist Church
Glen J. R. Eschtruth
Kinde, Mich
Marvin S. Wolford
Abingdon
Ill
Myrtle G. Pritchard
Birmingham
Ala
Gaye Radford
Wilmore
Ken
Radford
Richard Radford
Radio Kinshasa
Kasaji
Jifuma
Dilolo
Kisenge
Shaba
Six Eggs And A Quart Of Milk Poison Insurance Attacked
The Williams family in Cabell Heights mourns multiple dog deaths blamed on mass poisonings. Since years they have lost four pets, with eleven dogs killed in a single Monday. Their Dalmatian Duchess and honey colored collies Taffy and Sandy died after apparent poisonings, prompting fears of systematic harm to neighborhood pets.
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Williams
Duchess
Williamses
Cabell Heights
Taffy
Lassie
Dannette Goddard
Dreama Williams
Jack
Sandy
Six More Dogs Poisoned in Raleigh County Area
Raleigh County investigators report six additional dog poisonings after two mass incidents last week. Det. Bill Chapman cited Maple Fork, Cabell Heights, and Ellison Ridge cases with dates from February 25 to March 9. Veterinarians suspect strychnine. transmission method unknown. 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
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