May 17 Agreement May Be Canceled By Lebanese Chief
A senior member of the Lebanese opposition said President Gemayel would abrogate the May 17 1983 troop withdrawal accord with Israel within hours in exchange for Lebanon’s factions to meet in Geneva on March 12. The claim followed discussions in Damascus with Syrian and Lebanese leaders as fighting flared around Souk el Gharb and references to continued multinational force reductions.
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Lebanon
Amin Gemayel
Israel
Geneva
Assem Kanso
Baath Party
Gemayel
Kanso
Damascus
Abdul Alim Khaddam
Druse
Walid Jumblatt
Nabih Berri
Elie Salem
Jumblatt
Israel Radio
Dan Meridor
Claude Cheysson
Cheysson
France
Souk el-Gharb
Hafez Assad
Maine Takes Hart As Mondale Falters
In Maine Hart wins the caucuses with about 50 percent to Mondale's 44 percent as 412 local meetings report. Hart capitalized on New Hampshire momentum, while Mondale fights to reverse a late surge and shift focus to the South and upcoming contests.
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Maine
Hart
Mondale
Portland
Gary Hart
Walter Mondale
Colorado
Boston
New Hampshire
Ron Briggs
Barry Hobbins
South
Vermont
Wyoming
Mike Ford
Robert Becker
George McGovern
Jesse Jackson
John Glenn
Jackson
McGovern
Glenn
Massachusetts
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Four Central American Nations Plan Elections This Year
AP reports four Central American nations plan elections this year in a region with a history of fraud and coups. El Salvador votes to choose a president on March 25 with six parties contesting. Nicaragua, Panama, and Guatemala schedule president or assembly elections later. The article notes mixed views on democracy, with opposition warnings of potential military influence and Boycott threats by guerrillas in El Salvador and Nicaragua.
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Mexico City
Nicaragua
Panama
el Salvador
Guatemala
George Shultz
Vinicio Cerezo
Salvador
Jose Napoleon Duarte
Christian Democratic Party
Roberto d'Aubuisson
Republican Nationalist Alliance
Alvaro Magana
Constituent Assembly
Anastasio Somoza
Somoza
Soviet Unity Parade As Kremlin Votes In One Party Elections
Soviet citizens voted in uncontested parliamentary elections highlighting the unshakeable unity of the Communist Party. Chernenko and wife Anna appeared on television to wish election workers success as turnout neared 100 percent in a nationwide process to elect 1,500 deputies for the Supreme Soviet.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Kremlin
Konstantin A. Chernenko
Anna
Russian
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Supreme Soviet
Presidium
Soviet Union
Young Communist League
Lenin
Anna Dmitrievna Chernenko
Burglaries and Vandalism Reported in Bluefield
Bluefield police report seven cars damaged or broken into between Wednesday and Saturday. Stolen from a 1983 Buick belonging to Robert Rothschild were two electric blankets, liquor, caps, a laundry basket, and gifts totaling about 750 dollars. A 1976 Cadillac owned by Robert Lanzer yielded a hat, a coat, and household items valued around 465 dollars. A 1982 Ford linked to R J Reynolds Co. suffered losses of about 2,860 dollars including a briefcase, tools, clocks, suits, a sportcoat, shoes, and wallet contents.
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Bluefield
Robert Rothschild
Beechwood
Ohio
Sheraton Inn
Rothschild
Robert H. Lanzer
Chillicothe
Sheraton
Ford
R.J. Reynolds Co
James E. Atkinson Jr
Chester
Miller & Rhodes and Penney’s
Thundering Herd win SC title as Evans scores 38
Evans erupts for 38 points guiding West Virginia bound Thundering Herd to the South Carolina championship. Peabody Coal Co. to supply West Virginia coal for export as the region headlines the result.
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Peabody Coal Co
West Virginia
Evans
Thundering Herd
State Tax Hike Needed To Balance West Virginia Budget
West Virginia faces a 1985-86 shortfall of about 96 million dollars to balance the budget. A 57 million dollar surplus is eyed for permanent raises, but lawmakers weigh long term effects of using one time funds. Tax changes and surcharges worsen the gap as discussions over teacher and government employee pay rise levels continue in the final week of the 1984 session.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
House
Charles M Polan Jr
Polan
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