Japanese consul kidnaped
SAO PAULO, Brazil (UPI)—Nobu Oukchi, Japanese consul general to Sao Paulo, was kidnapped Wednesday from his limousine by terrorists armed with machine guns. The operation was similar to the abduction of U.S. Ambassador C. Burke Elbrick in Brazil six months ago.
It was the second kidnapping of a foreign diplomat in South America in less than a week and the fourth such abduction since last year. Victims have been two U.S. diplomats and the foreign minister of Guatemala. Another U.S. diplomat was slain in Guatemala.
The Japanese consulate identified the victim as a 52-year-old career diplomat, who had previously served in Bombay, India, and Mexico City.
Okuchi left his downtown office at 6 p.m. (5 p.m. EST) and a half hour later his driver, Hideki Doi, telephoned that the diplomat had been abducted and taken to an undisclosed location. It was not known if Okuchi was harmed.
Vice-Consul Inhosuke Hirooka said Okuchi's car was forced to a stop by three other cars as the consul was being driven home. He said men armed with machine guns threatened the driver and made the consul get out of his limousine. The consul was then put into one of the kidnaper's cars and driven away.
Okuchi arrived in Brazil about the time Elbrick was kidnapped in Rio de Janeiro by leftist terrorists. The U.S. diplomat was later freed in exchange for the release of 15 political prisoners. Elbrick's kidnaping while driving back to the embassy from his home was
very similar to the Okuchi kidnapping.
Army officials told all local news media not to mention the latest kidnapping and turned over investigation of the incident to "Operation Bandeirantes," a joint army-police tactical unit which
has been investigating terrorism in the Sao Paulo area.
A consulate spokesman said Okuchi and his family have been in Brazil about six months.
Last Friday, leftist terrorists in Guatemala City kidnapped U.S. Second Secretary Michael Holly
Jayhawk Postal Station opens
changing and package weighing with rates posted for public convenience.
The new Jayhawk Postal Station, located near 23rd and Naismith, will open Monday.
The cost of the new post office is $240,000 with 11 city carriers and two rural route carriers based at the new station.
The station will provide for a complete self-service postal unit located in the lobby for customer use on a 24 hour basis, seven days a week. This unit will have vending machines for envelopes, stamps and postcards, dollar bill
The Jayhawk Station superintendent will be Andrew Smith with Charles Hagen to be the assistant superintendent.
and held him for 40 hours until the Guatemalan government agreed to release three jailed guerrillas for his safe return.
A week before that, Guatemalan Foreign Minister Alberto Fuentes Mohr was abducted and held until the government released a group of leftist students.
Elbrick was kidnapped in Rio de Janeiro last year and was held prisoner for 72 hours until the Brazilian government released from jail and allowed to leave the country a group of leftist political prisoners. Brazil has announced the capture of several suspects in the Elbrick abduction.
In August, 1968, U.S. Ambassador John Gordon Mein was slain by terrorists while resisting a kidnap attempt in Guatemala City.
Nevada resorts strike
LAS VEGAS (UPI) — Howard Hughes' Desert Inn Hotel was the first target today of a massive cook and bartender strike. Picket closed down virtually all the resort's operations except the casino.
Picket lines appeared shortly before 2 a.m. PST and then moved toward Caesars Palace and the International Hotel. Union leaders said the pickets would spread to 13 other resorts on the Las Vegas "Strip" by mid day.
Casino operations were not affected by the strike as non-union dealers remained on duty and the green felt tables were as busy as ever.
The powerful Culinary and
Cigarette ban expected
WASHINGTON (UPI)—House sources today predicted final congressional passage this week of a bill outlawing cigarette commercials on radio and television.
The ban would become effective Jan. 2, a date picked partially to let broadcasters bid for a final feast of cigarette advertising money during the New Year's Day football bowl games.
The bill also would strengthen the health warning on cigarette packages and free the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from a five-year restriction against requiring a health message in printed cigarette ads.
"Great economic forces were aligned against passage of strong legislation," Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, D-Wash., said Tuesday, shortly before the Senate passed the bill 75 to 9.
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Bartenders Union, 14,000 members strong, gave the strike approval late Tuesday and voted to reject management's last offer of a 25 per cent wage and fringe benefit increase.
Lee Shaw, attorney for the Nevada Resort Association, said all 16 hotels would lock out the striking union members.
The unofficial vote favoring a walkout by the unions was 11,601 to 317. Union leaders said some 6,000 other "strip" employees would honor picket lines, including showgirls and musicians.
Security guards recently unionized at many hotels, also pledged not to cross picket lines. This left casino owners with the problem of guarding the money.
One hotel executive said the resorts probably would lock their doors during the strike for security and safety reasons. Union attorneys said that would constitute an illegal lockout which would be appealed to the National Labor Relations Board.
Three strip hotels not affected by the strike were the Riviera, Bonanza and Circus Circus.
Those gambling spas affected were the Hacienda, Tropicana, Flamingo, Caesars Palace, Sands, Castaways, Desert Inn, Frontier, Silver Slipper, Sahara, Thunderbird, Landmark, International, Aladdin, Dunes and Stardust.
The unions opened negotiations with a demand for a 35 per cent wage increase over a three-year period. Under the old contract, which expired at midnight, waiters and waitresses earned $11.60 a shift, minimum cook shift scale was $33.95 and bartenders were paid from $28 to $31 a shift.
TELEPHONE LANDMARK HELSINKI (UPI)—The 1 millionth telephone was installed in Finland this year. According to the Union of Telephone Companies, the number of telephones in the country has doubled every 11 years since World War II.
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