OPEC Members Work to Avert Price Cut War
In Vienna ministers from the 13 nation OPEC push to avoid price cuts and production hikes after a weekend talks collapse. Saudi Arabia hints at market monitoring with a possible price hold while Venezuela and others delay moves, awaiting collective action or stronger demand.
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New York Times
Vienna
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Saudi Arabia
Abdul Aziz al-Turki
Venezuela
Humberto Calderon Berti
OPEC
Cease fire halts heavy fighting in West Beirut
West Beirut U S arranged cease fire quieted days of heavy Israeli Palestinian shelling after 18 hours of bombardment 100000 shells reported with hundreds of civilian casualties. U S President Reagan expressed caution about deploying troops while considering possible action if peace requires it.
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West Beirut
Gazette Wire
Beirut
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
U.S
Philip Habib
Shafik Wazzan
Reagan
Middle East
Air Force One
Washington
California
PLO
Government mortality atlas maps regional death patterns
Government map links regions to causes of death using 1965 1971 data. The atlas shows East for coronary heart disease Midwest for diabetes West for alcoholism Southeast for strokes and other patterns across 59 diseases from a National Cancer Institute publication.
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Washington
Linda Anderson
Cancer Institute
Miss Anderson
East Coast
Southwest
Midwest
Appalachia
West
South
Rocky Mountain States
Pacific Northwest
Central Plains States
New Diet Joke Teases Eats By Nibbling Phrase
A humor item jokes about a dieting method that urges nibbling only, consuming cake bread potatoes candy and anything you like but not swallowing. The gag relies on the paradox of eating yet avoiding a swallow and ends with a playful copyright note.
Kenner Residents Reeling After Jetliner Crash
KennerLa residents confront the shock of a Pan American Boeing 727 crash near New Orleans International Airport two days earlier as they resume routines. Neighbors describe damage, displaced utilities, and a stark feeling of unlikely safety amid the wreckage. The Red Cross established HQ in a nearby home as families cope with the scene.
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Kenner
UPI
New Orleans International Airport
Arild Hermansen
Hermansen
John Williams
Williams
Red Cross
James
Pearl Cusack
Wind alerts issued before Pan Am 759 crash at New Orleans
Two windshear alerts were issued one minute apart at New Orleans International Airport shortly before Pan American Flight 759 crashed after takeoff. The NTSB noted the pilot's awareness of the alerts is unclear while citing routine nature of such wind conditions. The Boeing 727 struck houses, killing 153 people, amid weather concerns and potential takeoff decisions.
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Kenner
New Orleans International
National Transportation Safety Board
Barbara Dixon
Pan American Flight
Dixon
Brad Dunbar
Ms. Dixon
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