Israel strikes guerrilla bases in Syria east of Beirut
Israeli fighter bombers attacked bases in the Syrian controlled mountains east of Beirut amid a wave of attacks on Israeli troops in southern Lebanon. Syria said planes were driven off and no casualties reported. Four Syrian soldiers were wounded, officials said. The raids marked a fourth attack in a month as Israel resumes operations after the Tyre bombing.
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Retirees fear new state taxes on Social Security benefits
The AARP warns that middle and upper income retirees may face state income tax on Social Security in up to 28 states plus DC. Some states automatically tax under conformity rules while others have exempted benefits. The group cites potential tax increases for couples in DC and New York and notes efforts to pass exemptions in several states.
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Summit Amid Security Tightness Over Common Market Reforms
The ten Common Market leaders begin a three day summit in Athens amid fears of paralysis. Security measures are extreme after a prior assassination and anti nuclear protests. Farmers from several countries rally against potential EU agricultural cuts and expansion to Spain and Portugal.
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The Gazette Company Establishes Cedar Rapids Daily
The Gazette established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday editions from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It lists carrier and mail rates and notes AP exclusivity for local news and AP dispatches.
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Arafat to fly U.N. flag as he leaves Lebanon
U.N. Security Council approves flying the United Nations flag on ships evacuating Arafat loyalists from Tripoli amid clashes with rebel PLO factions. About five ships to display the Lebanese flag inside territorial waters and raise the U.N. flag outside.
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Gemayel Seeks Wider Lebanese Authority After U S Visit
Lebanese President Amin Gemayel left Washington after a four day trip asserting his government will extend control to areas held by Israeli forces and militias. He acknowledged Lebanon’s divisions while pledging decisive progress and a personal role in unifying factions and negotiating troop withdrawals with Israel and Syria.
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Reagan nominee Unger dies at 56 of cancer
Sherman E. Unger commerce department general counsel and President Reagan’s first nominee to the U S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit died Saturday at Georgetown University Hospital after battling cancer since spring. The ABA criticized his fitness for the bench, but Unger denied any wrongdoing.
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Mayors and foundations launch $20 million homeless aid program
The United States Conference of Mayors and two charitable foundations will fund a $20 million effort to provide health care and other assistance to homeless people nationwide. Up to 14 of the 50 largest cities can share grants, each up to $1.4 million, with aims to connect recipients to health services and benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid. The program, announced by month end, marks a major push for homeless support.
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Poland forms law and order committee in unrest drive
Warsaw reports Poland's Communist regime created a new law and order committee citing worsening economic conditions as the source of unrest. Gen Czeslaw Kiszczak will lead the committee. he heads internal affairs and commands the police and security forces, seen as a hardliner under Gen Wojciech Jaruzelski.
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Rebels claim shoot down of helicopter killing Ugandan chief of staff
Nairobi reports say Ugandan rebels claimed Saturday to have shot down the helicopter that carried Major General David Oyite Ojok and eight others, with the crash north of Kampala. The Uganda government announced Ojok aged 49, five officers and three civilians were killed in the Friday evening crash.
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Venezuelan election security tightens as polls open
Soldiers armed with submachine guns guard polling stations across Venezuela before the presidential vote. Polls forecast a landslide win for opposition candidate Jaime Lusinchi. The operation aims to prevent any rigging of the election, the sixth since 1958.
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