Evacuation Halted as PLO Ships Jeeps Protest Aboard Beirut Ferry
In Beirut the Palestine Liberation Organization evacuation was halted when Israeli warships blocked the harbor over jeeps loaded on a Cypriot ferry bound for Cyprus. The dispute ended at nightfall after U S assurances that jeeps would be unloaded in Cyprus and guerrillas would not keep them.
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Tunisia
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Ment
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West Beirut
U.S
Samuel Lewis
Menachem Begin
Reagan Administration
Caspar Weinberger
CBS News
California
White House
Larry Speakes
Syria Allows PLO to Gather Forces for Return to Palestine
In Damascus a senior official said Syria will provide for PLO guerrillas expelled from Lebanon to regroup for a homeland return. Most evacuees are expected to shift to Syria, with about 7,000 fighters leaving Beirut over three days. Camps near Damascus to house evacuees are being prepared, but weapons will be restricted and integration with existing camps limited.
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Syria
Palestine Liberation Organization
Lebanon
Palestine
Yasser Arafat
PLO
Beirut
WAFA
West
Cyprus
Jordan
Israel
IMF Urges Continued Anti-Inflation Fight Despite Slowing Growth
The IMF's annual world economy report urges governments to persist with restrictive anti inflation policies, warning against short term popular measures. It notes 1982 may be another year of weak growth, high unemployment, and rising debt while stressing patience and perseverance as the path to lasting prosperity.
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International Monetary Fund
IMF
Mexico
Fund
Carl Blackwell
Reagan
U.S
Reagan Relaxes at Santa Barbara Ranch as Beirut Evacuation Snag Emerges
President Reagan vacationing at the Santa Ynez ranch spent Sunday horseback riding with Nancy and handling ranch chores after a briefing on a temporary hitch in the Beirut evacuation of Palestinian fighters. White House spokesmen downplayed the issue, noting the operation otherwise moved smoothly. Weinberger and Shultz echoed that view. The trip runs through Sept 7 with fundraisers in Los Angeles for Pete Wilson against Gov. Brown.
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Santa Ynez Mountains
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White House
Larry Speakes
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
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Cyprus
Tunisia
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George Shultz
Phoenix
Loyal Davis
California
Los Angeles
20Th Century Fox
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Pete Wilson
U.S. Senate
Edmund Brown
Bomb attack targets U S Embassy aide in Paris near Eiffel Tower
A bomb placed near U S Embassy commercial attache Roderick Grant exploded outside his Paris home, killing a policeman and wounding two others. Police suspect the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Fraction, linking the attack to anti American violence in Paris. Embassy officials weighed extra protection for Grant amid ongoing threats.
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Roderick Grant
Avenue de la Bourdonnais
Eiffel Tower
Grant
Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Faction
Col
Charles Ray
Christian Chapman
Chapman
West
Beirut
Weather outlook with scattered showers and storms
Occluded front yields mostly cloudy today with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Tonight remains unsettled and cooler then partly cloudy tomorrow with limited shower chances in mountains and eastern panhandle. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. overnight lows mid 50s to 60s.
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National Weather Service
British-American team joins Yorktown wreck study
A 10-man Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers unit joins American divers to examine a sunken 18th century ship at Yorktown identified as YO 88. The cofferdam grid system will guide an underwater dig while a filtration setup improves visibility in the York River.
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Lord Cornwallis
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Dave Sanders
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Virginia
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