Palestinian Hijackers Release 47 Hostages at Entebbe
At Entebbe Airport Uganda the Palestinian hijackers freed 47 elderly women sick persons and children from over 250 hostages as negotiations intensified with Israel and France over prisoner exchanges The freed include 33 French two Americans and a Canadian amid ongoing global diplomacy and intergovernmental mediation led by Idi Amin Hashi Abdullah and Pierre Renard.
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Jerusalem
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Jerusalem Post
Tel Aviv
Athens
Paris
West Germany
Kenya
Switzerland
No Grand Jury Extension Ends Terre Haute Inquiry
Vigo County Circuit Court Judge C Joseph Anderson will not extend the special grand jury investigating local government irregularities. The term ends June 30, with prosecutor Michael H Kearns continuing the probe and seeking a civil suit to recover allegedly improper city payments of about 380000 to contractors.
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C. Joseph Anderson
Michael H. Kearns
Terre Haute
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Anderson
the Tribune
Kenneth R. Levin
Board of Accounts
Levin
State Board of Accounts
Indiana State Police
President Likely to Sign 60 Day Tax Cut Extension
Ford faces decision on signing a stopgap 60 day extension to prevent payroll tax withholding increases at midnight. The move would shield workers from a 3 to 6 dollar weekly rise and buy time for a broader tax revision bill likely through July 1977.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
White House
Ron Nelsen
Senate
House
Russell B. Long
D-La
Finance Committee
Teamsters Pension Fund Tax-Exempt Status Revoked
The IRS revoked the Central States Pension Fund tax exemption citing mismanagement and imprudent loans. If upheld, the fund would owe taxes dating to 1965, potentially cutting benefits and raising employer contributions. workers would face taxes on contributions. The action, retroactive to January 31, 1965, faces appeals and could take years.
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Teamsters Union
William G. McIntyre
Trucking Employers, Inc
McIntyre
Internal Revenue Service
Central States Pension Fund
IRS
Central States Fund
Labor Department
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Oklahoma City
the Oklahoman
Teamsters
C. Alexander
Chicago
Departments of Labor and Justice
Palestinian Camp Falls as Christian Gunners Seize Beirut Stronghold
In Beirut, Christian forces overran Jisr Al Pasha camp after eight days of siege as leftist allies warned of civil conflict consequences. Libya pledged intervention if camps fell, while Jumblatt urged Arab aid and warned of lasting peace disruption.
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Lebanon
UPI
Jisr al Pasha
Tal al Zaatar
Libya
Kamal Jumblatt
Syria
Jumblatt
Weather Update and River Stage Report
The River at Terre Haute shows 11.7 feet and rising with .81 inches of precipitation. Skies remain cloudy with cooler tonight and Thursday, forecast highs in the low 70s and mid 50s lows, then a fair cool Friday and warmer weekend with 80s highs.
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Terre Haute
Engineers Deny Wabash Canal Plans Scrapped
The U S Army Corps of Engineers says no final decision on the 20 mile Wabash canal from Mount Carmel Illinois to near Mount Vernon Indiana. Officials note studies continue despite reports of possible rejection with cost estimates ranging from 330 million to 387 million and a 1990 completion target. Local leaders and lawmakers urge navigation on the Wabash and cite impacts if the plan fails.
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Ohio
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Indiana
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Izaak Walton League
Wabash River
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Ill
Ohio River
Mount Vernon
Ind
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Indianapolis
U.S. Senate
Terre Haute
U.S. House
Senate
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Congress
U.S
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
John Myers
R-Ind
Wabash Valley Interstate Commission
Wabash Valley Association
Posey County
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