Fighting rages south of Beirut amid power plant threats
Druse and Christian militiamen clash in Kharroub province south of Beirut while authorities warn Beirut could face four hours of electricity daily as repairs reach the main power plant. Maj. Jalloud hints at possible forceful outcomes regarding Lebanon's withdrawal. Walid Jumblatt presses for Gemayel cabinet resignation amid the turmoil.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Libya
U.S
Maj
Abdel-Salim Jalloud
Kuwait
Kharroub
Jiye
Cruse
Walid Jumblatt
Amin Gemayel
Jumblatt
Damascus
Syria
Gemayel
Foreign Relations Bureau
Poachers Shoot Deer Amid Harsh Winter Feeding Program
Salt Lake City AP report says starving deer at feeding troughs are being shot by poachers for thrills. State funds a public donations driven program to keep deer alive during severe winter, with some animals wounded and left to die.
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Salt Lake City
Tulsa Teacher Fired Over Loyalty Oath Refusal
An administrative hearing panel in Tulsa upheld the Grove Elementary School District dismissal of Russell Turley in a 2-1 vote. Turley, a fourth grade teacher with over four years in Oklahoma schools, refused to sign the state loyalty oath, saying loyalty cannot be measured.
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Tulsa
Okla
Russell Turley
Grove
Oklahoma
Cedar Rapids Gazette details and subscription rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company lists address at 500 Third Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids Iowa and provides subscription rates by carrier and mail for various durations and regions. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Pope John Paul II Opens Beagle Channel Peace Pact
The Vatican reports Pope John Paul II brokered a peaceful settlement between Chile and Argentina over the Beagle Channel. The two nations signed a declaration of peace and friendship, easing a long standing territorial dispute that concerns a key waterway linking the Pacific and Atlantic oceans at Tierra del Fuego.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
Chile
Argentina
Beagle Channel
South America
Blizzard Keeps Raging Across Scotland and Northern England
A deadly blizzard rages across Scotland and northern England with nine known dead and two soldiers missing in the Scottish Highlands. Hundreds of towns are cut off, about 60,000 homes without power, and 100 skiers endure a third night stranded at the Lecht ski center west of Aberdeen.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
England
Scottish Highlands
British Isles
Lecht
Aberdeen
Justices act on death penalty setting limits on federal power
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that death sentences may proceed without comparative proportionality review, reinstating California killer Robert Alton Harris's death sentence and signaling broader implications for death-row cases nationwide. In a separate 5-4 ruling, the court curtailed federal court authority over state-law questions, striking down a Pennhurst Center order. The decision could affect Texas executions and other death-row cases. It also left intact citizenship loss for Conrad Schelling and declined to hear a Texas death-row appeal.
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Supreme Court
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California
Robert Alton Harris
San Diego
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Texas
White
James David Autry
Autry
Pennsylvania
Pennhurst Center
Pennhurst
Conrad Schelling
Chicago
U.S
Deer Park
Leaders split over Marines role as Congress resumes work
Congress resumes its short election-year session with House Speaker ONeill and Senate leaders split along party lines over forcing a withdrawal of U S troops from Lebanon. Reagan replies to Democrats while Kissinger commission proposals rise on aid and policy.
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Gazette
Washington
98Th Congress
House
Senate
U.S
Lebanon
Thomas “Tip” O’neill Jr
D-Mass
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Howard Baker Jr
Beirut
O@ O'Neill
el Salvador
Kissinger Commission
Commission
Baker
Boy’s progress seen as encouraging after lake rescue
Four year old Jimmy Tontlewicz recovered from a coma after 20 minutes submerged in Lake Michigan and was taken off a respirator at Children's Memorial Hospital. His mother Kathy said he seems to recognize her. doctors noted consistent eye opening and described the update as encouraging. A wave of support poured in, including a blue teddy bear from Mayor Harold Washington.
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Jimmy Tontlewicz
Michigan
Jimmy
Kathy
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Zehava Noah
Harold Washington
Prince Charles to take 10 day wilderness vacation in Kalahari
The Daily Express reports Prince Charles, 35, will travel after a four nation tour in April to the Kalahari desert for a 10 day trek away from civilization. He will follow Sir Laurens van der Post, his godfather to Prince William, who sought to shield him from royal scrutiny. Buckingham Palace offered no comment.
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Prince Charles
Kalahari
Africa
Daily Express
Charles
Laurens van der Post
van der Post
Prince William
Buckingham Palace
Actor defends IRA amid Harrods bombing remarks
Irish actor Richard Harris defends the IRA's Harrods bombing claim it was wrong but understandable. He argues provocation from Britain and criticizes Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, comparing Northern Ireland to Soviet actions in Afghanistan and noting U S sympathy would shift if Russians were involved.
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Fla
Richard Harris
Harrods Department
London
Harrods
Margaret Thatcher
Harris
Afghanistan
Northern Ireland
U.S
IRA Freedom Fighters
Limerick
Ireland
Reagan accuses Soviets of breaking arms control pacts
President Reagan charged the Soviet Union with seven treaty violations including testing an ICBM, building an ABM radar, using chemical weapons and testing weapons beyond limits. He released a public non compliance report to Congress, warning such breaches undermine arms control and U.S.-Soviet relations. Rep. Jim Courter urged a policy on violations.
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Washington
Reagan
Soviet Union
Congress
U.S.S.R
White House
Jim Courter
R-N.j
House Armed Services Committee
Indictments in Largest U.S. Narcotics Probe
Fifty three people were indicted in a nationwide narcotics investigation unsealed in Atlanta Los Angeles Miami and Little Rock. Thirty defendants accused of smuggling about five tons of cocaine worth 3.8 billion into the United States between 1982 and 1983. Authorities seized 2700 pounds valued at 940 million.
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United States
Los Angeles
Miami
Little Rock
Ark
FBI
Jim Nelson
Justice Department
U.S
Lowell Jensen
Colombia
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
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