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The Herald, Thursday, September 29,1977 Page 3 Carter says Republicans have been 'very helpful' Actress Carole Wells, lower right, leaves a hijacked Japan Air Lines jetliner and walks toward a waiting bus after being freed by the terrwists today in Dacca. Bangladesh, tinue to bold 151 hostages. The terrorists con- (UPl Photo) Japan agrees to terrorists' demand to free nine prisoners By ALAMGIR MOHIUDDIN DACCA, Bangladesh (UPD Heavily armed Japanese terrorists today freed five hostages, including two Americans, but threatened to kill 151 other persons aboard a hijacked jetliner unless Japan meets their deadline for freeing nine fellow terrorists and paying $6 million ransom. A U.S. and a weeping American actress were in the first group of hostages to be freed by the Red Army guerrillas who set midnight (2 p.m.

EDT) as the deadline for compliance with their demands. The Japanese government agreed to meet their demands but said it was to deliver the hostages and cash before the deadline. And a new hitch developed in Tokyo, where one of the nine imprisoned radicals release was demanded said he would not take up the offer of freedom. Omura, 34, a former student activist deported to Japan from Canada last December, said his views differ from of the five armed Red Army guerrillas who hijacked the Japan Air Lines jetliner over India Wednesday and diverted it to Dacca. was surprised to hear the terrorist group wants my Omura was quoted as saying by his lawyer.

have a different ideology from them. I am not suited to militaristic institutions like Uieirs. I have no intention of going to The lawyer, Takeshi Matsumoto, said he met with Omura at the Kyoto prison where he is being held on charges of violating the explosives control law and forging a passport. The Japanese justice ministry, meanwhile, officially informed the various prisons and detention houses holding the nine prisoners of its plan to release them, according to Kyodo News Service. A Japanese government spokesman in Tokyo said the cabinet was holding an emergency meeeting tonight to decide on the timing and method of delivery of the nine prisoners and $6 million demanded by the hijackers.

Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda said he finally agreed to accede to the hijackers demands because life is more precious than the The guerrillas threatened to launch a terrorist campaign on a if the Japanese government reneged on its promise to meet their demands Officials identified the freed Americans as M.A Krueger, a 3(k year-dd and Mrs Walter Karabian, 28, whose screen name is Carole Wells. She was said to have acted in the movie a sequel to Nine Americans remained hostage aboard the Japan Air Lines DC-8. "It was a terrible a crying and shaking Miss Wells told reporters. When told she was going to be released, she said, did not believe them. I thought they were taking me out to shoot Earlier reports that she was pregnant were erroneous, officials said.

By HELEN THOMAS White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (UPI) President Carter told a group of House Republicans today that they have perhaps more closely with me than the Democratic on defense and international matters. Carter also told House (JOP Leader John J. and the other Republicans attending a meeting in the State Dining Room: have been very helpful to me on crucial With a smile, the president added that is a government that obviously has some partisanship and I'm sure help me to keep that delineation. But issues can be addressed in a non-partisan way Carter said the Republicans had been helpful in establishing an energy department and on the proposal to sell the sophisticated airborne warning and control system airplanes to Iran. He said he would be writing to Speaker Thomas and Senate Democratic Leader Robert Byrd about spending programs for the Pentagon, including the House Appropriations Committee decision Wechiesday to keep in the Pentagon budget funds for six B-1 bombers.

Carter had that the B-1 program be halted. Earlier, Carter wound up a new series of talks with Arab leaders and appeared to be gaining in his goal of a Geneva Peace Conference on the Middle East this year. Carter met with the foreign ministers of Syria and Jordan Wednesday and covered of the question of Palestinian representation at such a conference. He was expected to be questioned early this afternoon about prospects for resolving the Palestinian issue during his second nationally televised news conference in less than a week Jerry Schecttr also told reporters, feel that progress has been made toward the goal of a Geneva Conference this There is a sense that all of the parties would like to have a conference this Register Now For I Sewing Classes I I jClark Sewing Center IJ105 So. Newton St.

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