Israelis Press Beirut Siege as PLO Refuses Surrender
Israeli jets dropped orange flares over West Beirut vowing to force 6,000 PLO fighters to die or surrender. Prime Minister Begin warned civilians would be harmed in a possible invasion while U S envoy Habib failed to secure asylum for evacuees.
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Thatcher objects to Reagan pipeline ban in Siberia clash
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher told Parliament that U S plans to block American involvement in the Siberian gas pipeline are harmful to U S interests and urged overrule. The move follows Haig's resignation and strains NATO unity amid European policy tensions.
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Colorado professor missing in Mexico after truck used by town officers
Nicholas Schrock of the University of Colorado at Boulder was due in Guadalajara for a summer program. Friends reported him overdue June 9 after he was driving from Phoenix. Mexican officials found his Datsun abandoned June 3 near San Ignacio, with personal effects nearby. no location for Schrock yet.
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House adjourns for holiday amid federal funding standoff
The House sheets its session and leaves Washington for a July 12 recess as Reagan vetoes an emergency spending bill. Senate Finance weighs a broad tax plan, approving higher cigarette taxes and tighter deductions to raise 21 billion dollars, while debating withholding and pension reform elements.
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D-La
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Reagan questions insanity defense in Hinckley case
President Reagan argued prosecutors should not have to prove sanity in insanity defense cases, citing John Hinckley Jr.'s acquittal. He floated options like changing the verdict to guilty but insane and noted officials are considering reforms while the White House keeps a no comment stance.
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