Confessed gunman tied to Arafat’s Fatah in Beirut raid
A Karachi gunman stated he and partner were hired by Yasser Arafat’s Al Fatah in Beirut to attack Iraq’s consul general Amer Naji Zain al Din. Saleh sought asylum in Iraq, fearing Beirut reprisal. The reports tie Fatah to regional terrorism amid Paris and London incidents and Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Yasser Arafat
al Fatah
Beirut
Amer Naji Zain al-Din
Mohammed Saleh
Paris
Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
London
Britain
Taha Mahmoud
Saleh
Mohammad bin Rasim
PLO
Middle East
Algeria
France
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Tel Aviv
Lebanon
Zifta
Israel
Federal action delays Amtrak cuts and keeps passenger train
Congress conferees approve a bill delaying until Oct 1 1979 a Transportation Department plan to trim about one third of Amtrak routes. Separately ICC orders Southern Railway to continue the Southern Crescent service between Washington and Atlanta amid ongoing losses.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
House Senate
Transportation Department
Amtrak
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railway Co
Atlanta
Southern
Japanese cycles too cheap spark tariff ruling
The Treasury Department ruled that Kawasaki Yamaha and Honda motorcycles are sold below production costs, siding with Harley-Davidson in a federal trade law violation. If the ITC agrees tariffs of 1.98 to 7.26 percent could be imposed, raising prices accordingly. Louisville report notes Donald Coe, a former Kentucky soldier, mentions leukemia.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Kawasaki
Yamaha
Honda
Department
Harley-Davidson Co
U.S. International Trade Commission
Yanks Stranded in London Await Standby Tickets
Hundreds of American travelers remain stuck in London as standby seats are scarce. British efforts to move them home face airline resistance, with 1,500 to 2,500 Americans awaiting seats at Heathrow and Gatwick. Some campers have sheltered under plastic sheets for 10 days. It could take up to two weeks to ease the backlog.
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London
Heathrow
Gatwick
Chilean jetliner crashes on approach to Buenos Aires
In fog over a wooded area near the Buenos Aires airport a Chilean jetliner from New York crashed and burned during landing. Police said all 64 occupants escaped with 28 injured and 10 hospitalized, including two Americans.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
New York
Soviet Progress 2 cargo capsule burns on reentry
The unmanned Progress 2 capsule burned upon re entering over the Pacific Ocean Tass said. It had delivered a ton of food fuel and supplies to Salyut 6 last month. After separation from Salyut the repackaged capsule carrying used equipment and space garbage was destroyed on re entry following tests of the automatic flight control systems.
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Moscow
UPI
Pacific Ocean
Tass
Progress 2
Salyut 6 Space Lab
Salyut Lab
Salyut
Compensation Fight Ends For Nevada Bomb Blast Witness
Coe 44 a father of seven wins military compensation claim for leukemia linked to witnessing atomic bomb blasts in Nevada 21 years ago.
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Coe
Nevada
House approves $36.9 billion for military weapons and ships
The House passed compromise legislation authorizing 36.9 billion for weapons purchases and R D, 1.5 billion above Carter's request. It funds a conventionally powered aircraft carrier, a nuclear carrier at 1.9 billion, advance procurement for a nuclear cruiser at 369 million, and similar procurement for an amphibious assault ship at 70 million.
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Washington
House
Carter
Senate
Treasury lifts halt on U.S. savings bonds sales
Banks resume selling U.S. savings bonds after the Treasury regains borrowing authority. Congress failed to raise the debt limit, but the Senate later approved increasing the limit from 752 billion to 798 billion dollars.
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Washington
U.S
Treasury Department
Congress
Senate
Births Across Multiple Families Reported
The notice lists births on August 3 to numerous couples including Mr. and Mrs. James Serabeck and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Novak in Marion and other locales such as Vinton and Simpson Road SW. It also notes Fayetteville Arkansas birth details and several Cedar Rapids residents with dates and addresses. Multiple emergency calls and incidents follow: medical emergency at 400 Collins Road NE, a faulty capacitor at Sixth Avenue and Sixth Street SE, and an extrication at Highway 149 and Beverly Road.
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James Serabeck
26Th St
Dennis Novak
Marion
Michael Berns
36Th Ave
Steve Andrews
Vinton
Collins Road
Sixth Avenue
Sixth Street
Rock Island Yards
Highway 149
Beverly Road
Weather Outlook for Coralville Lake Area
Forecast shows high temperatures Thursday and overnight lows. Expect measurable precipitation with readings near the low 60s Sunday and in the 60s Monday and Tuesday. Coralville Lake area forecast notes.
Weather Summary for Upper Mississippi River Region
Wind NW at 7 mph at 10 a.m. Sunrise 6 04, sunset 8 21. Yesterday high 77 low 68 with .26 in. precipitation. Extended outlook fair and warmer Sunday through Tuesday with highs in the 80s to low 90s and mid 50s to river lows. River stages listed for LaCrosse to Cedar Rapids with several sites showing falls or rises.
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Boston
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Denver
New York
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Carter stands firm on tax breaks for education costs
President Carter rejects tax credits to offset college and private school tuition though the Senate plan would offer up to 500 dollars a year for college costs and 250 dollars for private schooling. He also defends civil service reforms at a Fairfax Virginia town meeting amid Republican and Democratic criticism.
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Washington
Carter
Senate Finance Committee
Civil Service
Fairfax
Herbert Harris
Dva
Wildcat strike ends in Detroit
3500 city workers walkout ends after Mayor Young pledges no punitive action. Garbage trucks resume downtown pickups and at least 70 percent of buses expected to operate. Negotiations continue on overtime provisions in contracts expiring 1980. Meanwhile Worcester mass transit workers strike affects 26000 commuters.
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Detroit
Coleman Young
American Federation of State
Mass
Worcester
Real estate listing with multiple bedrooms and contact numbers
Property description notes a well insulated walk out lower level and potential for five bedrooms. For more information or a private showing call Jerry Baird at 8547054 or Mell O'Donnell at 3634007.
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Roy Ahl
Strom
Jerry Baird
Mell O'Donnell
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34Th St
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Driftwood Lane
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Simpson Road
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Springville
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Fayetteville
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Robins Road
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