Serbian hijacker surrenders at Shannon airport
Serbian nationalist Nikola Kavaja, 45, from Paterson New Jersey, surrendered to Irish police at Shannon International Airport after his plane from New York landed. He had hijacked an American Airlines 727 with 137 aboard and faced impending Chicago conspiracy murder charges for Yugoslav diplomats. Police guarded the scene as troops and anti-terrorist squads secured the airport while a small crowd watched.
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Shannon
Ireland
UPI
Shannon International
New York
Nikola Kavaja
Paterson
N. J
John Doddy
Patrick Coucy
Daddy
Kavala
Sarfield Barracks
Kavaja
American Airlines
Flint
Michigan
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Severe storms sweep northeast Ohio with widespread outages
Violent thunderstorms lashed northeast Ohio Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, knocking out power to about 13 000 Ohio Edison customers in Lorain County and 5 000 more later. Most outages were fixed within hours, though some areas including LaGrange and Rt 20 between Elyria and Oberlin remained dark. Rainwater leaked into Elyria City Hall but damage stayed minimal.
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Ohio
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Cuyahoga County
James Markle
Ohio Edison
Markle
LaGrange
Rt. 20
Elyria
Oberlin
IRS Liens doom Archives Restaurant once Sterner's
IRS filed two liens totaling more than $10,000 against the Archives Restaurant formerly Sterner's, signaling the financial collapse of the business. A June 14 lien for $6,726.42 followed an April 10 lien for $4,228.51 as utilities and inventory interests shaped the closing, with Alvin Sterner retaining security on inventory and indicating long ownership and a slow, painful exit.
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Archives
Sterner’s
County Recorder's Office
Internal Revenue Service
Alvin Sterner
Richard
Lydia Cole
Sterner
Coles
Grafton Sues ABC for 1 Million Over Pollution Claim
Grafton village sues American Broadcasting Co. and Scripps Howard Broadcasting Co. for 1 million dollars over a nationally televised March 27, 1979 program labeling Grafton as one of the Midwest’s 20 most polluted cities. Officials say the statement about the Ross disposal site in Eaton Township is false libelous. The suit seeks 500000 in compensatory and 500000 in punitive damages and was filed in Lorain County Common Pleas.
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Grafton
ABC
ABC News
Midwest
American Broadcasting Co
Scripps Howard Broadcasting Co
U.S
Ross
Eaton Township
Lorain County Common Pleas
Scrippe-Howard
WEWS
Chanel 5
Cleveland
Nude dancers cost Naples man six thousand dollars
In Naples Italy Vincenzo Fimiani 80 was lured by four naked young women who danced and stripped to capture his attention while two others emptied his travel bag of cash and gold jewelry totaling $6,000. Police search the countryside and question villagers for the suspects.
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Naples
Italy
UPS
Vincenzo Fimiani
Fimiani
Capriglia Impina
Fimlani
Independent truckers stage extended vacation amid fuel protest
Independent owner operators halted shipments in a nationwide walkout over rising fuel costs. Violence surfaced in Massachusetts and Connecticut as the Teamsters warned against blocking pumps while leaders sought full cooperation from about 100000 independents.
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Teamsters Union
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New England
Dan Mulden
Independent Truckers Unity Coalition
Washington
Ohio Turnpike imposes a $6 gas purchase limit
Ohio Turnpike riders face a $6 maximum gas purchase at all 16 service plazas starting Friday at 8 am. Sohio says limit aims to prevent cross border fueling, as neighboring Indiana and Pennsylvania operate $10 and $5 limits. diesel sales unaffected and limit may last indefinitely. Gas prices at turnpike stations run about 81 85 and 88 cents per gallon. Local gunfire incidents tied to a truckers strike are noted elsewhere with no link to the fuel cap.
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Berea
Ohio Turnpike
Standard Oil Co. of
Ohio
Turnpike Commission
Sohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania Turnpikes
Sohlo
Tom Liberti
Pennsylvania
Liberti
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Dave Zapotonky
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IRS
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United Press International
Teamsters’ Union
Bernie Henderson
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Teamsters
Carter
Mulder
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carl Remensky
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Bob Barnett
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