New Year Peace Treaty Fails to End Lebanese War Toll
Lebanon ends 1985 with a Syrian backed peace accord signed by militia leaders but violence continues. Police report 6,000 killed and 9,300 maimed or hospitalized as Christian and Moslem factions clash along Beirut’s Green Line, with 1985 marked by 800 bank and shop bombings and 18 car bombings citywide.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Christian East
Israel
West Beirut
Sidon
Amal
Sabra
Chatilla
Bourj el- Barajneh
Bourj el-Barajneh
U.N. Relief and Works Agency
TWA
U.S. Navy
Robert Stethem
Tripoli
Bekaa Valley
Druse
Elvis Statue and Film Premiere Mark 51st Birthday
In Memphis Graceland plans a birthday celebration for Elvis Presley with cake for thousands, a film premiere for If I Can Dream, and the unveiling of a half lifesize Journey to Graceland statue by Bill Raines. The statue will be displayed at Graceland with a $20 banquet honoring Mae Boren Axton and Tommy Durden.
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Memphis
Soden
Graceland
Presley
Graceland Enterprises
Lisa Marie Presley
Mae Boren Axton
Tommy Durden
Bill Raines
Billings
Halley's Comet Not First For These Folks
Charleston residents recount memories of Halley’s Comet from 1910 while students compile an oral history. Aged witnesses from Tennessee California Ohio Florida North Carolina New York Brazil share fears and sights of the comet and tail amid pre radio TV era worries.
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Charleston
Charleston County
Sky and Telescope
Nellie Copeland
Maryville
Tenn
Halley
Amy Smith
Lancaster
Calif
Charlotte
N.C
Garry Devenpeck
Cooperstown
N.Y
Amsterdam
New York
Mohawk
Countdown to Columbia launches after aborted 1985 slot
Seven astronauts prepared for the space shuttle Columbia on its first flight in over two years, aiming for a 7 05 a m EST Monday launch. The crew includes Rep Bill Nelson and Franklin Chang Diaz as the mission marks NASA's busiest year with 15 planned flights.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Florida
Robert Gibson
Gibson
Houston
Charles Bolden
Space
NASA
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Bill Nelson
Kennedy Space Center
Franklin Chang-Diaz
U.S
Thousands Evacuated After New Volcanic Activity
Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia emitted sulfuric ash at 3 a.m. prompting about 15,000 farmers to evacuate from six river valleys. National Emergency Committee head Ricardo called it a preventive measure as authorities moved settlers to higher ground amid renewed threat.
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Bogota
Colombia
Nevado del Ruiz
Victor Ri
Cardo
National Emergency Committee
Ricardo
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Ledo
Ohio
Secor
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Esther Fillingham
Pensacola
Vermilion
Lake Erie
Lois Dulin
Seairs
Augusta
Aiken
Bradberry
Robert L. (Hoot) Gibson
Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Langunilla
Armero
Girls’ & Young Jrs
Orig
Young Jrs
Jordache
Lee
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