Hijacked DC8 Terrorists Land in Algiers
A Japan Airlines DC8 carrying six million dollars ransom, nineteen hostages, and six other terrorists landed in Algiers after a two step journey from Bangladesh. The hijackers, part of the Japanese Red Army, sought asylum abroad and negotiations continued as Algeria weighed refuge options.
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Algeria
Bangladesh
Japan Air Lines
India
Dacca
Kuwait
Damascus
Syria
Libya
South Yemen
Red Army
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Paris
Thomas Phelan
San Francisco
State Department
William D McLean
Alamo
Eric Weiss
McLean
Tokyo
Bangkok
Bombay
Government aims to speed banning of cancer suspect chemicals
The Labor Department proposed ending slow case by case reviews of suspected carcinogens to speed workplace safety action. The plan would classify chemicals as confirmed carcinogens, suspected agents, or safe, triggering faster or hearings based regulation.
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Washington
Labor Department Today
Labor Department
Labor
Ray Marshall
Indira Gandhi Arrested in New Delhi Amid Political Turmoil
Ex prime minister Indira Gandhi, 59, was arrested in New Delhi by a Central Bureau of Investigation squad on charges of misusing her position to acquire 104 vehicles for electioneering. The arrest sparked a large protest outside her home as supporters denounced the move as political vendetta by Prime Minister Morarji Desai's government.
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Washington
Senate
James Abourezk
South Dakota
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Abourezk
Metzenbaum
Walter F. Mondale
Carter
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Central Bureau of Investigation
Mrs. Gandhi
Mrs Gandhi
Gandhi
Sanjay
Janata Party
Desai
Congress Party
Offley Named Editorial Page Editor of Winchester Star
Edward Peyton Offley is appointed Editorial Page Editor of the Winchester Evening Star by General Manager Thomas J Byrd. A UVA English AB graduate and former editor of The Publick Observer, Offley has Navy Reserve service and expertise in investigative reporting and photography. He will write editorials and manage special features.
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Edward Peyton Offley
Winchester Evening Star
The
Star
Thomas J Byrd Offley
Publick Observer
Virginia Gazette
Virginis Gazette
Williamsburg
University of Virginia
U.S
Winchester man injured in city fire Saturday afternoon
A Winchester man sustained injuries in a city fire Saturday afternoon. Details and a photo appear on the Area News Page. Lynda Robb kept a low key weekend campaigning for her husband, with a picture and story on the Area News Page. Poe Ralph Poe and his proposed campground return to the Frederick County Planning Commission agenda.
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Winchester
Lynda Robb
Pground
Frederick County Planning Commission
Tornado Hits Virginia Beach Turmoil Ends Quietly
A brief tornado touched down in Tidewater Sunday evening, knocking out store windows and damaging roofs but causing no injuries. Rain measured at Norfolk International Airport exceeded half an inch in under 10 minutes starting at 6:50 pm, per the National Weather Service. Police report no injuries.
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Virginia
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