Hijacked Airliner Heads East as Police Die in Bomb Blast
A Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 hijacked in New York by Croatian nationalists left Iceland after refueling, with 92 aboard earlier. A police officer died in a Manhattan bombing, and hijackers demanded Yugoslav independence while authorities tracked possible landings in Europe.
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Iceland
New York
Yugoslavia
United States
Washington
Radio
Chicago
Canada
London
Paris
Copenhagen
Trans World Airlines
Heathrow
TWA
New York City
mid-Manhattan
Montreal
Gander
Newfoundland
Police Storm Indian Plane Free Hostages
Pakistani commandos stormed a hijacked Indian Airlines Boeing 737 at Lahore airport after a 21 hour standoff releasing seven crew members and six hijackers were captured. All 71 passengers were unharmed. Nationalities of hijackers were not disclosed.
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Lahore
Pakistan
Indian Airlines
Foreign Ministry
India
New Delhi
Indian Subcontinent
Byrd Receives Warm Sendoff At Virginia Campaign Dinner
More than 500 friends and supporters attended the Friends and Neighbors dinner at Lee Jackson to rally Harry F. Byrd Jr for reelection to the U.S. Senate. Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr praised Byrd while former Speaker E. Blackburn Moore hosted. Attendees included a cross section of Democrats and Republicans with leaders Cynthia Cochran Newcome Alicia Byrd and Dee Sempeles honored.
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Lulu Williams
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
U.S. Senate
Lee Jackson
Byrd
Mills E. Godwin, Jr
E. Blackburn Moore
J. Kenneth Robinson
Elmon Gray
Winchester
Stewart Bell, Jr
John D. Hardesty
Clarke County
William A.truban
Raymond R. Guest, Jr
William Mote
Frederick
Carroll Mauck
Frederick Commonwealth
Larry Ambrogi
del. French Slaughter
Culpeper
Thomas Malcolm
Michael Foreman
Dabney Watts
James Wood
P. T. McIntire
George Whitacre
George Garber
Eustace Jackson
Edward B. Lee
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Thomas F. Connolly
Harry Byrd, Jr
South Pacific
Virginia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen
Connolly
Naval Operations
Godwin
Conlett
Thomas Connolly
Lee-Jackson
Harry F. Byrd
High School Literacy Drive Promises Reading Recovery
In a discussion on illiteracy among youths, educators urge intensive phonics and patient instruction to help older students learn to read. They stress building trust, reframing past failures, and restarting from basics to unlock future success. Public events and contact details appear for community engagement.
Collision Kills 176 As Two Jets Crashed Over Yugoslavia
Yugoslav authorities questioned two air traffic controllers regarding the midair collision near Zagreb that killed 176 aboard a British Airways Trident and an Inex-Adria DC9. Investigators recovered a black box while British Airways began releasing passenger names.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Vjeceslav Jakovac
Zagreb
British Airways
Inex-Adria
London
Istanbul
Split
Cologne
West Germany
Adriatic
Europe
Turkey
Greece
Mediterranean
Mark Lambert
Flight International
Carter Presses Ford On Campaign Presence After Tour
Jimmy Carter, exhausted after an 11 state tour shadowed by anti abortion protests, says Ford should campaign among the people. Carter returned to Plains Georgia after concluding speeches in Chicago and the Midwest while Ford remained largely in the White House with minimal public campaigning.
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Jimmy Carter
Ford
White House
Carter
Plains
Chicago
Midwest
B'nai B'rith
Washington
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Hollywood
Fla
Locals Win in Area High School Football Showdown
Handley, James Wood, Clarke and Warren football teams all posted wins last night. Stories and photos on all area football are included in today’s Sports Section. Religion pages note church schedules for tomorrow with details on the Religion Page.
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Handley
James Wood
Clarke
Warren
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