French arrival in Beirut sparks confusion during Palestinian withdrawal
Green-bereted French Legionnaires landed at Beirut port to oversee the withdrawal of Palestinian guerrillas. The operation was chaotic as Lebanese forces were absent and clashes of words occurred among French Israelis and Lebanese. The Palestinian Liberation Organization handed over two Israeli servicemen and bodies of nine soldiers to the Red Cross to clear the way for withdrawal.
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Former professor kills eight in Miami welding shop rampage
Carl Brown, 51, an ex accounting professor on psychiatric leave, opened fire with a .12 gauge shotgun at Bob Moore's Welding Shop, killing eight and wounding three before fleeing on a bicycle and being killed by a pursuing motorist. He had recently bought the weapon and other arms.
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Miami
Brown
Hialeah
Miami-Dade Community College
Dade County
Grain pact extension hailed despite uncertain price effect
U S Agriculture Secretary John Block cautious on price rise from the Soviet acceptance of a one-year extension to the U S Soviet grain pact. He called the move happy news but said grain prices remain low and may not be salvation for farmers.
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Wall Street Rally After Tax Bill Passage
Wall Street surged late Friday after Congress approved the 98.3 billion tax bill backed by Reagan. The Dow rose 30.72 to 869.29, a seven month high, on a brisk 95.89 million share NYSE day and a weekly 455.13 million total. Banks cut prime rate to 13 percent as part of the day’s economic shifts.
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Ladder Climber Rises On Humble Start to Midlevel Success
A man known to us began at the bottom and toiled upward, climbing life’s rung by rung. He is not a marked genius of achievement, but his ascent by effort remains notable in his local story.
Linn County flex time idea rejected by most offices
Linn County departments largely balked at flexible schedules aiming to shorten the work day for summer. Judges and clerks cited service to the public, rotation challenges, and staffing needs as barriers, while data processing praised the system with early starts and fixed eight-hour days. Auditor Merle Kopel supported continuing the plan seasonally.
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