Washington debates Marines role in Beirut fallout
Pentagon weighs administrative discipline for officers after the Beirut truck bombing. President Reagan aims to shield commanders from courts martial while White House clarifies could still allow reprimands. A Pentagon commission faulted the chain of command from Lt. Col. Larry Gerlach to Gen. Bernard Rogers and called for appropriate action.
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Reagan
Beirut
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Pentagon
Weinberger
White House
William Howard Taft
Marine
Larry Gerlach
Bernard Rogers
U.S
Pressure mounts on early Beirut withdrawal deadline
Washington congressional leaders and Reagan allies clash over shortening the Marines Beirut withdrawal from 18 months to six. Speaker O Neill convenes Lebanon group as the administration signals no pullout, while senators press for policy reviews and hearings with Shultz.
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R-Md
Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee On
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Pentagon
House
Robert Michel
Illinois
Lebanon
Israel
Senate
Howard Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Shultz
Michel
Baker
Congress
John Warner
R-Va
Armed Services Committee
Reagan
Minneapolis passes landmark porn civil rights ordinance
The Minneapolis City Council narrowly approved a six month impact ordinance defining pornography as the subordination of women and outlawing it as civil rights violation. Opponents fear First Amendment issues and broad language while supporters say it marks a new civil rights turn and will face court tests.
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Minneapolis
Donald Fraser
Charlee Hoyt
Minnesota Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Supreme Court
Walter H. Rockenstein II
Baptists and Catholics Cancel Rivalry Basketball Game
In Irving Texas a Catholic school learned a Baptist school banned skirts and rules for cheerleaders. The Catholic school canceled the upcoming game after discovering the rival was Catholic and the teams agreed to only play Baptist schools. Principal Stan Kiefer of Longview Christian Academy commented on the shift.
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Irving, Texas
Stan Kiefer
Longview Christian Academy
Gazette Company History and Subscription Rates
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, established 1883, publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE. Subscriptions include Carrier rate of $2.25 weekly and Mail options with 7 issues weekly at $10.40 for 4 weeks or $110.00 for 52 weeks, with regional pricing and AP republication rights noted.
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Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Jackson and Arafat Move Amid Middle East Tensions
Jesse Jackson arrived in Damascus on a humanitarian mission seeking the release of Navy Lt. Robert Goodman and planned meetings with President Hafez Assad. Yasser Arafat reached Tunis for a unity crisis talk within the PLO. Gunfire hit an Israeli convoy near Tyre while UN units reported crossfire with no casualties. In Hebron mosques two booby traps wounded one and damaged property. Beirut leaders protested Israel's occupation with a sit-in.
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Jesse Jackson
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Jackson
U.S
Navy
Robert Goodman
Lebanon
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Tunis
Tunisia
Yemen
Arafat
al Fatah
Palestine Liberation Organization
Tyre
U.N
United Nations
West Bank
Hebron
Beirut
Sheik Hassan Khaled
Sheik Mohammed Shamseddin
Israel
Nixon Papers Blocked From Public Release
A federal judge barred Tuesday's start of public access to 1.5 million White House documents from Nixon's 1974 resignation. The ruling voided part of the law intended to open the papers, in a win for 29 former Nixon officials who challenged the plan.
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Washington
White House
Richard Nixon
Rebels seize El Salvador army base in pre dawn assault
Left wing guerrillas attacked the 4th Infantry Brigade compound at El Paraiso north of San Salvador with mortars rockets and rifles. About 1,000 rebels overran positions before being driven from the base by noon. No casualty figures reported. It was the first rebel seizure of an army base in the four year civil war.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
U.S
4Th Infantry Brigade
el Paraiso
Man charged after stabbing deaths in Nashua plaza
In Nashua New Hampshire a man used a six inch butcher knife to stab one woman to death and injure five others in a downtown shopping plaza on Friday. Ernest Shackford Jr. 35 was forcibly restrained by grocery store staff after four injured inside the store. Two more were stabbed earlier nearby. Shackford was charged with second degree murder and to be arraigned in Nashua District Court today.
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Nashua
N.H
Ernest Shackford Jr
Shackford
Poland delays price hikes facing public backlash
Poland may cut proposed price increases and push New Year rises beyond February amid nervous Communist leadership. The 40 percent item hikes and up to 15 percent living-cost rise provoke Solidarity and official union opposition, with past increases fueling riots and protests.
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Poland
Union
Solidarity
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