Navy shells Beirut attack targets as U S Marines face new fire
The battleship New Jersey and destroyer Tattnall bombarded eastern Beirut hills after an attack on Marines ignited a fuel depot and closed Beirut airport. No Americans were wounded. Cease-fire efforts in the week of fighting show signs of holding as regional talks continue.
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Gazette Wire Services
Beirut
Lebanon
New Jersey
Maj
Dennis Brooks
Brooks
Tattnall
Salim Salam
Beirut Radio
Cyprus
Paris
Damascus
Syria
U.S
Donald Rumsfeld
Moshe Arens
Foreign Ministry
David Kimche
Rumsfeld
Israel
McCartney Starr Team Up With Linda and Eric Stuart
Former Beatle Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr joined with Linda McCartney and guitarist Eric Stuart to tape a video for McCartney's latest single So Bad in London last December. Publicist Joe Dera said the idea of a new group is unknown.
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New York
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
McCartney
Linda
Eric Stuart
London
Joe Dera
Dera
Tsongas Says He Will Remain Active Despite Cancer
Sen. Paul Tsongas reveals a mild form of lymphatic cancer and announces he will not seek re election. He says doctors expect normal life and possible cure while he focuses on family and duties on Capitol Hill.
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Boston
Paul Tsongas
Capitol Hill
Tsongas
Boston Sunday Globe
The
Globe
Wolfman Jack Returns to Los Angeles Night Airwaves
Wolfman Jack resumes radio presence in Pasadena on KRLA after a 12 year absence. He will host the midnight to 5 a.m. shift six nights a week, bringing his gravelly, distinctive style to the Los Angeles market as he nears his 45th birthday.
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Pasadena
Calif
Wolfman
Jack
Los Angeles
KRLA
L.A
Bay-Bee
Dozens Arrested as Diablo Canyon Protest Turns Violent
Police arrested 50 demonstrators during a Sunday march at Diablo Canyon nuclear plant protesting licensing. Forty two were held at the main gate and eight more sneaked onto PG&E property from back roads. PG&E seeks a license to test a reactor at 5 percent capacity.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
Diablo Canyon
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
John Devine
Pg&e
Telethon raises record funds for cerebral palsy research
The sixth annual Weekend With The Stars telethon collected 15.8 million in pledges for cerebral palsy research. It ran 21 hours on 100 plus stations nationwide, per United Cerebral Palsy Association spokeswoman Elizabeth Hausman. Last year the total was 14.7 million.
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New York
United Cerebral Palsy Association
Elizabeth Hausman
Chinese specialists shop Seattle for used nuclear plant gear
Chinese nuclear experts looked at hardware at two abandoned Washington Public Power Supply System reactors but made no purchases. WPPSS, facing a $2.25 billion debt default, says preliminary talks occurred but no sale is final. They review surplus pipes and cable, with Rep. Don Bonker noting buyers must avoid aiding weapons tech.
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Seattle
Washington
Steve Irish
WPPSS
Don Bonker
D-Wash
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscriber Rates and Address
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 announces subscription rates for morning and Sunday editions. Carrier 2.25 weekly. mail 7 issues 10.40 for 4 weeks 110.00 for 52 weeks. other states 140.00 for 52 weeks. no mail subs in areas with Gazette carrier. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Selective cuts eyed on El Salvador aid in U S compromise
Washington officials discussed selective cutoffs of El Salvador aid to pressure human rights while avoiding an all or nothing approach. Kenneth Dam and Henry Kissinger warned against tying aid solely to rights progress, urging balance between military goals and legal safeguards.
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Washington Post
Washington
el Salvador
Congress
Kenneth Damn
Henry Kissinger
Commission
Cam
ABC
David Brinkley
Kissinger
Reagan
Central America
White House
Larry Speakes
United States
Six million wives earned more than husbands in 1981 report
A Census Bureau study found 3,997,000 couples where both worked and the wife earned more, plus 1,933,000 where she was the sole wage earner. The share of households with a primary female earner rose to 12.1 percent, higher for blacks at 19.5 percent and Hispanics at 10 percent.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Suzanne Bianchi
Daphne Spain
U.S
Ms. Bianchi
Prostitute witnesses recant claims against Bill Allain
Three men who alleged sex with Mississippi governor Bill Allain now say they never met him and were paid to make the accusations during his campaign. One man, Grady Arrington, said the truth should come out. Donald Johnson faces murder charges unrelated to the case.
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Jackson, Miss
Bill Allain
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Allain
Grady Arrington
David Holliday
Donald Johnson
Johnson
Jackson City
Bill Spell
Jackson
Leon Bramlett
Winds Ease as European Storm Claims Rise
Intense winds easing in Britain and northern Europe after four days air the North Sea danger persists. Four Britons killed and five Belgians feared drowned aboard a missing trawler. Icy roads and snow push toll to 17 in the British Isles, with ten more deaths or drownings across Europe since Wednesday.
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Britain
Europe
North Sea
British Isles
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