Yanks identify captors as four Palestinians in Sicily
Americans who were held aboard the Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro identified the four Palestinians accused of killing a passenger and throwing him overboard. A U.S. Embassy spokesman said the group was recognized during a stop in Sicily. The U.S. airlifted 17 Americans from Cairo to the United States, with their return expected to Newark later today.
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U.S
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Rome
Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Achille Lauro
United States
Kenneth Meskin
Weer
Aati Cuupie
Neil
June Kantor
State Department
Metuchen
N.J
Robert Kantor
Frankfurt
West Germany
Newark International Airport
New Jersey
SWAT officers honored for Cleveland hijacking rescue
Cleveland police officers Robert Patton and James Gnew were among ten runners up for Parade Magazine Police Officer of the Year after storming a Pan American jet at Cleveland Hopkins. Gnew was wounded but saved hostages. Patton shielded the elderly as he shot the hijacker. The Los Angeles Olympic security head won top honors.
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Robert Patton
Sheffield
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Ornetta Mays
Patton
Swat Team
James Gnew
Brunswick
Gnew
Gwew
Ms. Mays
Parade Magazine
Chronicle-Telegram
Police Officer Reflects on Courage and Duty Amidst Stand-offs
Patton notes adrenaline fuels police drive while he avoids savoring danger. Gwen recalls minor injuries and focusing on others as the chief worry, while cautioning about a kneeling woman near the mother and child during a tense incident.
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Gwen
Mays
Reagan not imperiled by FAA computer failure in Cleveland
FAA traffic chief says the Cleveland center computer was operational as President Reagan flew over Ohio, while dozens of flights across Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Rochester were delayed up to 90 minutes during a computer problem. The issue began at 3 40 p m and lasted until 5 14 p m, with four shutdowns noted. Enders did not provide exact flight counts but cited a conservative dozen plus delays.
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Reagan
Ohio
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Chicago
Cleveland
Donald A. Enders
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Enders
Washington Control Center
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Rochester
New York
Inside Religion Sports One With Us Tonight Train Station
A compact item notes a program titled Inside Religion on sports themes airing at the train station venue tonight featuring guest discussions and community perspectives.
Weekend Forecast Calls For Clouds And Showers
The outlook shows outside tonight and Sunday mostly cloudy with a 40 percent rain chance through Sunday. Low tonight near 60 degrees with a high Sunday in the mid-70s. Details on Page A-3.
TV C T columnist reviews Channel 8 hour format
Television critic Ken Gottlieb evaluates Channel 8 in a page B 3 column noting the second half mirrors the first with little variation in content or pace. He highlights the new hour long format and its steady pattern.
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Ken Gottlieb
Channel 8
Smoking linked to birth defects pattern
SALT LAKE CITY AP reports and University of Kentucky researchers describe a consistent pattern of birth defects in infants of heavy smokers during pregnancy. The pattern includes mental retardation and heart defects, with affected babies often remaining small past early childhood.
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Bryan Hall
University of Kentucky
Lexington
Hall
American Society of Human Genetics
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