Israel Captures Beirut Airport in 14 Hour Bombardment
Israeli troops and tanks captured Beirut airport after a 14 hour assault that killed hundreds in west Beirut while a U S brokered cease-fire held. Israeli officials said the attack was not the start of a full invasion and cited Palestinian violations of prior truces.
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Beirut
West Beirut
Philip C. Habib
PLO
Bassam Abu Sharif
Israel
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Voice of Lebanu
East Beirut
Jounieh
Syria
Tass
Raphael Eytan
Radio Israel
U.S
Lebanon
Major U.S. Banks Cut Prime Rate to 15 Percent
Citibank Chase Manhattan and First National of Chicago lowered their prime lending rate to 15 percent matching Mellon Bank. The move signals cheaper money costs for loans and comes after a half point cut last week, with a possible further drop speculated by Mellon’s Norman Robertson.
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New York
Mellon Bank of
Pittsburgh
Citibank
Chase Manhattan
National
Chicago
Norman Robertson
Mellon
Robertson
Amusement park scare as ride proves ungentle for Hilda Delenbach
Hilda Delenbach said to Sharon Bayles that her son David warned about a ride at Caro winds amusement park turning dangerous. The exchange followed David persuading his mother to try a supposedly gentle attraction that did not feel so safe.
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Hilda Delenbach
Carowinds
Sharon Bayles
David
Phillip Berrigan Joins SRP Protest Trial
Anti-nuclear activist Phillip Berrigan appeared at the trial of six Savannah River Plant protesters just before jury selection. He warned the fair trial chances are slim and cited local economy and Judge Simons stock in Du Pont. Penley seeks Judge Simons removal.
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Phillip Berrigan
the Natural Guard
Savannah River
Berrigan
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
SRP
U.S
Charles E. Simons
du Pont Co
South Carolina
Simons
John Penley
Aiken
Phil Jones
Governors Govern Frugal Southern Governors Meeting in Hilton Head
The Southern Governors Association held its 48th annual meeting July 25 28 on Hilton Head Island with private funding totaling about 80 000. Officials expect a small surplus of 5 000 to 10 000 while state money funded security and staff.
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Southern Governors Association
South Carolina
Joe Murray
Puerto Rico
Hilton Head Island
Murray
Russ McKinney
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Riley
McKinney
Marriott
Hilton Head Resort
SLED
State Department of Wildlife
Hugh Munn
Highway Patrol
Phillip L. Meek
State Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
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The
Associated Press
Aiken County
Erma Bombeck
SAP
S.C
Coca Cola
J.C. Penney
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
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