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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday june 22, 1977 Pilot s talk benefits cutback blamed ends Chile Wildcat Coa strikes Rise hijacking Mendoza Argentina Dpi a disgruntled chilean government employee hijacked a chilean 727 Airliner to Argentina tuesday but the Pilot talked him into us rendering before he could carry out threat to blow up the plane and the 78 per sons aboard with dynamite. The surrender was announced in Santia go by an airline spokesman moments after the 71 passengers and seven Crew Mem Bers were seen descending from the heavily guarded plane. The Airliner had landed near an Argentine air base and was immediately surrounded by Argentine police and troops armed with machine guns. Earlier reports had said there were two or three chilean hijackers armed with dynamite and that they were threatening to blow up the plane unless they were sup plied a transcontinental Boeing 707 Jet Tolly them to Asylum in Algeria. Bystanders were kept Marc than 500 Yards away be cause of the threat. An airline spokesman identified the Lone Hijacker As Carlos Tamayo an employee of the chilean Public works ministry. He said Tamayo apparently acted alone. Pilot Diogenes Arredondo talked Tamayo into surrendering and Tamay was immediately arrested by Argentine authorities. The plane the first seized in Chile since military Junta overthrew marxist presi Dent Salvator Allende in 1973. Was seize Don a Domestic flight from Antofagasta in Northern Chile to the capital of Santiago. It was flown to Mendoza just across the Argentine Border where it landed about 1 pm the Airport drama lasted More than four hours. A Mendoza radio announcer said police from the nearby air base arrested the Hijacker shortly after s . And that he was taken to an unknown Destina Tion the passengers were taken to a nearby air Force Barracks by a Fleet of air port buses. Begin takes Over in Israel Calls for peace talks Jerusalem up the israeli parliament has installed Menahem begin As prime minister in a Vole that put into effects drastic change of policies and personalities unprecedented in the 29-year history of the jewish state. Begin a one time guerrilla chief and opposition Leader stepped up to the Rostrum and took the oath after eight hours of Debat e that resulted in a vote of 63 to 53. I. Menahem. Son of Zeev and Hasy begin commit myself As prime minister to keep Faith with the stale of Israel and it Laws and faithfully to fulfil my tasks As prime minister and to carry put the Deci Sions of the parliament he said. Begin opened the debate by calling for Jordan. Egypt and Syria to take part in Pace talks with his new government and to vowed that Israel will work to deepen its Friendship with the  our prime concern is prevention of anew War in the Middle  he said. Leaders and deputies from nine of is Rael s 10 parties spoke during the non Stop session which was punctuated by angry exchanges among Farmer Cabinet minis ters bearded rabbis Kibbutz Farmers and others. At one Point As begin spoke. Communist deputies interrupted with demands for Complete withdrawal to Israel s Borders before the 1967 War. And one of them  fascist  by the associated press Wildcat strikes began to spread through the appalachian coalfields tuesday an Coal officials blamed them on cutbacks in Union health benefits requiring members to pay part of hospitalization costs. Dan Fields a spokesman for the West Virginia Coal association said a strike by at least 8,000 miners in seven Southern West Virginia counties was directly re lated to the Benefit reductions. Fields said miners were on strike i Boone. Logan Wyoming Raleigh Mcdow Ell and Mingo counties. In Alabama where 10,000 miners were reported on strike Over another grievance United mine workers District 20 president Lloyd Baker said monday the reduction i benefits will make it harder to end that Wildcat. I think it s highly improbable we will get anybody Back to work under these circumstances Baker said. Ump president Arnold Miller had predicted a nationwide wave of Wildcat strikes would follow the benefits reduction. The cutback Means that starting july 1,Coal miners and their families will have to pay 40 per cent of their doctor Bills and the first $250 of any Hospital Bills incurred each year. However the maximum liability for each family for both Hospital an doctor Bills will be $500. Currently the funds pay All the medical  who won reelection last week to a second term warned Industry official Friday after learning of the trustees Deci Sion that the cutbacks could trigger a new wave of strikes. He warned that the cuts could Lead to massive nationwide Wildcat strikes and  flight cuts probable As talks falter continued rom Page 1 tween . And British airlines the number of allowable flights or other issues. British diplomats have been attempting to renegotiate the treaty on More favor Able terms. Direct flights Between the two nations depend on an agreement. If we do not have an agreement in Prin Ciple on each of these important items by the time the treaty expires there is no Usein proceeding Adams said. Meanwhile pan american world air ways and trans world airlines the two main american carriers and the state owned British airways told passenger services Between the two countries would continue via Points in Canada. Britain s department of Trade announced monday that a rereading of the Small print in the 31-year-old pact indicated it should expire at Midnight wednes Day instead of tuesday As had Bee generally expected. However . Officials who have been taking a Tough line against British de mands for a guaranteed greater share of the Market said they did not accept this version. Britain asked a year ago for termination and renegotiation of the Post world War ii agreement that governs British flights tothe . And american air traffic to the United kingdom and dependencies like Hong Kong. Britain complained that it got Only on third of the 500-million pounds ij850 Mil lion annual air business Between the two countries and that in is squeezed by the american lines ability to flood the Market with More flights and available seats. It Points out that in the last six years Only 55 to �1 per cent of available seats have been food Price rioters sentenced Cairo i up the supreme stale Security court sentenced ii persons to three years imprisonment at hard labor after convicting them of taking pan in last Janu Ary s food Price riots Europe part a Cloudy 10 Molly Cloud and Iwry a to Tell a Dotte noon minus wow and Isal Olej  Wolf Muy. Little Clung thu Skuy. Frankfort h�.dl-t�,g he i is. Low u. Stun wdnttd4y i �  Tunny filled an expensive waste of space. The British also were reported irritated by american proposals to extend . Rights for nights out of Hong Kong. Brita Infelt granting the americans further rights would seriously Hurt Cathay Pacific the British owned Carrier based in the tiny asian Colony. American officials refused to give de tails of the negotiations but they Point out that s3 per cent of passengers betwee Britain and America Are americans. The . 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