Pentagon Urges Rethink of Lebanon Mission and Military Role
A Pentagon commission urges an urgent reassessment of U S policy in Lebanon and expansion of diplomacy, criticizing the growing American military role. It calls for reducing risk to the U S multinational force and notes President Reagan accepted blame for the Oct 23 Beirut bombing that killed 241 Marines, while proposing disciplinary action for officers over security lapses.
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U.S
Lebanon
Reagan
Beirut
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Robert L.J. Long
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
National Security Council
Achiev
Wild December Weather Continues Across Regions
The Associated Press reports a wild December with snow, sleet, and freezing rain from New Mexico to New England causing city disruptions and icy highways. record cold kept temperatures plunging with 370 deaths. West Yellowstone hit 36 below, Boise minus 4, and New Orleans faced rain and floods. Tornadoes in the Southeast damaged homes while Texas Panhandle faced blizzard conditions. Utah saved stranded motorists. Alabama saw a Rivers Falls tornado near Andalusia. Arkansas logged 1,000 stranded cars and 15 injuries on I-40.
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Confessed Rapist Sentenced To Life Plus Fifty Years
A 26 year old Mercer County man, David Wayne Sowers, was sentenced in Tazewell County Circuit Court to life plus 50 years after pleading guilty to rape, sodomy and abduction of an 18 year old Bluefield resident. The crimes occurred Sept 30 1981 while he was on bond, including abductions from Mercer Mall and a jail escape in 1982. Prosecutors described him as a ticking time bomb and sought maximum terms.
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Tazewell
Mercer County
Bluefield
Tazewell County
Robert L. Powell
David Wayne Sowers
Sowers
Mercer Mall
Blue Prince Plaza
Commonwealth
Tom Bowen
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U S Steel Plans No 9 Mine Reopening and No 10 Closure
U S Steel will reopen No 9 mine in Gary while permanently closing No 10 in Wilcoe. About 150 No 10 miners lose jobs. 130 No 9 workers to be recalled, boosting Gary District employment to about 1,800 across four facilities. Materials: 1984 coal market outlook. layoff status and potential recalls.
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McDowell County
No. 10
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No. 9
Wilcoe
Pittsburgh
Michael Koff
Koff
UMWA
Wyoming County
Jackson Seeks Assurances from Syria on Lt Goodman
Rev. Jesse Jackson met Syria's ambassador in Washington seeking assurances that he will not return empty handed in efforts to win Navy Lt. Robert Goodman Jr.'s release. He plans a Damascus trip to press for Goodman's freedom or to appeal directly to President Assad for humanitarian grounds. Goodman was captured after his fighter jet was shot down over Lebanon, becoming a symbol amid hostage concerns.
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Jesse Jackson
Syria
United States
Navy
Robert C. Goodman Jr
Jackson
Damascus
Goodman
Hafez Assad
Robert C. Goodman Sr
Iran
Rafic Jouejati
Tragedy on Tipple Hill as coal fire claims two girls
In Welch area Tipple Hill, Cora Craighead, 28, and her partner Ken Robinson face a devastating blaze that killed young Takeisha and Stacey Craighead, ages 7 and 5. Neighbors recall the girls as well behaved while Cora grieves during the long, cold aftermath. The fire left the family homeless, with funerals planned for Friday and costs over 1600 dollars.
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Gerald Grant
Brighton
Associated Press
Garret Mathews
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Landgraff
Tipple Hill
Takeisha
Stacey Craighead
Cora Craighead
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Cora
Robinson
Craighead
Daily Telegraph
Stacey
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End of Thursday Snow Ends as Weekend Forecast Warms
The National Weather Service projects clearing skies this afternoon with a high in the 30s and cold nights. Overnight lows drop to zero to 10 above, then Friday turns mostly sunny with highs in the 20s. Through Sunday, fair, warming to near normal. highs in 20s Friday rising to the 40s by Sunday, with mountain temperatures 5 to 10 degrees colder.
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