Four French and two Marines die as Beirut clashes rage
In Beirut the U S Marines went on high alert and fired illumination rounds after shells struck near the airport. A Marine firefight with Muslim militiamen followed as fighting raged across East and West Beirut with French casualties among peacekeepers and a French embassy guard killed.
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Lebanon
U.S
West Beirut
Charles Rowe
Upper Metn
Saeb Salam
Nabih Berri
Amal
Mideast
Dee Jepsen to resign White House women’s liaison post
Washington Dee Jepsen plans to quit her $52 517 a year White House liaison on women’s issues to rejoin her husband’s Senate staff for what she calls a hard fought re election campaign She says an announcement will come shortly and that she will still work on women’s issues while joining the Fifty States Project discussions and support for Iowa policy model positions
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David Lynch
Washingto
Washington
Dee Jepsen
White House
Senate
Jepsen
Roger Jepsen
Alowa
Iowa
Tom Harkin
Cumming
Terry Branstad
Commission On the Status of Women
Chuckle: The Cheapest Way to Trace a Family Tree
A witty line notes that running for office is a frugal method to map a family tree, joking about political ambitions revealing ancestry. The quip uses light humor to connect public service with genealogical discovery.
Coffee purchases not grounds for mistrial ruling
The court declined to declare a mistrial after jurors were served coffee funded by the county attorney. Defendant Paul Ray Lampman argued impropriety from the coffee. The opinion notes donations by some jurors and that all stated their deliberations remained unaffected.
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Paul Ray Lampman
Suit challenges six on six girls basketball rules
A Des Moines filed suit on behalf of three Iowa junior high girls contends six on six girls basketball violates the U.S. Constitution. The complaint seeks end to separate rules for girls and boys, arguing unequal protection and disadvantage in college scholarships.
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Judy Daubenmier
Azette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa
U.S
Oklahoma
Mark Bennett
Arkansas
Bennett
Record rise in population during '82-83
The world’s population reached 4.72 billion by mid June with a 12 month increase of 82.1 million. China India the Soviet Union the United States and Indonesia account for more than half of all people. The Census Bureau reports global growth since 1970 nears 1 billion, with rates around 1.8 percent.
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China
India
Soviet Union
United States
Indonesia
Mexico
Somalia
Switzerland
Bahamas
Census Bureau
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