Syria accuses Iraq in Arabian assassination attempt
Syrian papers blame Iraq for a failed assassination of Foreign Minister Abdel Halim Khaddam in Abu Dhabi. An UAE minister was killed. Khaddam escaped unhurt as gunman was captured. Iraqi links labeled as a Baghdad-backed plan to undermine Syria and Arab unity. Black June group blamed, with Abu Nidal linked leadership.
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Black June
Mahmoud al-Banna
Abu Nidal
Lebanon
Rhode Island presses push for offshore oil base
Rhode Island aims to lure offshore drilling and support firms by showcasing Quonset Point and Davisville as base sites. A delegation led by Sen. John H. Chafee and Gov. Garrahy travels to New Orleans for talks with industry executives, backed by the Gas and Development Task Force. Forty two firms already lease land or buildings in the state.
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UPI
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Philip W. Noel
New Orleans
J. Joseph Garrahy
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Navy Land
Quonset Point
Davisville
Greater
Gordon Byrd
State Department of Economic Development
Rhode Islands
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Continental Shelf
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New Bedford
Tests Planned To Study Dam Environmental Effects In Maine
The Army Corps of Engineers will expand studies on the Dickey Lincoln hydroelectric project on the upper Saint John River Maine. Col Chandler said UMaine geologists will analyze mineral content and soil quality in the dam area and a consultant will plan wildlife loss mitigation during construction. Further vegetation and insect surveys will map the area to be flooded and findings will be released for public comment before the final impact statement next summer. Additional work will assess energy alternatives through the century including non New England power purchases. Environmentalists oppose the plan citing more than 80000 acres of timberland at stake while Sen Muskie backs the project for jobs and regional energy needs.
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Maine
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Corps
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House to debate boost in U S deduction
Washington UPI The House debates a measure to raise Social Security payroll deductions from 877.50 to 1035 by 1987 as part of solvency plans. The bill faces political pressure amid concerns over long term funding and potential tax increases to keep the program balanced.
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Prince Charles witnesses Enterprise final test flight in California
In Edwards Air Force Base, Prince Charles observed the Enterprise as it detached from its modified jet carrier and performed a 1 minute 55 second dive to a concrete runway marking the end of the approach and landing test phase. The shuttle is to undergo vibration tests in Huntsville before orbital use and Cape Canaveral delivery in the mid 1980s.
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UPI
Great Britain
Prince Charles
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Ala
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Rockwell International
Fred Haise
Gordon Fullerton
Dryden Flight Research Center
NASA
Edwards Air Force Base Test Center
California
Energy committee stalls on auto mileages and bans
A House Senate conference panel wrestles over autos in an energy plan. Debates focus on minimum mileage standards, a potential ban on 1980 models below 16 mpg, and a mileage based tax. Compromise talks consider exemptions and delays while mileage labels loom for pickups vans and utility vehicles.
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API
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Senate
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Brown
Marathon Distance Through History From Greece to Modern Times
A Greek soldier ran about 26 miles to report victory at Marathon. The classic distance varied: 24 miles 1,500 yards in 1896, 26 miles 990 yards in 1920, and the standard 26 miles 38 yards was adopted in 1924.
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Belgium
Connecticut utility faces mixed mood over $35 million rate hike
Public Utilities Control Authority approved a $35 million increase for Northeast Utilities, about a third of its request, prompting discontent from the utility and Connecticut Citizens Action Group. The move also orders a two-prong pricing plan and halts Millstone III construction, risking 1,200 jobs.
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Waterford
Connecticut Citizens Action Group
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CCAG
Marc Caplan
Israeli testifies in deportation case against Nazi collaborator
In Albany a 52 year old Israeli witness describes a Riga 1941 atrocity as key to deportation hearings for Vilas A. Hazners a 73 year old immigrant from Whitehall New York. Mandelkorn testified Hazners pushed victims into a burning Riga synagogue.
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N.Y
UPI
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Latvia
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