Car Bomb in Beirut Kills at Least 20
A car bomb ripped through the Palestine Research Center and Libyan Embassy in west Beirut, killing at least 20 and injuring 136 as panicked occupants fled down balconies and drainpipes. Police warned the toll could rise. a group named Front for the Liberation of Lebanon from Foreigners claimed responsibility, though the claim faced skepticism.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Palestine Research Center
Hamra
Front For the Liberation of
Palestine Liberation Organization
Tass
Israel
West
JANA
Hilweh
Associated Press
Zuhair Saade
Former Nazi Klaus Barbie Faces Trial in France
Klaus Barbie the Nazi “Butcher of Lyon” was flown to France under military guard to be tried for crimes against humanity. Indicted for more than 11,000 deaths, he awaits trial at Fort de Montluc in Lyon as officials note no date yet.
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Lyon
France
Klaus Barbie
Bolivia
Barbie
la Paz
Caritat
Orange
Marseille
Fort de Montluc
Special Weapons and Tactics Force
Satolas
Tina Godet
Adolf Eichmann
Argentina
Tel Aviv
Eichmann
Klaus Altmann
Serge
Beate Klarsfeld
Jean Moulin
West Virginia lawmakers push borrowing power and lottery move
In Charleston, lawmakers wrestled with a cash flow crisis as Gov. Rockefeller sought authority to borrow 20 million from the state Investment Board. A balance sheet later showed over 25.5 million on hand, drawing questions from Sen. White. The House advanced a constitutional amendment to allow a lottery but altered the bill. tax increases were anticipated but not enacted.
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Charleston
W.va
66Th
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
State Investment Board
House of Delegates
Senate
Rockefeller
Sam White
White
House
Capitol
Virginia budget items top House list in Richmond
In Richmond on page three A AP report says the House Appropriations Committee marked 3.1 million in new spending as top priorities while other proposals await Sunday meetings. Highlights include 2 million for the Virginia Museum of Marine Science in Virginia Beach, 210 thousand for a statewide writing project, and 1 million to aid UVA Hospital for indigent care.
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Richmond
House
Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Virginia Museum of Marine Sciences
Virginia Beach
Virginia
University of Virginia Hospital Division
Virginia Luge 3A Funds For Rehabilitation Program
Allocation of 225000 to support a rehabilitation program for convicted felons and 90000 to reimburse students for losses from a dormitory fire at the College of William and Mary on January 20. Page Two, Column Eight.
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College of William & Mary
Move to Close School Faces Political Debate in West Virginia
Princeton officials report Governor Rockefeller’s plan to close the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg may hinge on politics rather than economics. Greenbrier County senior Tom Brinegar argues the move is politically motivated, with potential impact on foreign trained doctors and remaining student placements at Mercer and McDowell county hospitals.
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Princeton
John D. Rockfeller IV
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Lewisburg
Princeton Community Hospital
Tom Brinegar
Greenbrier County
Rockefeller
Brinegar
McDowell Countian
American Osteopathic Association
Mary Alice Houghton
Lewisburg School
Mercer County
Mercer
McDowell Counties
Night club manager lands big names with personal touch
Sunday magazine notes a club manager’s strategy to attract big name acts through direct, personal outreach. Other items include MCEOC garden program facing jeopardy, Bluefield energy exhibit plans, and Bluefielders gaining fame through rap while Gary residents continue work.
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American University of Beirut
Christian Voice of Lebanon
West Beirut
Nietzsche
Interior Ministry
Hernan Siles Zuazo
Lake Winnipeasukee
New Hampshire
Legislative Action
Crir
Puoi
Pat Cecil
Legraph
Houghton
Rair
Bulletin Board
Eeeseereeesess
Renee Eeenane We
Giles
Mercer Notebook
McEoc Garden
Bluefield
Gary
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