U.S. Troops Might Remain In Grenada Into Next Year
A 14 member U S congression al delegation visited Grenada to probe the invasion and said American forces may stay into next year to restore order and enable elections. Maj Gen Edward Trobaugh said Cuban workers were on the island and no evidence of immediate danger to Americans before Oct 25. Rep Thomas Foley and Rep Dick Cheney voiced expectations of a remaining military presence, while officials caution against firm timetables.
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ST. George’s. Grenada
U.S
Reagan
Grenada
Edward Trobaugh
Thomas Foley
D-Wash
Dick Cheney
R-Wyo
Weekend forecast and northeast frost warnings
Sunday brings partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures with highs in the low 50s and a fair night at around 30 degrees. Monday warms to the low 60s as the outlook shows fair conditions through Tuesday and Wednesday with 60s and near 40s overnight. Across the Northeast a chilly Saturday brings light snow in some areas and frost warnings extend into the South while the Pacific Northwest sees showers. Overnight lows dip to the 30s and 40s in the region, with frost warnings reaching as far south as South Carolina.
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Pacific Northwest
South Carolina
PLO Factions Battle Leaves 240 Dead in Lebanon Clash
AP reports Yasser Arafat and loyalist fighters battled Syrian-backed mutineers near Tripoli for three days. Health officials counted 240 dead and 550 wounded, including Abu Mustafa and his wife and children. Shelled camps, a morgue trailer, and hospital shortages marked the siege amid oil fires and massed forces.
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Tripoli
Lebanon
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Abu Mustafa
Marxist
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Nahr el-Bared
Roanoke Island feature and racing family profile
In Sunday magazine a tour of Roanoke Island alongside a profile of a notable auto racing family. The piece blends regional scenery with motorsport history and community ties.
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Roanoke Island
West Virginian Among Beirut Attack Dead Confirmed
The Defense Department confirmed that Navy Hospitalman Marion E. Rees of Martinsburg died in the Oct 23 Beirut barracks bombing, the fifth West Virginian killed. Pentagon earlier named Cosner, Cyzick, Camara, and Dunnigan among the victims, as families process the loss.
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Defense Department
Beirut
Navy
Marion E. Rees
Martinsburg
U.S
Rees
West
Elkins
Russell E
Rusty” Cyzick
Star City
Mecot Camara
Hinton
Jacksonville
N.C
Lance
Timothy James Dunnigan
Princeton
Kees
U.S.S. Iwo Jima
Soviet Threat to End Geneva Talks Pushes Missiles East
In a Kremlin address marking the Bolshevik Revolution anniversary, Politburo member Grigory Romanov warned the Soviet Union would scrap Geneva nuclear talks and deploy more missiles in East Europe if NATO proceeds with Pershing 2 and cruise missiles. He said Warsaw Pact forces are preparing to deploy in East Germany and Czechoslovakia, linking Western deployment to ending Geneva negotiations. Romanov noted Andropov's absence at the Kremlin meeting and suggested solid backing for succession discussions.
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Kremlin
Soviet Union
Geneva
Europe
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Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Romanov
Middle East
Central America
U.S
White House
Kremlin Palace of
Yuri V. Andropov
Andropov
United States
Pravda
German Democratic Republic
Leningrad
Communist Party
Party
Stafford Combs Race in Virginia Fifth District Contest
The House of Delegates race in Virginia’s Fifth District pairs incumbent Republican C. Jefferson Stafford and Democrat Fred Combs in a door to door campaign. Both tout limited agendas, with Stafford stressing 12 years of experience and committee roles, and Combs highlighting majority party backing. Both oppose public employee collective bargaining despite Combs being endorsed by the Virginia Education Association.
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Virginia
Giles
Bland
Tazewell
Commonwealth
C. Jefferson Stafford
R-Giles
Fred Combs
Stafford
Richmond
Combs
Privileges and Elections Committee
Republican Party
House Health Welfare and Institutions
General Laws
Pearlsburg
Tazewell County
Donald Dunford
Col
Celanese Corp
New York
Chicago
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Mercer Notebook
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Badawi
Gress
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Foley
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Said
Saeed Mousa
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