France Rules Out Direct Intervention in Chad War
Paris reports France will not deploy direct military forces in Chad. Defense Minister Henru says aid will fit the 1976 accord focusing on logistics, while Habre seeks air support. Rebels regroup near Faya-Largeau as French aircraft are described as training flights.
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Paris
France
Chad
Charles Henru
Hissene Habre
Faya-Largeau
Goukounki Oueddei
N'Djamena
Henru
Pierre Mauroy
Habre
Gabon
Libreville
AT&T Strike Briefly Halts Telephone Operations Nationwide
Nationwide phone service showed only minor disruption as 675,000 AT&T operators and technicians walked off after contract expiry. Management ran operations, with delays in directory assistance and limited operator help for long distance. Both sides expect resumed talks later. divestiture plans add bargaining complexities. Top wages cited and regional picket lines formed outside Bell System offices.
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Washington
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Communications Workers of America
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Telecommunications International Union
Union
At&t
CWA
Glenn E. Watts
ABC
David Brinkley
Charles Brown
Brown
Pic Wagner
Wagner
United States
Bell System
Gene Vance
Dallas
Vance
Phil Jones
Michigan Bell Telephone Co
Justice Department
Warm, hazy start to week across mountains and Panhandle
The National Weather Service forecasts a warm, humid start with highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s from the mountains to the Eastern Panhandle. Monday night rains stay away with lows in the 60s. Tuesday brings cooler relief with upper 70s to around 90, followed by sunny and warm but less humid Wednesday and Thursday. Friday remains warm with a chance of scattered showers or storms and highs in the upper 70s to 80s.
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Panhandle
National Weather Service
Lebanese car bombing kills 35 in Baalbek market
A car bomb in Baalbek, in the Syrian controlled Bekaa Valley, killed 35 and wounded 133 as damage spread across the market. A second blast hit Tripoli a day earlier, killing at least 20, with the Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners claiming responsibility.
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Lebanon
Bekaa Valley
Baalbek
Tripoli
Front For the Liberation of Lebanon
Damascus
U.S. Middle East
Robert C. McFarlane
Hafez Assad
Middle East
Syria
Effort Under Way To Prove West Virginia Its Acid Rain Source
Scientists from the Department of Energy and EPA, aided by the Electric Power Research Institute, conduct a fingerprinting study near Deep Creek Lake to identify specific West Virginia power plants as sources of acid rain arriving from the west. The project uses airborne sampling, advanced equipment, and seeks to lay groundwork for larger experiments while noting the still-basic nature of the research.
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West Virginia
Mchenry
Maryland
Deep Creek
Department of Energy
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Electric Power Research Institute
Allegheny Power System
Robert K. Stevens
EPA
Garrett Community College
Deep Creek Lake
Washington Moscow dialogue grows as arms pact nears
U S officials say Moscow signals willingness for a comprehensive arms accord by early next summer. Progress hinges on a parallel INF treaty and a Geneva framework. An Andropov Reagan summit could follow an accord, aiding campaigns.
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Moscow
U.S
Reagan
Yuri Andropov
State Department
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Geneva
Edward L. Rowny
White House
Rowny
Madrid
Start
Soviet Union
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