PLO Rebels Call Cease Fire and Arafat Backers Besieged
Rebel Palestinian guerrillas backed by Syrian tanks invad e northern Tripoli and pushed toward Yasser Arafat offices while both sides exchanged heavy artillery and gunfire. U S warplanes reconnoitered Beirut as Rumsfeld completed his Middle East tour. Arafat issued an urgent appeal to Arab leaders to halt the bloodbath amid ongoing fighting in Lebanon.
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Morocco
Hassan II
Rumsfeld
Abdul-Halim Khaddam
Damascus
Syria
Libya
Kuwait
Baddawi
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Kubbeh
Bakkar
West Germany confronts missile plan as protests sweep Bonn
Thousands of anti-nuclear activists clash with riot police outside Bonn Parliament while Chancellor Kohl defends deploying 204 Pershing 2 and cruise missiles in Western Europe. Police arrest at least 180 demonstrators as protests spread to Hamburg, West Berlin, Stuttgart and Frankfurt.
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West Virginia Weather Outlook and Weekend Forecast
Tuesday brings mostly clear skies and warmth with highs near 60 to 70 and a low in the 30s to 50s. Clouds increase tomorrow with a chance of showers, then a Thanksgiving rain risk with highs in the 50s to 60s and lows in the 40s. Cooler Friday with 20s and 40s, then fair Saturday as temps rise toward the upper 40s to near 60. Giles County recount requested. Mullens and Bluefield win area championships.
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West Virginia
GOP Chief Seeks Resignations From McGraw and See
West Virginia Republican Chairman Kent S. Hall Sr. urged Senate President Warren McGraw and House Speaker Clyde Lee Jr. to resign from leadership positions to avoid bias in governor bid campaigning. McGraw dismissed the plea, while See had no comment. Hall said leadership duties would be sidelined by campaigns, prompting accusations of bias in West Virginia politics.
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Senate
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Lee
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See
House
Arch A. Moore Jr
Jay Rockefeller
Greyhound hires monitored drivers amid ongoing strike
Newly hired Greyhound drivers replacing strikers are under close federal oversight. Training sites in Chicago Dallas Los Angeles and San Francisco have passed initial inspections with a clean bill of health. Ridership rose to about 21 per run as 1 500 workers crossed picket lines and voting on a new contract continues.
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Federal Highway Administration
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New York
Frederick Dunikoski
Greyhound Lines
Leslie White
Ms. White
Dangerous Blizzard Strikes West With Over Two Feet Snow
A very dangerous Rocky Mountain blizzard with hurricane force winds blankets the West from Nevada to Minnesota, closing routes and triggering avalanches. At least one death is reported amid slick highways and a light plane wreckage found in Arizona. Power outages, downed trees, and stranded travelers accompany the storm as it moves eastward with heavy snowfall and persistent winds.
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