Reagan halts Beirut air raids after intense strikes
Israeli fighter bombers ravaged West Beirut for ten hours drawing Reagan’s angry intervention and a new cease fire aimed at reviving talks on Palestinian guerrilla evacuation. Lebanon suspended negotiations in protest as casualties rose, while U N observers and U S officials weighed terms and warned on continued tensions.
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Triskaidekaphobia and Friday the 13th in a light note
Ken Sullivan muses on the fear of 13 in a playful column. He explains the term triskaidekaphobia and jokes about birthday coincidences with Friday the 13th, recalling 1961 and the Berlin Wall incident. He ends by comparing 13 to any other day as a reasonable number.
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Foe
Berlin Wall
Will Rogers
Tax bill still faces final passage after tax package deal
House and Senate negotiators approve 15.2 billion in three year Medicare and welfare spending cuts to clear a 98.9 billion tax package. Welfare work requirements tighten while elderly Medicare benefits mostly spared. Conference waives separate House bill and proceeds to conference on Senate package.
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Gazette Wire Services
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Joint Conference
House Representatives
House
500-Pound Sex Offender Freed Over Health Grounds
A Trenton judge freed 30-year-old restaurateur Joseph Giorgianni, convicted of abusing a 14-year-old, after a week of a 15-year sentence due to air conditioning concerns threatening his asthma and health. Prosecutors plan to appeal to reinstate the sentence.
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Mercer County
Hal Haveson
Giorgianni
Superior Court
Richard Barlow Jr
Trenton Times
Barlow
E. John Wherry Jr
Little Girl Defines Relatives as Dinner Guests Not Friends
A humorous definition from a young girl describes relatives as people who come to dinner who aren t friends. The quip captures playful family dynamics and the social nature of kinship in everyday life.
Henry Fonda Dies at 77 After Heart Disease Battle
Hollywood legend Henry Fonda died at 7:55 a.m. PDT at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The actor aged 77 won one Oscar for On Golden Pond and leaves wife Shirlee, daughter Jane Fonda, and son Peter Fonda. cremation planned with no funeral.
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Kingsley
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