Gunman Seizes Plane Held Hostages In Denver Shootout
A gunman seized a private plane in Nebraska and forced it toward Denver, holding two hostages for seven hours. FBI agents shot and killed Roger S. Lentz, 30, of Grand Island, aboard the Convair 99 at Stapleton International Airport after negotiations and multiple flight detours. No hostages were harmed.
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Kosack
Roger S. Lentz
Grand Island
Neb
Stapleton International
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Lentz
Mexico
Convair
United Airlines
Stapleton
Greely
Casper
Wyo
Robert Stapp
Stapp
Larry
President Congress to Continue Battling Over Foreign Policy
Interviews with nearly two dozen lawmakers show belief that six years of changes in Congress and law ensure ongoing contention with the Presidency on foreign policy, even under a new Secretary of State or Democratic administration. The House’s rising role, staff expansion, and laws limiting veto power back stronger Congressional influence.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Henry A. Kissinger
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Forest Fire Risk Could Close George Washington Forest
Officials say extreme fire danger may force George Washington National Forest shutdown similar to 1971. Fires in Rockingham Shenandoah and Page Bath counties were contained by Sunday night under new Virginia Forest Service restrictions banning camping and smoking except in designated areas.
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Boyd Ritchie
U.S. Forest Service
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Broadway
Rockingham County
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah County
Virginia Forest Service
Page
Bath
Mills E. Godwin
George N Smith
George Washington
Jefferson National Forests
Wolf Gap
Gady Cooley
U. S. Forest Service
Questions About All-Volunteer Force Reserve Capability
A Defense Manpower Commission study questions whether reserves can meet higher demands in the all-volunteer era. It endorses the active force but warns full implementation of the total force policy needs more money and effort.
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Washington Star
Washington
U.S
Defense Manpower Commission
GNP Surges Near Prerecession Peak in First Quarter
The Commerce Department reports a 2.5 percent rise in GNP for the quarter ending March, with annualized output at 1.616 trillion dollars. Growth outpaced the prior quarter's 5 percent, narrowing the gap to the 1973 peak while inflation eroded real gains to two tenths of a percent below the peak.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Commerce
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
GNP
Record heat hits Winchester area as 95 degree mark recalled
The story recalls the 95 degree record set on April 20, 1941 in Winchester and notes this month’s readings, with 93 yesterday. Temperatures are forecast to rise into the upper 80s and drop to the 70s by Friday with a chance of showers, while warnings of fires persist in Virginia woodlands.
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Winchester
Fruit Research Laboratory
National Weather Service
Associated Press
Richmond
Washington
The
Weather Service
Forest Service
Virginia Woodlands
Virginia Beach
Virginia
Atlantic Ocean
Nags Head
N.C
David Chapman
Jerry Kalbaugh
Franklin
Coast Guard Rescue Coordinating Center
Portsmouth
Miss Wachovia
Coast Guard
Oceana Naval Air Station
Sandbridge
Nags
Progress in Virginia economy continues in February
Virginia shows seven positive indicators in February with total employment up 1,200 to 1,988,200 and unemployment 5.2 percent, while new business incorporations rise 8.2 percent and building permits up 63.7 percent to 64.5 billion. Leading hiring and new hires improve but manufacturing hours and VEC job openings lag.
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Richmond
Virginia Employment Commission
Magazine
J. Gordon Gifford
WEC
VEC
Gifford
Lebanese fighting eases as Syria seeks renewed ceasefire
Fighting in Lebanon slows as Syrian officers convene Lebanese leaders to push a new ceasefire. Premier Rashid Karami voices cautious optimism while reports say 18 killed and 41 wounded in Beirut shelling and surrounding towns.
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Lebanon
Rashid Karami
Zagharta
Suleiman Franjieh
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Assad
Coffman Breaks Handley Record at Virginia Track Meet
Wayne Coffman set a Handley School record at the Dogwood Invitational Track Meet held at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville on Saturday. Wire from Warren reports. A Warren County feature highlights a dog catcher who loves dogs.
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Wayne Coffman
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Warren
Warren County
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