Mediation Effort Gathers Pace Over PLO Mutiny
Soviet leader Andropov and allies from Algeria and Saudi Arabia pressed to end the PLO rift as Arafat’s leadership hangs in the balance. In Lebanon and Israel, memorials and strikes marked the first anniversary of the Lebanon invasion amid clashes between pro Arafat factions and dissidents.
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Tripoli
Muammar Khadafy
Libya
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Damascus
Saeed Mousa
Tel Aviv
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Arraba
Nazareth
Gill Wins Telegraph Tennis Crown In Three Set Final
Steve Gill of Bluefield Virginia captured the Daily Telegraph Tennis Championship at Sedgewood by defeating Danny Wood in a tight three set final 7-5 6-7 6-3. Gill redeemed a prior loss and relied on a strong serve and net play after a two hour and thirty minute match.
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Daily Telegraph
Sedgewood
Steve Gill
Danny Wood
Gill
Bluefield
Woodward
Wood
Cloth Saved Crash Survivors in Air Canada Fire
Federal investigators say 23 survivors escaped by breathing through cloth or tissue as smoke poured forward after a fire in the aft lavatory aboard Air Canada Flight 797. The crash near Cincinnati killed 23 aboard, with investigators focusing on trip circuit breakers and an electrical fault as possible causes but not ruling out other sources.
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Air Canada
Donald Engen
National Transportation Safety Board
Engen
Air Canada Flight 797
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Toronto
Greater Cincinnati International
Kentucky
Donald Cameron
Cameron
Boone County
Don Stith
NTSB
16 Newlyweds Burned To Death In New Delhi
In New Delhi police report sixteen brides died by fire in the past week amid dowry harassment and in-laws abuse. Protests over Padmavati Khurana call for harsher punishment. rioters clashed with police as investigators seek other suspects.
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New Delhi
India
Padmavati Khurana
Indira
Landon Favored for Virginia Corrections Chief Post
Acting corrections director Robert Landon leads as the top candidate to become permanent Virginia corrections chief. Gov Robb aides and Public Safety Secretary Franklin White confirm Landon’s edge, with the search focused mostly in Virginia though out-of-state lists are being explored. Procunier left 13 months ago amid budget disputes. a June 30 appointment is hoped for by the administration.
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Robert Landon
Robb
Charles S. Robb
Roanoke Times & World News
Landon
Secretary of
Public Safety
Franklin White
Raymond Procunier
White
Procunier
Virginia
GOP Leaders Urge Moore to Announce 84 Candidacy
In Charleston GOP leaders urged Arch Moore to declare for governor with a resolution and bumper stickers backing his bid. Some want Moore for Senate. chairman Kent Hall favors governor to maximize impact. Moore spoke at the meeting and did not commit to running. Conventions and party guidance were also discussed.
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Arch Moore
Moore
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Kent Hall
U.S. Senate
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Hall
Executive Committee
U.S
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Ohio
McEwen
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