Reagan Accepts Responsibility For Beirut Attack Toll
President Reagan said the responsibility for the October 23 Beirut toll rests with him and his office. He rejected disciplinary action against ground commanders, while the Long Commission’s findings point to broader accountability across the chain of command including Weinberger Rogers and Reagan. The attack killed 241 U S servicemen as a truck bomb struck the Marine headquarters near Beirut International Airport.
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Reagan
U.S
Lebanon
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Beirut
Congress
Sen
John Warner
Virginia
Secretary of the Navy
Warner
Gary Hart
Colo
Weinberger
White House
Nancy
California
Pentagon Commission
Adm
Robert L.J. Long
Air Force One
Long Commission
Bernard Rogers
Europe
America
Marine
Beirut International
Wyterine
Pope Grants Agca Personal Pardon In Prison Visit
Pope John Paul II met Mehmet Ali Agca in Rebibbia Prison and granted a personal pardon amid a three hour dialogue. The pope said Agca expressed repentance for the May 1981 assassination attempt, calling the meeting providential and a historic day in his life. The act carries no legal significance and was described as a spiritual pardon rather than official clemency.
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John Paul II
Mehmet Ali Agca
Agca
John Paul
Rebibbia
Vatican
Deaths in Landgraff fire blamed on overheated coal stove
State police in McDowell County on Tuesday said an overheated coal stove likely caused a Monday morning fire in Landgraff that killed 7 year old Takeisha Craighead and her 5 year old sister Stacey. Their mother Cora Craighead was treated for shock. Neighbors reported attempts to rescue the girls as the old pine coal company houses burned.
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Daily Telegraph
Landgraff
McDowell County
M.A. Smoot
Takeisha L. Craighead
Stacey
Cora Craighead
Welch
Craighead
Martin
Keystone
Winter plumbing and skid accidents hit Bluefield area
Reports from Bluefield fire and police describe a night of icy roads and frozen sprinkler systems. Bursts at Leggetts building Helms Furniture Bluefield Supply caused alarms and damage checks. Police logged two Fender benders on Easley Bridge and Princeton Avenue. Welch and Princeton areas also reported minor crashes and multiple frozen pipes.
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Terry Ferguson
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Princeton Avenue
Lee Street
Princeton
Princeton Towers
Princeton Fire Department
D.M. Howell
Fire Department
Welch Police and Fire Department
Welch Daily News
Ramon Jackson
McDowell Emergency Authority
Social Security Administration
Mountain View High School
Jackson
Social Security
Ice Closes Dixie Roads Amid Severe Cold Wave
A Yukon cold front draped the Deep South in up to 2 inches of ice causing thousands of vehicles to skid off highways and power outages from Texas to Georgia. Police blocked interstate routes and urged travelers to turn back while New Orleans and Jackson officials imposed semi emergency measures to protect services as water pipes froze. Citrus crops face uncertain impact as Florida’s market prices soar for tomatoes cucumbers and peppers.
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Associated Press
Deep South
Texas
Georgia
Dixie
Louisiana
Yukon
Elk Park
Mont
Midwest
Harry Gordon
National
New Orleans
Ernest Moriai
Morial
Dale Banks
Jackson
Miss
Florida
Francis Horne
Immokalee
Jackson May Call Off Trip To Syria Over Reagan Opposition
Rev. Jesse Jackson said he may cancel his plan to travel to Syria to urge the release of Navy Lt. Robert Goodman Jr. if President Reagan asks him not to go. Reagan warned that such missions can be counterproductive and said he would discuss the issue with Jackson.
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Jesse Jackson
Syria
Reagan
Jackson
United States
Navy
Robert O. Goodman Jr
Goodman
Larry Speakes
White House
U.S
State Department
Lawrence Eagleburger
Richard Murphy
U S Steel to close plants and Athens work projects
U S Steel announces plant closures affecting production sites while Athens outlines planned work projects. The notices indicate economic shifts and local employment implications to be explored in pages 1 and 8. Burke Burton leads cage selections, highlighting sports updates on page 20.
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