Israel Dismisses West Beirut Evacuation Proposal Amid Optimism
Israeli sources dispute a Lebanese plan to evacuate PLO fighters from west Beirut calling it dangerous and fraudulent. Lebanese officials remain cautiously hopeful a PLO withdrawal will begin within days while clashes and shelling continue around the besieged area. The Red Cross warns of hospital bed shortages as aid enters a blocked city.
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Associated Press
PLO
West Beirut
Menachem Begin
Israel
Beirut
Shafik Wazzan
Jerusalem
Washington
Paris
Foreign Ministry
Yossi Amihad
International Red Cross
Jean- Jacques Kurtz
Tel Aviv
Israel Defends War Aims Amid Beirut Criticism
Israel’s government grows impatient with critics of the Lebanon invasion. Prime Minister Begin calls it a just war of religious duty and says the army acts humanely while countering claims of savage behavior. He recalls World War II bombings to rebuke critics as Beirut endures heavy civilian losses.
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Israel
Lebanon
Washington
West Beirut
Palestine Liberation Organization
Menachem Begin
PLO
Beirut
Begin
Carnivorous Canines Rampage Through Monroe County Farms
Monroe County farmers face ongoing livestock losses as wild dogs terrorize the rural areas. State Conservation Officer Jerry Crossier works nearly nonstop to trap the pack, which farmer Austin Bradley says has claimed sheep, cattle, dogs, and pigs. Bradley reports selling 35 of 175 sheep after nearly $3,000 in losses and describes the dogs as wolf like and highly coordinated, with witnessing of strategic hunting patterns.
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Chris Morris
Daily Telegraph
Greenville
Monroe County
Jerry Crossier
West Virginia
Austin Bradley
Bradley
Monroe
Here
Bluefield Telegraph
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Pence Springs Inmate Transfer Request Okayed
A judge granted the West Virginia Corrections Department request to move most Pence Springs prison inmates to Alderson federal women’s prison. About 10 to 12 inmates will stay. 26 to 28 others will go to work release centers in Beckley and Charleston. The move follows a federal suit alleging fire hazards on the top floors.
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Charleston
W.va
Corrections Department
Pence Springs
Alderson
Department
Matt Foreman
Brooke County
Ronald Wilson
Joseph McCoy
Beckley
Foreman
Peace Springs
U.S
Index Garland Hess likes his country music
A day at the flea market: photo essay on Page 8C. Frank Coppola may get his wish on Page 9A.
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Garland Hess
Frank Coppola
Methane Blast Destroys Mine Office at Buchanan Site
A methane gas explosion at the Pocahontas No. 5 shaft near Deskins, Virginia damaged an island Creek Coal Co. mine office and head frame, sent flames up to 600 feet, and blocked Route 620. No injuries reported. the site was reportedly shut due to poor market conditions.
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Daily Telegraph
Deskins
Island Creek Coal Company
Here
Virginia Pocahontas No. 5
Deskins Hollow
Rt. 620
Buchanan County
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