Hijacked U S jet incident ends with deadly bomb blast
Hijackers from Fighters for Free Croatia led the TWA jet to New York Grand Central Station. A pressure cooker bomb exploded in a police range bomb pit killing one officer and injuring three others. Police evacuated the area as the FBI sought to recover the note demanding newspaper front page publication.
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New York
TWA
Grand Central Station
Bronx
Fighters For Free Croatia
Manhattan
FBI
Croatian nationalists and their long shadow over Yugoslavia
A historical overview traces Croatian nationalist groups from 1918 onward, detailing their clashes with central Yugoslav authority. It notes Tito era crackdowns, 1970s dissensions within the Croatian Communist leadership, and violent acts including a 1975 Zagreb bombing, the 1968 Belgrade cinema bombing, and the Frankfurt consul general’s murder inquiry.
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Yugoslavia
Croatian Communist Party
Zagreb
Tito
Frankfurt
West Germany
Hijacked jet tale linked to Croatia crisis winds on
Croatian extremists hijacked a New York to Chicago flight, refueled in Canada and Iceland, and headed toward Europe. Leaflets over London and possible landings in Paris or other cities were discussed. One police officer died from a hazardous device in Manhattan, with several officers hurt.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
UPI
London
Paris
France
Federal Aviation Administration
Washington, D.C
Yugoslavia
Washington
Radio
Montreal
TWA
New York
New York City
Gander
Weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow
Clear and cool tonight with lows in the upper 40s and low 50s. Sunny tomorrow with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 18 percent tonight and tomorrow. Winds southwesterly five to eighteen mph. Sunset today at 7:34 pm. Dam rise today at 7:03 am.
Miss America 1977 Crowned Tonight in Atlantic City
Miss America 1977 is chosen at Convention Hall as 50 contestants aged 18 to 25 competed through three prelim rounds. Finalists include Miss Texas Carmen McCollum and Miss Minnesota Dorothy Benham, the pageant’s first double winners, with top 10 potential.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Convention Hall
America
New York
Tawny Godin
Bert Parks
Texas
Carmen McCollum
Minnesota
Dorothy Benham
Yugoslav clash probe focuses on two flight controllers
Authorities questioned two Zagreb Peso airport flight controllers over an apparent altitude miscalculation tied to yesterday’s collision of a British Airways Trident and a Yugoslav DC-9 near Vrbovec. The crash killed 176 on board, with Americans among the dead. Investigators from Yugoslavia Britain and West Germany inspected the scene and recovered a black box to record ground-to-air communications.
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Vrbovec. Yugoslavia
UPI
Vebover
Yugoslavia
London
British Airways
Tecan Girmiy
Jakovac
Zagreb
Workanen
DCY
Adriatic
Cologne
West Germany
Istanbul
Reporter heads to Episcopal caucus over women priests
C T reporter Monica Williams will cover the national Episcopal convention where 1200 delegates decide on women priests. She previously gained notice for Beebe coverage. The run-up notes other issues facing the 3 million member denomination with reports starting Wednesday.
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C-T
Monica B. Williams
Ags
Williams
Oberlin
L. Peter Beebe
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Miljenko Hrkac
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Montrec
Elmira
Meawe Bahamas
Bermuda
Greenland
York
Guardia Airport
Keflavik
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Azores
Miles
Bulletin
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Mid- Manhattan
Newfoundland
M. Sapset
Ie Sre Smace Heralists
Zivko Boretic
Vjeceslav Jakovac
Peso
Gavro Tomasevic
Japan Alps
All-Nippon Airways
Japanese Self- Defenses Forces
Episcopal
Monica Williams
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