Chad Capit al Danger Deepens as Libyans Enter War
Libyan troops and rebels overran Faya-Largeau in northern Chad trapping thousands of government soldiers and signaling a push toward N Djamena. U S President Reagan said no combat troops will be sent and up to 25 million in aid may be provided while France leads military action in the volatile conflict.
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N’djamena
Chad
Faya-Largeau
Soumaila Mahamat
Libya
Washington
Reagan
United States
U.S
Hissene Habre
Goukouni Oueddei
Oum Chalouba
Mahamat
Druse militants free ministers but keep shelling Beirut area
Druse gunmen release three Lebanese cabinet ministers unharmed after days of fighting. They press for greater Muslim participation while shelling Beirut airport and a mountain army post. Casualties rise to 14 killed and 56 wounded.
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Gazette W
Beirut
Lebanon
Druse
Walid Jumblatt
Shafik Wazzan
Kfar Matta
Chouf
How to care for a dry lawn in Iowa
County extension director Dick Freeman advises leaving dry lawns alone under heat stress. Do not water, mow, power rake, or fertilize now. If already watering, apply about one inch weekly and mow high, while awaiting several soaking rains to revive the turf.
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Nancy Stevens
Iowa
Dick Freeman
Freeman
Cedar Rapids
Price of life for 18 year old Glen Guy faces transplant bill
Glen Guy, an 18 year old from Dallas City Illinois, has 20 percent heart function and needs a heart transplant. Stanford Medical Center will admit him but only after his family raises 125000 dollars through bake sales, auctions and events across the Mississippi border.
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Tom Walsh
Gazene
Johnson County
Iowa City
Glen Guy
Dallas City
Ill
University of Iowa
Stanford Medical Center
California
Glen
Mississippi River
Burlington
Fort Madison
Stanford
Justice Department clears former EPA chief and aides
The Justice Department cleared former EPA chief Anne Burford and five aides of criminal wrongdoing. A House subcommittee chair criticized the report as politically motivated while investigations into four other EPA officials continue. Critics argued the document protects administration views amid EPA controversy.
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Justice Department
EPA
Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Anne Burford
House Subcommittee
James Scheuer
House Science and Technology
Reagan
Chuckle: Greener Pastures Trap for Fence-Climbing Men
A wry quip notes that by the time a man reaches greener pastures he loses the strength to climb the fence. The line captures a humorous take on aging and misplaced efforts.
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