Hijackers Seize Pan Am Jet At Karachi Airport
Four Arabs armed with machine guns seize Pan Am Boeing 747 at Karachi airport with about 400 aboard. They demand an American crew to fly to Cyprus and threaten with hazardous materials. An American passenger is fatally shot, others hurt. hijackers say they want Arabic-speaking crew and release of jailed Palestinian hijackers. Flight crew escape through an emergency hatch. Public safety items, a deadline, and international reactions follow as negotiations continue.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Pan Am
Cyprus
State Department
Washington
New York
Mirza
Mustafa
Larnaca
Mitra
United States
U.S
Islamabad
Beirut
Lebanon
Jundullah
Soldiers of God
Libya
Tripol Tadio
Nicosia
Muammar Gaddafi
Coed killings tied to friend’s recognition of suspect in Akron
Four Akron men face murder rape kidnapping and robbery charges after two University of Akron students were found slain near Rolling Acres Mall. Police allege the pair were robbed after a car window was smashed and one woman knew a suspect. purses were burned and a grand jury could indict soon.
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University of Akron
North Ridgeville
Summitt County
Akron
Norton Police
Richard W. Covey
Clint Dickens
Kenny Horonetz
Terry Grant
Covey
Dickens
Dawn McCreery
Wendy Offredo
Bath Township
Horonetz
Grant
Grand Jury
Zach
Offredo
Fall preview and local sports spotlight in CT ensemble
Elyria native Greg Violand stars as Barnum at Greenbrier Theatre Parma Heights. Browns season preview faces the Bears. TV and outdoors features refresh seasonal pages with high school scores and matchups like Midview vs Elyria Catholic. New columns, humor and reviews fill the Saturday CT.
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Greg Violand
Elyria
Barnum
Greenbrier
Parma Heights
Violand
James Kirkwood
Browns
Chicago Bears
Midview
Elyria Catholic
Berea
North Olmsted
Westlake
North Ridgeville
Elyia High
Willoughby South
Bob Lynch
Ken Gottlieb
Radio-Tv
Olejko backs down from leak threat over hotel talks
Lorain Mayor Alex Olejko reversed his earlier threat to press a felony charge against Councilman Kenneth Shawver after comments about a proposed 10.6 million lakefront hotel site. Port Authority Exec John Sulpizio disagreed, and officials debate whether the warning covered financials or trade secrets. The Port Authority plans a special session Saturday to revisit the project.
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Ken Gottlieb
C-T
Lorain
Alex Olejko
Kenneth Shawver
Shawver
Chronicle-Telegram
Arkansas Avenue
Olejko
Tive
John Sulpizio
Donald Zaleski
City Law
Law
Edward Zaleski
Port Authority Board
Local forecast calls for a cool, partly cloudy night
Tonight will be partly cloudy and cool with a low in the mid 50s. Saturday brings variable clouds and a slight shower chance with highs from 65 to 70. Details on Page A-3.
Life sentence for 15 year old in deadly Berea slaying
Warren Paxton Brown, age 15, is sentenced to life for the murder of 13 year old Robyn Field in Berea. The judge terms him a rotten apple and notes Brown becomes eligible for parole at age 30. Story on A-4.
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Warren Paxton Brown
Robyn Field
Berea
Brown
Elusive Atty Dempsey Flees Before Sex Trial
A note on page A four reports defense attorney Jerry Dempsey fled on the eve of his trial on sex charges, eluding authorities for a month as investigators pursue leads and await possible recapture.
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Jerry Dempsey
A-4
Hank Greenberg Dies at 75 Former Tigers Slugger
Hank Greenberg died at his California home after a 13 month cancer battle. The former Detroit Tigers star was 75 and the American League MVP in 1935 and 1940. He hit 58 homers in 1938 and played for the Indians from 1948 to 1957.
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Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
California
Greenberg
Indians
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Lorain County Council
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Phil Hicks
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Joseph Mengele
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Rose Kilfoyle
Multiple Sclerosis Society
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Abby
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