Bomb removed from AMAX building in Midtown Manhattan
New York City bomb squad safely removes a dynamite device found at the AMAX building near Radio City Music Hall in Rockefeller Center. Authorities link the device to the Puerto Rican group FALN, noting it may aid investigators in tracing components and motives after prior bombings. Vincent Alba, linked to the group, surrendered as officials seek why the device did not detonate.
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New York City
AMAX
Midtown Manhattan
Radio City Music Hall
Rockefeller Center
FALN
Vincent Alba
New York
Eastern Correctional Facility uprising ends with hostage release
Inmates at the East ern Correctional Facility near Napanoch ended a 12 hour disturbance by freeing all 14 hostages. Two guards were hospitalized and several inmates and guards were mildly hurt. Corrections officials said grievances would be investigated and denied blanket amnesty, while urging passage of a bill for reduced minimum sentences with good behavior.
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UPI
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Benjamin Ward
New York City
Ward
Attica
Trudeau Foresees Soon Start of Alaska Highway Gas Talks
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announced that negotiations with the United States on a natural gas pipeline along the Alaska highway will begin soon. The plan, called the Alcan route, would run about 2,753 miles from Prudhoe Bay to the lower 48 states, costing an estimated 7.3 billion dollars. President Carter, meeting in Plains, Georgia, voiced optimism that agreement in principle could be reached within weeks, with cabinet leader Allan MacEachen named as Canadian negotiator and Foothills Pipeline Ltd. involved in initial consultations.
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UPI
Pierre Trudeau
United States
Canada
Alaska
Prudhoe Bay
North America
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Carter
Plains
House
Allan MacEachen
Foothills Pipeline Ltd
NYC Looters With Jobs Surged During Blackout, DA Says
Brooklyn prosecutors report about half of 1 004 arrested during the 25 hour blackout were employed, including eight with city or state jobs. Survey of 176 indicted looters finds 48 percent employed, 41 percent unemployed in training or study programs, 8.5 percent on welfare. Average full time wage cited. Authorities note hunger cited earlier is not sole cause.
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UPI
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Gold
Brooklyn
Human Resources Administration
Parks Department
Ocean Hill Community Council
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