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ULUaULIIL1. ivunLU Hijacker lists demands BONN, WEST GERMANY ? A man disturbed about nuclear energy, poor children and militarism hijacked a West German jetliner in flight Wednesday, landed anH HpmanHoH fru crvaotr ?ui+K ____ wunauwvw vv kl|A/Un TT1UI VUailVClIUl I1C1II1UI Schmidt. After reading a manifesto to authorities by radio he released the more than 100 passengers. The fate of the eight crew members of the Lufthansa plane was not immediately clear, however. The Boeing 727, carrying 120 passengers including the hijacker, had been on a flight from Paris and Frankfurt to the Bonn-Cologne airport when it was commandeered this morning on the final leg. [ The hijacker demanded that the West German government hold a referendum on the use of nuclear energy, introduce better living conditions for children and abolish the armed forces. Soviets leave refugees MANILA, PHILIPPINES ? Russian sailors apparently checked out a boat loaded with 27 starving IKotMnntAon iU AU il * T CI *.T vicuiaiiicoc uivu icn uic ai^a, uic u.o. ixavy said. THe U.S. 7th Fleet cruiser Jouett, already carrying 89 refugees from two previous rescues, went to the scene from 150 miles away in the South China Sea and took the 27 aboard, a spokesman at Subic Naval Base said. "Reports indicate that the 27 refugees...are severly dehydrated, nearly starved and in as poor physical cuuuiuun as any group in us tar rescued," tne spokesman said. He said their boat was amid three Soviet warships when it was spotted by the crew of a U.S. Navy patrol plane. The plane's crew saw a small boat from one of the Russian ships approach the refugee boat, remain alongside for a few minutes, then leave. Cocaine, oot seized I BOGOTA, COLOMBIA ? Colombian authorities have seized more than 1,500 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $28 million on the streets of New York, the largest amount of the drug ever confiscated in Latin America, investigations chief Miguel Mesa announced. f Mesa said the cocaine was seized in raids Monday , night on three houses, six laboratories and 15 vehicles operated by a smuggling ring in the Colombian capital. Seven men and four women were arrested and charged with possession of cocaine, he said. Authorities say the cocaine and marijuana traffic out of Colombia is now a $1.8-billion-a-year business. C ^ v / * 1 / /J /"N\ A itr\ ? ?- ?J V_-l ULMJUWI i uiuufGU MOSCOW ? Soviet authorities have announced a law-and-order campaign against alcoholism, narcotics, thievery and black market profiteering as part of a crackdown ordered by the Communist Party Cpntml Moscow's daily newspapers splashed the an- F nouncement on their front pages saying enforcement [] would entail beefed up patrols, increased propagan- I dism against alcohol abuse, and a closer watch on p student crimes. if Rear view HH There are many ways of showing spirit and loyalty to one's team ? and advertising It This Is one of the more unique ways. I Mi AmbM? - QAMECOCK ?*^aleW*wamcsewHewiw?aeaa,!?i<seaw*fl^HBBBH88B8 n NHTION Fl wie' r\r*\r*r In /-'l iI L_ I V I O ^1 W I W I I I I \Ji I V?. V-4 NASHVILLE, TENN. ? The late Elvis Presley's physician has been charged by the state Board of Medical Examiners with indiscriminately prescribing drugs for Presley and others, a state health spokeswoman said Monday. Dr. George Nichodopolous of Memphis faces a hearing at a date to be set. Ann Stransham spokeswoman for the Health Department, said. Strangham said Nichodopolous' name turned up j several times during a routine procedure by the board to see if doctors were overprescribing. Nichodopolous was not available for immediate comment. Carson-NBC dispute NEW YORK ? Attorneys for "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson will ask Los Angeles Superior Court to decide when his contract with NBC expires, according to television reporter Rona Barrett. Attributing her story to sources, she said on ABC's "Good Morning America" program that attorneys for both Carson and the network have agreed to the motion because they are anxious to end differences over when the contract expires. Carson contends the pact expired in April. However, the network