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...also a giveaway-the sole exception to a 1973 law forbidding outright military gifts to other countries. On loans for hardware, Israel often receives a ten-year grace period before repayments begin rather than the customary eight. Israel usually gets the very latest U.S. weapons-sometimes even before American servicemen have been issued all of theirs...
...terrorists through an intermediary, Swiss Lawyer Denis Payot, fear grew that Schleyer's chance of survival was slim. The terrorists had demanded that eleven jailed terrorists, including the leaders of the notorious Baader-Meinhof gang who are serving life sentences for the 1972 bombing murders of four U.S. servicemen, be given safe passage to a country of their choice, either Libya or South Yemen. In letters to West German newspapers, TV and radio stations, Schleyer's kidnapers threatened that unless their demands were met he would be shot and a major government figure would be seized...
...prisons, each given 100,000 deutsche marks (about $43,000), and flown out of the country. Among the eleven: Andreas Baader, Jan-Carl Raspe and Gudrun Ensslin, the top members of the notorious Baader-Meinhof gang, who are serving life sentences for the 1972 bombing murders of four U.S. servicemen and 34 attempted killings...
...Taiwan -the key issue blocking the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Washington and Peking. There was never any doubt that the Chinese would stick to their specific demands-that the U.S. sever its relations with Taiwan, abrogate a 1954 defense treaty and remove its remaining 1,165 servicemen from the island. But Vance hoped that Peking's new rulers might stand still for U.S. retention of some sort of special role in the future of the island. Hua's statement seemed to make it plain that they would...
DELHI. 2.3 million passengers last year. Averages 50 landings and takeoffs daily. Two runways, 19 airlines. Delays: minimal. Accessibility: cheap and fast. Allow 20 min. for seven-mile taxi ride to the city (about $2 from airport, $3 on the way back). Bus run by a cooperative of ex-servicemen takes 15 min. longer but costs a mere 55?. Flow Through: smooth, due to recent renovation of ancient terminal. Porters abundant. Baggage handling costs 110 per piece. Longest unassisted walk: an easy 15-ft. stroll from terminal entrance to immigration counter. Immigration and customs checkout: allow half an hour. Hotels/Motels...