Lebanon army to disband private militias within 60 days
President elect Gemayel plans to dissolve all private armies including his Phalange force within 60 days of inauguration. The move would revive Lebanon’s 25,000 man national army as peace efforts advance. Syrian convoy moves 1,300 Palestinian fighters out of West Beirut, with overland routes cleared for evacuation to Bekaa or Syria.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Beshir Gemayel
Gemayel
U.S
West Beirut
Lebanese Defense Ministry
Atef Borbei
Maxime
West
Palestine Liberation Army
Bekaa Valley
Syria
Philip Habib
Iowa unemployment rates revised with extended benefits added
Unemployment figures for Iowa were overstated or understated for months as extended benefit recipients were omitted. New data show March at 7.1 percent, April 6.2, May 5.6, June 6.3, with July steady at 6.3. Officials caution about precision and focus on direction.
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Des Moines
Job Service of
Iowa
Joan Culp
Job Service
Support group for Linn women
Linn County women face high unemployment as Helen Johnson, 32, of Cedar Rapids, seeks work in human services or criminal justice after returning to college. She joins 4,110 unemployed local women amid 7,100 county jobless. She laments dependency and eroding self esteem while awaiting calls.
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Human Services
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Job Services of
Iowa
Johnson
U S sanctions Creusot-Loire and Dresser France over pipeline revolt
The Reagan administration imposed temporary denial sanctions on Creusot-Loire Co of Paris and Dresser France, 100 percent owned by Dresser Industries, for defying the embargo on equipment for the Soviet Western European natural gas pipeline. The action followed a shipment of three compressors from Le Havre to Riga via the Soviet Union, barring both firms from American goods or services and vice versa.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Creusot-Loire Co
Paris
Dresser France
Dresser Industries of
Dallas
Department
United States
Creusot-Loire
le Havre
Soviet Union
Baltic
Riga
Lionel H. Olivier
Commerce
International Trade Administration
After Sixtieth Birthday a Man Finds He Was Right
A reflective quote notes a man aged sixty finds more surprise in being correct than at twenty when he was wrong, suggesting wisdom grows with age. The author hints at humor and self awareness about aging and judgment.
Turtle headache described as morning habit
Dr Gordon Gilbert argues that waking late and hiding under covers can reduce brain oxygen and trigger a morning only headache termed turtle headache. He notes many suffer this mild, underrecognized condition when they try to sleep again after dawn.
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New York
Gordon Gilbert
St. Petersburg
Fla
Gilbert
University of South Florida
Journal of the American Medical Association
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