PLO mutineers clash with loyalists in Bekaa Valley
In Bekaa Valley near Baalbek, PLO loyalists and mutineers led by Saeed Mousa exchanged artillery and mortars for about an hour. Eight were killed and 17 wounded, including four Lebanese. fighting tied to a supply route amid mounting internal PLO tensions. Arafat sought outside support after mutiny begun May 7.
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Rayak
Lebanon
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Bekaa Valley
Arafat
Bekaa
Fatah
Saeed Mousa
Romania
Algeria
Palestine Liberation Organization
WAFA
Communist Party
Yuri V. Andropov
Baalbek
Beirut
Rose Week events and garden tours highlight city festival
Preview of Grant Wood Art Festival marks milestone with special events in Stone City. Rose Week features public garden tours and rose garden openings. A feature explores why Lyndon Johnson was a winner through private insights shared by a friend.
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Grant Wood
Stone City
Lyndon Johnson
U.S
This Car Is So Classy It Sneers at Purr
A witty line from a salesman frames a joke about a fancy car that refuses to purr and instead sneers. The brief humor item highlights playful wordplay and cheeky advertising banter.
Rejected arms plan called best chance for INF deal
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff report says the United States and Soviet Union missed a mutual gain last year by rejecting an unauthorized Geneva proposal on INF missiles. The plan would have limited deployments, allowed limited missiles for both sides, and halted Pershing 2 deployment in West Germany, but drew Pentagon opposition over balance and defenses.
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Michael Getler
Tor Post Service
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Geneva
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
West Germany
Asia
U.S
Pentagon
Moscow
Reagan
Helmut Kohl
Nitze
Court order bars strikers from interfering at Wilson
Violence flared on the Wilson Foods picket line with at least five vehicles damaged and workers harassed as the company sought a court injunction against the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. Police reported continued unrest after 9 p.m. and a brick was thrown at a patrol car. The injunction limits gatherings to four or fewer at plant gates and blocks blocking access. A hearing is set for June 13 afternoon.
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Wilson Foods
Third Street
Wilson Food
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
William Thomas
Thomas
Garry Zimmerman
Zimmerman
John Bickel
Soviet expel U.S. diplomat for espionage in Moscow
The Soviet government ordered Louis Thomas, a U.S. Embassy attache, to leave Moscow after Tass cited KGB evidence of espionage. Tass said he was caught red handed during a spy action on June 2 and declared persona non grata. Embassy spokesman Franklin Tonini confirmed his expulsion.
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Washington Post
Moscow
Louis Thomas
U.S
Tass
KGB
Thomas
Contaminated air at Hoag Hospital as asbestos removal occurs
California inspectors found open asbestos piles and workers removing insulation above a maternity ward while patients and staff used elevators. Violations included unisolated work areas and lack of proper protective gear, raising exposure concerns for patients, staff, and workers.
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California
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach
Calif
Issac Chae
California Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Chae
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