Israelis vote tight as Begin and Labor lead in early returns
Early returns from 25 percent of the vote show Labor 50 seats to Likud 48 in the 120 seat Knesset with coalition potential. Begin claims victory and says he will form the next government while Peres says labor will seek a coalition. Moshe Dayan’s party gains one seat as negotiations begin and security concerns loom over regional issues.
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Israel
Menachem Begin
Likud
Labor Party
Shimon Peres
National Election Commission
Commission
Labor
Begin
Israel Radio
National Religious Party
Peres
Moshe Dayan
Knesset
Egypt
West Bank
Jordan River
Jordan
Iraq
Lebanon
Syria
Reagan
Anwar Sadat
No room for baby sparks Florida bed shortage controversy
The three month premature Stephanie McElrath, born 1 lb 11 oz, faced scarce NICU beds as Florida hospitals denied transfers. After a nationwide search, a Georgia hospital admitted her via Air Force transport, amid delays and a lack of private funds.
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Miami
Stephanie Marie McElrath
Florida
Air Force
White House
Stephanie
Talmadge Memorial Hospital
Augusta
William Catterton
Southeastern Medical Center
North
Miami Beach
Georgia
Don Marcus
Marcus
Gary McElrath
Carleen
Southeastern
Opa-locka
Becky Burke
May Leading Indicators Signal Slowing Economy
The index of leading economic indicators fell 1.8 percent in May, the steepest drop since 1980, amid falling oil prices. Economists disagree on whether this marks only a pause in growth or the start of a recession, with Baldrige projecting a slowdown and private analysts warning of a mild recession.
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Washington
Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige
Baldrige
Allen Sinai
Newcomer Dawson Introduced to Office Colleagues
The boss introduces Dawson, described as the boss's son, as a new hire who will start at the bottom for a few days. The scene captures onboarding in a corporate setting.
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Young Dawson
Two Edwards Brothers Die in Wyoming Wall Collapse
Billy Edwards 18 and Harry Edwards 16 died after a wall fell on them during demolishing work at the former Lloyds Auto Body in Wyoming at 6 p.m. Billy died at Jackson County Public Hospital. Harry died later at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque. Their parents are Francis and Mary Williams. Services pending at Hayden Funeral Home.
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Billy
Harry Edwards
Lloyd’s Auto
Billy Edwards
Jackson County Public Hospital
Maquoketa
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Jackson County
Francis
Mary Williams
Hayden Funeral Home
Wall
Tyler clown Kyle Bell flipped by bull in Durant rodeo
Professional rodeo clown Kyle Bell of Tyler Texas was flipped high in the air by a bull in Durant Oklahoma. He was unhurt but his sidekick Casey Jeffery appears to be the bull’s next target.
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Kyle Bell
Tyler
Texas
Durant
Oklahoma
Bell
Casey Jeffery
Osmundson to face Linn District Court as defendant
Sixth Judicial District Judge Robert Osmundson 62 of Iowa City will appear Thursday in Linn District Court on a simple misdemeanor charge for passing contrary to highway signs. He was stopped May 2 on Highway 13. he plans to defend himself before Judge John Siebenmann in the First Avenue division if available.
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Robert Osmundson
Linn District Court
Osmundson
Iowa City
Linn
Linn County
Eugene Kopecky
First Avenue
John Siebenmann
Siebenmann
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