Hostage drama at Scheveningen Penitentiary ends with ongoing standoff
Four armed inmates seized 22 people during a Saturday Mass at Scheveningen chapel in The Hague. After 40 hours, a field telephone linked police and inmates. one Palestinian hijacker and four other convicts demanded vague terms, with some hostages released and negotiations unclear.
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Scheveningen
Willem de Gaay Fortman
Adnan Ahmed Nuri
Sami Houssin Tamimah
Amsterdam
Tamimah
Nuri
Daan de Nie
Jan Brouwer
Mohammed Koudache
Rotterdam
Kissinger presses India on curbing nuclear weapons export
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger urged India to cooperate with international efforts to block nuclear proliferation. He noted India's capability to export nuclear technology and its role in a multilateral push, while acknowledging New Delhi’s frosty reception and promising relations are on the way up.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Indian Council of World Affairs
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Soviet Union
Indira Gandhi
Washington
Kissinger
Moscow
Henry Kissinger
Arabs Discuss Using Oil Weapon Again
Arab ministers in Rabat discussed using the oil weapon against the West again and sought a joint position in response to threats by oil consuming countries. The Saudi, Kuwaiti, Algerian, Qatari, Bahraini and UAE ministers met on the sidelines of the Arab summit amid Jordan and the PLO impasse over West Bank representation.
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Morocco
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
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Kuwait
Algeria
Qatar
Bahrein
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Jordan
Palestine Liberation Organization
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PLO
Israel
Hussein
Ford Observes Veteran's Day
President Ford marks Veteran's Day with a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington. He will meet with National Blinded Veterans Organization representatives in the Oval Office after the ceremony.
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Washington
Ford
Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac
Oval Office
National Blinded Veterans Organization
Camp David
Weekend Crashes Injured Persons
Eight people were treated for injuries from several area crashes over the weekend. A four-vehicle wreck Saturday near Stephens City at Rt 522 and Rt 277 involved Edith Kerby Janet Williams and Stewart Kline. vehicle damages totaled 300 100 and 800 dollars respectively with an additional 175 dollar sign hit. Janet Williams 18 suffered a forehead contusion. Cynthia Williams 10 a broken leg and facial lacerations. both were treated, with Cynthia admitted. Kline 58 had a scalp laceration and Muriel Duffy 39 of Edinburg was admitted. Duffy remained at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Kline was admitted to a VA hospital. Another crash Saturday on Rt 50 near Waterloo injured Don Mack Kathleen Costello and Helen Mathias, with two admitted and one discharged. A separate crash Sunday on Rt 340 near Boyce was investigated.
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Rt. 277
Stephens City
Edith Kerby
Waynesboro
Janet Williams
Chester Gap
Stewart Kline
Edinburg
Kerby Auto
Williams
Kline Auto
Cynthia Williams
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Kline
Muriel Duffy
Area Veteran’s Administration
Duffy
Don Mack
Winchester
Kathleen Costello
Frederick
Helen Mathias
Hagerstown
Rt. 340
Boyce
Hunt Called as Court Witness in Watergate Cover-Up Trial
U S District Judge Sirica ordered E Howard Hunt Jr to testify as a court witness in the Watergate cover-up case. Prosecutors and defense objected to the procedure, citing concerns about reliability and impartial cross examination. The trial involves Haldeman Ehrlichman Mitchell Mardian and Parkinson on obstruction charges.
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James F. Neal
Hunt
Sirica
U.S
John J. Sirica
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