Rebels kill officers as hijack crisis blurs hostage exchange
Five hijackers freed 59 of 140 hostages in a staged exchange for 6 million dollars and six comrades from Japanese jails. Revolt erupted in Dacca with gunfire at the airport as rebels claimed an armed revolution, killing several officers before loyal troops regained control by daybreak.
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Dacca
Bangladesh
Radio
California
John Gabriel
Red Army
Mahmoud
U.S
Tokyo
Hajime Ishii
Vic
Kunihiko Dosho
India
Gabriel
Montebello
Calif
Maljamar Teens Top $10,000 at Livestock Sale
Lisa Caviness and her brother Lance Caviness, both 4-H members from Lea County, led the Ranch and Livestock sale at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair with high bids. Lance sold a 1,195-pound Hereford steer Red for 5377.50, while Lisa earned 4140 for a 115-pound Hampshire lamb Ross. The event raised a record 85129.32 in sale totals as 117 entries sold.
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Lance Caviness
New Mexico
Paul Stursale
Fairgrounds
Roswell
Lance
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Pioneer Savings and Trust
Lisa
Hampshire
Ross
Brown
US and Soviet Union urge Israel on peace talks
United States and the Soviet Union jointly call for Israel to recognize Palestinian rights and give their representatives a negotiating role in a reconvened Geneva Middle East peace conference. The statement, issued in New York, also urges Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in 1967. Israel criticizes the proposal as complicating peace efforts.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
Israel
Middle East
Geneva
U.S
U.S.S.R
Vance
Gromyko
New York
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
U.N. Security Council
Byrd Pledges Vote On Natural Gas Pricing
Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd vowed a conclusive vote on natural gas pricing despite a filibuster. He said federal controls would remain through key energy bill work, allowing higher prices for producers, with a likely vote by Tuesday. Filibuster leaders blocked a time agreement as Metzenbaum and Abourezk warned of a possible two week tie up.
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Washington
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
Congress
Carter
West Virginia
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
James Abourezk
D-S.c
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A.G. Mahmoud
JAL
Red’ Tops Livestock
Paul Sturiale Photo
Lea County 4-H
Brett Lockmiller
Curry County 4-H Club
Greg Smith
Floyd Future Farmers of America
Denver Pyle
Don Shanks
Grizzly Adams
Ruidoso
Roswell Mountain View
Pyle
Mad Jack
Shanks
Nakoma
Billie Surmick
Suzanne Garnesy
Chaves County
Elmer Garnsey
East of Roswell
Miss Garnsey
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Moscow
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