Hostages celebrate aboard hijacked Lufthansa jet
In Dubai, UAE defense minister Mahmoud bin Rashid al Makhtoum described hijack leader Mahmoud as nervous and not sure what he is doing. Passengers pleaded through a relay to West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt for a safe resolution as a $15.5 million ransom looms. An allied German group threatened action if demands are not met, while Dubai signaled willingness to pay to save lives.
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South Yemen
Hanns-Martin Schleyer
Bonn
Mahmoud
Underdog Spoils Homecoming At Mountaineer Field
West Virginia fell 28 24 as Boston College rallied from a 10 point deficit in a sunlit homecoming clash before a 36 211 sellout crowd. BC forced two WVU turnovers that led to two touchdowns and a 25 24 lead late in the game before WVU rallied with a late field goal attempt.
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Tommy Pridemore
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Bill McKenzie
Kelly Elias
Rich Scudellari
Boston College
Jack Kent
Tim Moorman
Moorman
John Cassidy
Ken Smith
Steve Giordano
Mike Godbolt
Carter says SALT talks near settlement with Soviets
President Carter said U S and Soviet negotiators are approaching a settlement in the second stage SALT talks and rejecting claims that verification methods are inadequate. He noted progress on a wide range of military issues and an ongoing effort on a comprehensive nuclear test ban.
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Omar Torrijos
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Dockworkers Ordered Back as ILA Pressures Return
Under pressure from ILA president Thomas Gleason, local union officials ordered strikers to return to Mississippi River docks after 15 days. Some crews resumed unloading at Continental Grain Elevator Westwego while many held to the strike, which has halted grain shipments worth over 2 million dollars daily and tied up New Orleans harbor.
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International Longshoreman’s Association
Thomas Gleason
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Wilfred Daliet
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Daliet
International
Cornelius Clayton
Henry G. Joffray
Continental Elevator
Crosby's son retrieves body of crooner in Madrid
Harry Crosby 19 arrived in Madrid to arrange his father Bing Crosby's transport to Los Angeles for a low mass funeral. Crosby died after a heart attack on a golf course at 73. The body was moved to the Madrid morgue as U.S. officials weigh embalmment and departure options.
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Moraleja
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St. Albans
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
Richard Schenck
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