Palestinians Storm Syrian Embassy in Rome Protest
Three Palestinians armed with submachine guns seized two hostages at the Syrian embassy in Rome to protest Syria's Lebanon role. They released hostages after an hour with one embassy official wounded. The attackers claimed to be from Black June and demanded meetings with Algerian, Omani, and Libyan ambassadors to press Syria.
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Rome
UPS
Syria
Joseph Miro
Lebanon
Miro
Ilies Francis
Francis
Humin Hatem
Washington Board of Education to Meet in Regular Session
The Washington Board of Education schedules a 7 30 p m session at the school administration building to discuss senior high trips class scheduling phase two of the district needs assessment and TMR special education admin duties. A private hearing for a suspended student and a contract negotiations update may lead to a closed session. U S Senator Dick Clark will visit on Tuesday Oct 19 with a reception at the Captain's Table for county residents. Clark sits on Agriculture and Forestry Special Aging Small Business and Foreign Relations committees.
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Evening Journal
Washington Board of Education
TMR
U.S
Dick Clark
Washington
Washington County
Clark
U.S. Senate
Agriculture and Forestry
Congress
Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy Tonight and Tuesday
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the mid 40s to low 50s. Cooler Tuesday with highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
Washington County 4-H seniors form awareness teams visit schools
Washington County senior 4-H members formed awareness teams to visit grade schools and tell 5th graders about the 4-H program. Leaders Julia Gamon and Don Adams previewed slides of activities created by Adams with photos by Jim Frier.
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Washington County
Julia Gamon
Don Adams
University of Iowa
Adams
Jim Frier
Bob Stutzman
Deanna Bohr
Wellman
Chris Hagemeier
Vicki Flynn
West Chester
Randy Finke
Larry Lowe
Crawfordsville
Joe Mineart
Donna Davisson
Brighton
Washington
Nancy Walker
Marty Sojka
St. James
Kris Armstrong
David Sojka
Stewart
Debby Johnson
Kevin Horn
Lincoln
Folklore Sees Long Winter Across Regions
Folklore watchers report signs of a harsh season for the Midwest and East. Deer with thick fur and early rutting, nonchattering squirrels, and woolly bear caterpillars in dark coats surface in Upper Michigan and the mid South. Tennessee and New Hampshire observers cite thick fur, early geese migration, and raccoon pelts as hints. Chicago area reports fat fish and gluttonous bears, with Old Farmer's Almanac predicting a cold Northeast winter and drought elsewhere.
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John Lesar
United Press International
Upper Michigan
Meri Katika
Upper Peninsula
Bete Grise
Tennesee Mountains
Helen Lane
East Tennessee
mid-South
New Hampshire
Richard Crane
Hillsborough County
Tom Coles
Chicago
Glenview
Ill
Lake Michigan
Wisconsin
Midwest
Abe
Great Plains
Carter campaigns for minority voters amid crossfire over Eastern Europe
United Press International reports Jimmy Carter pressing ethnic groups while attacking Ford on human rights in Eastern Europe. Ford plans a new campaign swing after stops in Oklahoma and Texas as the parties ready for the week ahead. Dole and Mondale respond with targeted outreach and sharp rhetoric as debates loom.
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United Press International
Jimmy Carter
GOP
Ford
Europe
Oklahoma
Texas
Carter
Chicago
Wisconsin
Dallas
W.A. Criswell
Southern Baptist Church
Criswell
Betty Ford
Susan
Playboy Magazine
Corn crop estimate 5.68 billion bushels in 1976 forecast
The National Corn Growers Association projects the 1976 U.S. corn crop for grain at 5.6815 billion bushels based on Oct 1 conditions, about 200 million under the USDA Sept forecast. NCGA expects no shortage as strong wheat crops influence feed prices and yields remain among the nation's highest.
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Boone, Iowa
UPI
U.S
National Corn Growers Association of
Boone
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Walter Goep
Goeppinger
NCGA
United States to Boost Arms Aid to Israel
Washington and Tel Aviv announced an expanded weapons assistance package to Israel to prevent unfavorable Middle East circumstances. Ford and Yigal Allon discussed the plan at the White House with Israeli officials noting the inclusion of advanced systems, while Pershing missiles were not requested this time. Israel seeks about 2.3 billion in aid for next year, with 1.5 billion for military aid.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Israel
Ford
Middle East
White House
Yigal Allon
Tel Aviv
Yitzak Rabin
Rabin
Train crash in Mexico kills seventeen including Americans
A two car excursion train collided with a stationary freight train in the Sierra Madre near Creel Chihuahua killing seventeen and injuring at least fifteen. Police said two of the fatalities appeared to be Americans, with rescue planes ferrying the injured to hospitals. The train ran from Los Mochis to Chihuahua and was carrying tourists.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
UPI
Sierra Madre
Mexico City
Creel
Jose Maria de Los Reyes
Pascual Solis Sifuentes
Los Mochis
Gulf of California
Texas
New Mexico
Trade workers at Ford faction threatens tentative auto contract
In Detroit, Local 600 skilled tradesmen voted 2,269 to 1,703 against a tentative Ford contract, risking a stall in settlement as about 15,000 skilled Ford employees of 170,000 on strike since September 14 await a national tally. Production workers approve, but overall deal hinges on tradesmen, with final official counts due Tuesday night.
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Detroit
UPS
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Dearborn
Ford
UAW
International Executive Board
Leonard Woodcock
Ken Bannon
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First National Bank of Waverly
Crane
James A. Baker
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