Hijacking of Kuwaiti Jet Ends Uncertainly in Beirut
Shiite gunmen who seized 105 aboard a Kuwaiti airliner held them for over nine hours then freed all but 10 and vanished around Beirut. Contrasting reports from AP and UPI said the hijackers surrendered or departed peacefully with hostages. The group demanded action on Imam Moussa Sadr’s 1978 disappearance and targeted the Arab League and United Nations.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Associated Press
United Press International
Hayya Seloum
L. J. Bradley
Northumberland
England
Imam Moussa Sadr
Libya
Arab League
United Nations
Sadr
Gretta Rustico
Rome
Muammar Khadafy
Weinberger presses for defense budget in 1983 plan
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger urged the House defense subcommittee to shield the Pentagon's 1983 budget of 215.9 billion from cuts and keep an 18 percent increase separate from other programs. Senate voices debate possible reductions as Domenici proposes an alternative to Reagan's budget.
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Defense
Caspar Weinberger
House Defense Appropriation
Pentagon
Weinberger
Carl Levin
D-Mich
Congressional Coalition
Levin
Senate Armed Services Committee
White House
Reagan
Senate Budget Committee
Pete Domenici
New Mexico
Peter Roussel
Domenici
Larry Speakes
Drunk Driving Bill Survives Key Votes In Iowa House
A drunk driving bill cleared key House votes in Des Moines as Rep. Robert M L Johnson sought tougher penalties. His bid to extend license revocation to 270 days first offense and up to two years third offense failed 54 to 40, with opponents warning of overkill and trial delays.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa House
Cedar Rapids
Robert ML. Johnson
Johnson
Linn County
Foes
Walter Conlon
R-Muscatine
Cedar Rapids forms Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapter
Cedar Rapids residents form Linn County chapter of MADD to monitor court judgments and push for stiffer penalties for drunk drivers. SOLO group, formed after a Moravec family member’s death, supports tougher penalties and hopes to amplify public intolerance of lenient punishments.
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Moravec
SOLO
Cedar Rapids
Greig Moravec
27Th St. NW
Justice Department reverses on race bias tax exemptions
The Justice Department plans to ask the Supreme Court to decide if private schools that discriminate racially are entitled to tax exemptions, reversing a prior stance. It will argue exemptions should be denied only with new Congress authorizing legislation, aligning with Bob Jones University and Goldsboro Christian Schools in the high court case.
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Department
Congress
Bob Jones University
Goldsboro Christian Schools
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Bob Jones
Car owners fear aging plates become common
A motorist quips that as cars age authorities may begin issuing both upper and lower license plates. The remark underscores concerns about evolving vehicle registration practices.
Bill would regulate pre need sales in Iowa burials
Bitter debate in Iowa on a bill to regulate pre need sales of caskets and funeral services. It tightens trust requirements, requiring 80 percent of costs to be held in trust, and aims to protect consumers who prepaid for funerals while cemetery operators warn of cash flow strains.
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Gene Kennedy
Kennedy
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