Lebanon government resigns amid fighting and crises
Lebanon’s government led by Prime Minister Selim al Hoss resigned amid conflict between Christian militias and Syrian peacekeepers. Hoss, who had aimed to secure a national entente after 17 months in office, faced widespread criticism and tension as fighting continued in Beirut and southern Lebanon with Israeli and Palestinian issues nearby.
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Weather and births brief from Cedar Rapids area
Wind northeast at 17 mph, sun rise 5 19, set 6 53. Fair to partly cloudy weekend with showers possible Saturday. Highs 50s to 60s, lows 30s. Coralville Lake level 675.05. Mississippi River stages listed for LaCrosse through Cedar Rapids, several rising or falling readings. Birth notices include Mercy hospital April 19 and April 18 events with multiple family names and addresses. Local incident summaries include a 9 02 a m accident assist, a 3 45 p m kitchen fire, a 9 48 p m lighter on bedding, and a 4 43 a m sprinkler break.
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France says neutron bomb test at Mururoa Atoll report
The Paris newspaper France Soir relayed that France exploded an experimental neutron bomb at Mururoa Atoll. A senior military officer reportedly described it as a full scale laboratory test with potential work needed over years, claiming France would reach parity with the United States and surpass the Soviet Union in neutron weapons within a decade.
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Judge voids HEW sick leave rule for pregnant teachers
U.S. District Judge Edward Gignoux holds HEW misread Title IX and that federal law protects direct beneficiaries only. The ruling says schools receiving federal funds may not be required to provide paid sick leave to pregnant teachers.
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Tango singer Ruiz dies aged 69 in Argentina
Floreal Ruiz, a famed Argentine tango vocalist who sang with Alfredo De Angelis Anibal Troilo and Francisco Rotundo, died Monday at age 69 in Buenos Aires.
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Financial reporter John Leech dies at 50 in Chicago
Chicago AP reports John Leech a reporter for the London Financial Times died Monday hours after his wife found him drowsy and rushed him to Northwestern Memorial Hospital He was 50 years old
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Beau Bridges to star opposite Sally Field in Norma Rae
Beau Bridges will play Sonny opposite Sally Field in Norma Rae to be filmed by 20th Century Fox in Opelika Alabama.
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Moro kidnapping killers claim execution hoax
Italian searchers hunted for Aldo Moro's body in Lake Duchessa after divers and dogs scoured the icy water and quarry. Red Brigades leaders denied the announced execution as an entertaining hoax while Rome officials doubted the claim and Milan reports questioned brigade authorship.
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Red Brigades leaders face sedition charges in Turin over disputed message
In Turin, five Red Brigades leaders including Renato Curcio and Alberto Franceschini are tried on sedition charges after denying recognition of the group’s style in a claimed message. Their lawyer Giannino Guiso reports the leaders laughed at the claim saying someone else wrote it.
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Father finds two children slain in home
In Santa Monica California James Dean returned home from work to a ransacked house and found his two teenage children dead. Brian Dean 18 and Vriana 12 were beaten and stabbed, police said. Detectives later arrested John Zimmerman and Merrilee Claire in Venice on murder and burglary charges.
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