Moluccan gunmen defiant on freeing sixty hostages
In Assen Netherlands UP I report gunmen holding about 60 hostages in a train and a school near Groningen press for independence. They refuse talks on release conditions while authorities deliver meals cleaning supplies and medical care amid a long siege.
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Assen
Netherlands
UPI
Indonesia
Meadowland
Groningen
Holland
Bovensmilde
Wilhelmina Hospital
Estranged husband bullets end four hour hostage ordeal
In Detroit a four hour hostage crisis ended when police shot and killed Ernest Taylor 27 of Chicago after he held his estranged wife Gladys Taylor her sister in law Rose Hamblin and four children. He had seized the family and led a high speed car chase before officers stopped him and wounded Gladys Taylor.
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Detroit
UPI
Gladys Taylor
Taylor
Mrs. Taylor
Hamblin
Chicago
Taylors
El Salvador envoy abducted in Guatemala City ambush
El Salvador's ambassador to Guatemala, Col Eduardo Casanova, was kidnapped at gunpoint Sunday as he and his wife drove near La Avenida de Las Americas close to the airport. Authorities said ransom none demanded and blamed possible guerrillas amid rising unrest after February elections. Casanova, 58, has served as ambassador to Guatemala for seven years and previously held posts in Argentina and Nicaragua.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
UPI
el Salvador
Col
Eduardo Casanova
Roberto Trigueros
Casanova
Meny
la Avenida de Las Americas
Inter-American Development Bank
Donaldo Alvarez Ruiz
Maraicio Borgonovo Pohl
San Salvador
Argentina
Nicaragua
Holiday toll climbs as 500 may die on highways
Across the nation millions drive during the 78 hour Memorial Day weekend as the National Safety Council projects up to 500 highway deaths. By 3 a.m. EDT the toll stood at 279 with California 23, Michigan 22, Illinois 15, Texas 14 and New York 12. Hockey star Bob Gassoff of the St. Louis Blues died in a Missouri motorcycle crash. Three men died in a Kansas two car wreck near Osage County. Four perished in a La. two lane head on collision near Homer. Three youths drowned in Thompson's Creek while trying to save a 6 year old. the child was saved.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
California
Michigan
Illinois
Texas
New York
Bob Gassoff
St. Louis Blues
Gassoff
Thompson’s Creek
Baton Rouge
Weather outlook with evening showers and storms
Mostly cloudy tonight with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms that may become severe. Low temps around the 60s, then partly cloudy tomorrow with highs in the upper 70s. Winds light to variable, gusts up to 40 mph near storms. Rain chances 50 percent tonight, 40 percent Tuesday morning.
At least 160 dead in Beverly Hills Supper Club blaze
Medical examiners sift bone fragments as 3,500 packed the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate Kentucky for a John Davidson show when a fire erupted. Rescue teams recovered 33 more victims, raising fears of higher toll before rain halted search. Officials noted no sprinkler system and the worst U.S. fire since 1942 Coconut Grove blaze.
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Southgate
UPI
Beverly Hills
Midwest
America
John Davidson
David Riesenberg
Stine
United States
Coconut Grove
Boston
Hartford
Conn
Kentucky
Tom Ward
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Three Arrested On OMVUI Charges In Weekend Sweep
City and county authorities arrested three persons during the weekend for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. Bert Wells, 54, of Washington, was jailed Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and released after posting $1,000 bond. Douglas Heaston, 22, of Washington, was arrested near Kalona Sunday about 1:30 a.m. and released on personal recognizance. Jerry Smith, 35, of Brighton, was arrested Sunday at 11 p.m. and held in lieu of a $500 bond.
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The
Evening Journal
O.M.V.U
Bert Wells
Washington
Douglas Heaston
Kalona
Heaston
Brighton
Jerry Smith
Brezhnev Purchases Hard Line on SALT Talks
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev criticized the United States for an unconstructive stance in SALT talks during a televised address in Moscow ahead of his Paris visit. He contrasted with Carter's portrayal of recent progress, warned against unilateral U.S. advantage, and urged equality and deterrence while stressing detente and Belgrade talks as a cooperative mission.
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UPI
Carter
Leonid Brezhnev
United States
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Us.a
Paris
Kremlin
U.S.A
Geneva
Cyrus Vance
Andrei Gromyko
Vance
Belgrade
Memorial Day Observances Mark Quiet Washington Day
Washington residents observed Memorial Day with parades brief programs at two city cemeteries and memorial services for Navy veterans on Crooked Creek Bridge west of town. Rev Velman Luse spoke at Woodlawn Cemetery Rev Virgil Blosser at Elm Grove Cemetery Municipal Band concerts accompanied the parade and Central Park ceremony amid clear skies and warm weather.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington
Crooked Creek Bridge
Marine Corps
Post Office
Velman Luse
Woodlawn
Virgil Blosser
Elm Grove Cemetery
Central Park
Plan aid for third world nations at North South talks
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and 26 nations opened a three day North South conference aimed at shaping aid and trade links between rich and poor countries. Allan MacEachen outlined Canada plans to convert 254 million dollars of third world debt into grants. The meeting seeks a middle ground on debt relief and price stability for raw materials, with a proposed 1 billion dollar special action program if successful.
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Paris
UPI
Cyrus Vance
Vance
Allan MacEachen
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
MacEachen
Canada
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
U.S
Richard Cooper
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Doug Herro
Jim Teeter
Jim McDonald
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