Palestinian guerrillas evacuate Lebanon by ship in airlift
About 400 Palestinian guerrillas left Beirut aboard the Sos Georgious at 2 p.m. after years in Lebanon as French paratroopers and a mixed force prepare to guard the evacuation. They head for Larnaca Cyprus with plans to move on to Amman and Baghdad.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Israel
PLO
Sos Georgious
U.S
Larnaca
Ritsa Achilles
Amman
Jordan
Baghdad
Iraq
Tunisia
West
Diplomats Fear Violence as Beirut Withdrawal Proceeds
Western diplomats and Arab officials question the Lebanon fallout of the Beirut pullout as fears mount over possible major military actions in the coming weeks. They discuss the U S envoy Habib plan, Palestinian self determination, Israeli occupation, and shifts in U S policy toward the PLO.
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William E. Farrell
New York Times
Cairo
Egypt
Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East
U.S
Philip Habib
Hosni Mubarak
United States
Reagan
Tripoli
Bekaa Valley
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Mideast
People you'll meet today
Donald Moffet of the University of Iowa says today's college graduate must do extensive legwork for a single job offer. Curt and Norma Hames discuss their local celebrity status and recession effects on their mom and pop business. Jim Taylor, in his sixth year as Iowa State Fair manager, notes people still want fun despite hard times.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Memorial Union
Jean Kendall
Iowa Memorial Union
John Bowlsby
Donald Moffet
University of Iowa
Curt
Norma Hames
Marion
Jim Taylor
Des Moines
Today's Chuckle About a Book and Picture Tube
A humorous note credits a witty line about the best thing in a good book being it never needs a new picture tube. Copyright line follows.
Bomb kills Frenchman on Paris street near Eiffel Tower
A powerful bomb meant for a U S diplomat exploded on a luxury Paris street near the Eiffel Tower. A bomb disposal expert was killed and two police officers were injured while trying to defuse it. The device, planted under a car owned by Roderick Grant of the American embassy, damaged a nearby car and shattered apartment windows.
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Paris
UPI
U.S
Eiffel Tower
Roderick Grant
Grant
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Bowlsby
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Texas Tech
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