Bush faces hostage crisis strain over Higgins and Ciprio
President Bush wrestled with a hostage drama in Lebanon as four days of anxiously awaited word on Col. Higgins and Joseph Ciprio held by Revolutionary Justice Organization intersected with warnings of a deadly threat. The White House pressed a broad diplomatic push and Pentagon show of force while public commentary divided on whether to risk broader operations to secure returns. Analysts debated whether the crisis undermines or defines his leadership, with some saying the burden exposes governmental limits and others praising measured handling as a stabilizing response.
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Bush
Carter
Iran
Reagan
William Schneider
American Enterprise Institute
Iran offers help but links release to Obeid demands
Hashemi Rafsanjani proposed U S mediation to free Shiite cleric Abdul Karim Obeid abducted July 28 in south Lebanon, tying aid to pressure on Israel. Israel maintains stance to free Obeid only if other hostages and prisoners are freed while 16 foreigners remain captive in Lebanon.
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United States
Israel
Sheik
Abdul Karim Obeid
Lebanon
William Rins
Obeid
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Hippie
Yitzhhak Shamit
Yossi Ahimeir
Hezbollah
Regional Medical hires Dr. Edwin Cruz from Bronx New York
Dr Edwin Cruz a Bronx native joins Regional Medical as a pulmonary medicine specialist and critical care physician after earning an MD at SUNY Downstate. He interned at Lincoln and Misericordia Hospitals, completed a Wright State residency, served as a General Medical Officer in the Air Force, did a critical care residency at Norwalk Hospital, and a pulmonology fellowship at St Vincent’s Hartford. He and wife Deborrah have three children and he will open a solo practice at 306 Laurens Street NW Aiken across from the Post Office.
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State University of New York Downstate
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Ohio
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Conneticut
Pool Opens For Blacks Desegregation at Saluda Pool
Janet Sibert, a Black mother from Greenwood, bought a membership for her two children and praised the pool opening under desegregation. Robert Booth, president of the rectors, said the pool is going well and expects Black attendance to grow. White youths nearby expressed doubt, and Jamie Willis noted that some whites feel unwelcome.
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Push For Pain Mutuel Betting Faces Opposition in South Carolina
Lawmakers clash over pari mutuel betting amid concerns over legality and morality. Representative Larry Martin opposes the bill citing constitutional limits and harm to youth, while supporters argue for potential revenue. Church groups warn of gambling’s influence and moral consequences as debate continues.
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House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Wiliam ‘Ork
Hilton Head Island
Travis Media
Mark Dilla
E.C. Watson
South Carolina Baptist Convention
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