claims he is bound to it until 1981, she said. The comedian celebrates his 17th anniversary with NBC on Oct. 1. Barrett said the court is expected to decide the question "in the near future." There have been reports that ABC is trying to sign Carson to a contract. Gas goes metric BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. ? Drivers passing a Mobil station in this Saratoga County village for the past three weeks might have encountered a jarring sight? gasoline lor 27.1 cents. But that isn't 27.1 cents a gallon. Robert Doheney has converted his pumps to metric readings and is selling precious petroleum by the liter, an amount a little larger than a quart. "Try me, I'm metric," said the sign on Doheny's t pumps. But under state law, he must also post his pergallon price, currently $1.02.6 for regular. Doheny said the change was forced by gas prices of more than $1 a gallon?too much for most pumps to record?and confusion over half-gallon pricing. Gambling suggested CHICAGO ? The possibility of establishing a gambling casino in Chicago is being examined by Mayor Jane Byrne, who says it could help balance the city budget and increase tourism. a * ... - ? 1 Ulklliy W1 jptUrs outside her olhce Tuesday, Mrs. Byrne said she already has met with some legislators to find out what would be necessary to establish a casino for games of chance, including cards, dice, roulette and other devices. She said she hopes to have a proposal ready for the next legislative session in 1980. UfaSp:<ii~-^:I 1"";'".i:'-p;~Z;^.y:'-'.yV-:?'ypiT.y^ : V\ /"-BP^ STHTE Kennedy favored COLUMBIA ? Sen. Edward Kennedy will seek and win the presidency in 1980, the head of a national effort to draft the Massachusetts Democrat for president has predicted. At a news conference Wednesday, William Winpisinger criticized President Carter's energy policies and other positions. He said Carter talked like a Democrat when campaigning, but has behaved like a Republican in office. Winpinsinger said he did not believe the Chappaquiddick incident would be a significant factor in Kennedy's campaign. He said Kennedy is a "more mature man than the young scared senator was 10 years ago." Winpisinger characterized those who recall Chappaquiddick whenever Kennedy's name is brought up as "the Chappaquiddick bigots." He is currently president of the million-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. He said the union's leadership was "absolutely behind Kennedy's candidacy for president." Kids exposed to fumes COLUMBIA ? Students of a Columbia elementary school became ill for the second day in a row Wednesday after heinff nnnsAd tn tn*ip fnmpc u/hilo travelling home on a school bus. Carroll Pitts, transportation director for Richland County School District 2, said 15 students were taken to three area hospitals after they began having headaches and stomach cramps. None was hospitalized. The children were on their way home from Windsor Elementary School when fumes were emitted from the floor of the bus, Pitts said. The bus driver pulled over to the side of the road and evac uated the bus. The district's officers were called and ambulances were sem 10 iranspon siuaents wno were experiencing discomfort. The fumes appeared to have come from either the emergency brake or clutch, Pitts said. About the same number of students were taken to hospitals Tuesday after a similar incident involving the same bus along the same route, Pitts said. They were all treated and released. Frasier running again CHARLESTON ? Benjamin Frasier Jr., who has run unsuccessfully three times for the Deomcratic nomination for South Carolina's 1st District, has announced he will give it another try. Frasier and incumbent Rep. Mendel J. Davis were aides to the late Rep. L. Mendel Rivers until his death in 1970. Davis won the seat with the support of Rivers' family. Davis defeated Frasier for the part nomination in 1972,1974 and 1978. Frasier tried to run in 1976, but was denied a spot on the ballot when he failed io pay a filing 41 icc on ume. David has said he will probably step down from the job next year. ISfHn mh ill :V>4^^^^^H^B::'S:;:^RS&91^BHH3^^?8?^BKB9R-:;::::::::'vy^->'^8I^IDnH9li^Bi0B^^B^^BHB8i