Hijacked Philippines Airlines jet lands after demand for ransom
Six Moslem Maranao hijackers seized a Philippines Airlines flight with 103 passengers and six crew, forcing a landing at Zamboanga. They sought 375000 ran som and a DC8 to flee, while troops surrounded the aircraft amid ongoing Mindanao fighting.
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Manila, the Philippines
Philippines Airlines
Zamboanga
Philippines
Zamboanga International
Manila
Lanao
Mindanao
1 66 Leg To Warren Approved
State Highway Commissioner Fugate said the U S DOT approved completing 1 66 between Front Royal and Gainesville. The project goes to the federal Council on Environmental Quality for a 30 day review before construction can start. Parts near Front Royal to Linden could take two years. full completion to Gainesville may take five years. Warren County leaders push for timely action amid environmental oversight concerns.
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Front Royal
Linden
Reid
Gainesville
Front Royal Area
John K. Marlow
Warren County Board of Supervisors
DOT
Marlow
Kissinger Says All Foreign Policy Decisions Coordinated With Ford
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said he coordinates all foreign policy with President Ford despite White House murmurs. He spoke after a North Atlantic Treaty Organization foreign ministers meeting where the group urged deterrence and defensive strength and discussed SALT and Middle East stability.
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Kissinger
Ford
Oslo
Norway
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Africa
North Atlantic Alliance
Henry Kissinger
NATO
Cleanup week in Frederick County ends with road litter drive
The county observes a week of cleanup with a road litter pickup scheduled to finish the campaign the next day. Jeff and Scotty Jenkins of Stephenson attend Stonewall Elementary School and support year round brotherly cleanup efforts featured in Country Roads page 6.
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Frederick County
Jeff
Scotty
Jenkins
Stonewall
Stephenson
Country Roads
Inflation Edges Up as Food Costs Lead April Rise
The Labor Department reports April consumer prices up four tenths of a percent, driven by a six tenths rise in food costs. CPI stands at 168.2, while overall inflation remains a concern with a strong first quarter GDP and rising nonfood prices. Shell Oil raises gasoline price by one cent.
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Ford Administration
Labor Department
Department
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
Shell Oil Co
Shell
Alan Greenspan
No Massive Efforts Planned Against Brown in California
AP dispatch reports Jimmy Carter Morris Udall and Frank Church will not mount a large campaign against California Governor Edmund G Brown Jr in the June 8 primary citing California’s home state advantage. Carter to focus on New Jersey and Ohio with plans to spend at least 300000 dollars in California. Udall and Church trim California efforts while pursuing other states.
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Morris Udall
Frank Church
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Udall
Church
Los Angeles
Carter
New Jersey
Ohio
Oregon
Georgia
San Francisco
Nevada
Kentucky
Washington, D.C
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Tennessee
Arkansas
Jersey
Southern Hospitality For Reagan In Huntsville Tennessee
Sen. Howard Baker Jr hosted Ronald Reagan at a Huntsville dinner amid Ford campaign tensions. Baker praised Reagan as a strong running mate and friend, while Ford aides watched closely. The event drew about 1,000 attendees, far below the expected 2,500.
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Washington Star
Huntsville
Tenn
Howard H. Baker Jr
Ford
Tennessee
Ronald Reagan
Cumberland Plateau
Reagan
California
Baker
U.S. Senate
Bill Brock
Press Corps
Scott County
Republican Committee
Knoxville
Washington
Little Rock
Memphis
Rural mail carriers hailed in Gay Nineties tale
In the seventh of a postal history series, a rural mail carrier recalls being as popular as a revenue man. The piece appears on Page 11 Inside Today's Star with Country Roads on Page 6 noting Frederick County Environmental Council urges residents to tidy up.
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Revenoeer
Frederick County
Environmental Council
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Berryville Avenue
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Star Color
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