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...four earlier negotiating sessions between two foreign ministry delegates and the woman guerrilla-always accompanied by Mexican Ambassador Ricardo Galan, representing the hostages-both sides had apparently made some concessions. The terrorists, under the orders of a mysterious masked chieftain called Comandante Uno, reportedly scaled down their original ransom demand from $50 million to $10 million; they also stopped insisting on worldwide dissemination of their revolutionary manifesto. For its part, the government promised a kind of prearranged amnesty for the entrenched terrorists by offering them safe passage out of the country and a plane to fly them to countries...
Inside the embassy the guerrillas were treating their captives with courtesy and consideration. The Costa Rican Ambassador, who was released shortly after the takeover, described the terrorists as "a group of highly educated intellectuals" who displayed "incredible discipline" in responding to their masked chieftain, "Commandante Número Uno...
...guerrilla spokesman, calling himself "Commandante Numero Uno," warned that the terrorists would begin "executing the hostages as a security measure" if soldiers and riot police near the embassy compound were not withdrawn by the Colombian government. After several sporadic exchanges of gunfire, the shooting quieted down, and both sides settled in for what could become a long siege. Vowed the self-styled commandante: "We're prepared to stay here one or two months if necessary...
...until the golf-course bound Red Wings stunned the Hubs, 1-0, and the I's came alive to subdue the Rangers, 5-2, was it all over. New York Islanders numero uno (116), Montreal Canadiens, for the first time in four years...
Desaulniers will, of course, be playing numero uno for the Crimson. Although recovering from a broken foot that kept him out of tournament action for over a month, he is still the quickest thing this side of the equator when it comes to playing squash...