Bomb explosion halts PLO convoy evacuation from Beirut
A car bomb stopped a harbor bound PLO convoy for about an hour in Beirut while about 1,000 Palestinians boarded a ship to South Yemen. Union of flight crews and Lebanese forces coordinated the evacuation as Christian militia leader Bashir Gemayel was elected president amidst renewed Israeli-PLO clashes in east Lebanon.
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Beirut
Lebanon
PLO
South
Yemen
Bruce Kashdan
Bashir Gemayel
Israel
East Lebanon
Mansoura
Limassol
Cyprus
Palestine Liberation Organization
Jordan
Iraq
West
Aden
Lebanon elects Ba Shir Gemayel as president
The Lebanese Parliament elected rightist Christian militia commander Ba Shir Gemayel as the seventh president on the second ballot by 57 votes to none with five abstentions. Gemayel, 34, was not present and spoke later of hope for an era of peace after behind the scenes negotiations.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Bashir Gemayel
Voice of Lebanon Radio
Banks Cut Prime Rate to 13.5 Percent in New York
A half-point prime lending rate drop to 13.5 percent, a 22 month low, moves through Morgan Guaranty Trust and Marine Midland Bank as major banks reduce costs. The rate last fell to this level in October 1980, after peaking at 16.5 percent last month, signaling shifts in borrowing costs for top corporate loans.
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New York
Morgan Guaranty Trust
Marine Midland Bank
Economic voices weigh in on rising costs and real income
A synthesis of government and industry findings shows median family income doubling from 1971 to 1981 while taxes and inflation erode after tax purchasing power. Home prices rise, mortgage rates jump, women join the labor force, and supermarket item variety grows, signaling a mixed but costly economy.
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Census Bureau
United States
The
Tax Foundation Inc
Foundation
U.S. League of Savings Associations
Supermarket News
Aiken Board Sets Meeting On Sick Leave Policy and Grants
The Aiken County Board of Education will meet at 7 30 p m in the Educational Center board room. A PSTA representative will discuss starting a local chapter. The board reviews sick leave policy, grants for Jefferson and Ridge Spring Monetta schools, and a parent education program. It may approve the Langley Child Development Center contract and continuation of the tutor program with the Aiken Family Court. An adult education project proposal is on the agenda.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Palmetto State Teachers Association
Elizabeth Gressette
PSTA
Aiken
Aiken County Education Association
Jefferson and
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Langley
Aiken County Pregnant Mother Stuck in Fast Food Restroom
A pregnant Aiken mother was locked in a fast food restaurant bathroom stall last week. The town buzzes about school start countdown and local residents debating needs for accessible stalls amid community life.
Workers and Retirees Seek SRP Health Study
Savannah River Plant workers and retirees formed the Atomic Workers Health and Safety Project to urge a statewide health review of any plant linked risks. State Epidemiologist Dr. Richard Parker said resources do not allow a full study while CDC monitors polycythemia vera concerns around the facility. George Couch, a 1975 diagnosed worker, links his condition to radiation and notes he was fired from the plant that year for alleged poor performance.
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Savannah River
Richard Parker
Workers
Atomic Workers Health and Safety Project
Federal Center For Disease Control
Parker
Atlanta
George Couch
Couch
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Loran deBerry
Stephen Carr
Loran
St. Angela Academy
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