Syrians Drive on Beirut Escalates Lebanon Conflict
Syrian forces launched a major push toward Beirut using tanks jets and artillery as 6 000 troops crossed into Lebanon last Tuesday to force an end to the 14 month civil war. The attack hit Beiruts hill resort Safar and Palestinian positions causing airport closures and heavy shelling across Moslem and Christian districts.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Safar
Damascus-Beirut
Syria
Radio
Riyak
Middle East
Abdul Salam Jalloud
Mount Lebanon
Primary election day in Iowa set for Tuesday
Iowa voters head to polls Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Linn county locations and candidate lists appear in section A with East Iowa races in section B. In Washington AP Thomas Tip O Neill drafted letters to 287 Democrats confirming his candidacy for speaker and seeking support.
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Iowa
Linn County
Washington
Thomas
Tip” O'Neill
House of Representatives
O’neill
Carl Abert
Oklahoma
Mexico City hit by tremor. no immediate casualties reported
An AP report says a quake lasting over a minute shook Mexico City on Monday. Skyscrapers trembled but police reported no immediate casualties or damage. the tremor was also felt in Acapulco and Veracruz.
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Mexico City
Acapulco
Veracruz
Police guard placed at Rep Wayne Hays office after threats
Capitol police say a guard was posted inside the office of Representative Wayne Hays following staff reports of threats and disruptive individuals. Details on page 7. The rest of the page mentions inflation data and weather forecasts with sections and notices throughout.
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Washington
Wayne Hays
The
Capitol Police
Jury selection in Pine Ridge FBI agents murder case begins
Jury selection started in Cedar Rapids federal court for the murder trial of Darelle Butler and Robert Robideau linked to the killing of FBI agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler on the Pine Ridge reservation. About 56 of nearly 100 panels questioned as judge McManus weighs challenges and potential biases.
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Cedar Rapids
FBI
Linn County
Robert Robi
South Dakota
Darelle Butler
Robert Robideau
Oregon
Los Angeles
Ronald Williams
Jack Coler
Pine Ridge
States Cannot Enforce Pollution Rules on Federal Plants
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that states cannot enforce air and water standards against federally owned facilities such as TVA plants. Justice White said no implied state policing power exists without clear congressional language. The decision affects claims by Kentucky and similar suits by several states.
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Supreme Court
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
Kentucky
TVA
Tennessee
Justice Department
United States
Death Valley
Devil's Hole
Nevada
Ralph Nader
Drowns While Swimming At Palisades Kepler Park
Terrence Lee O Toole 19 of 818 Tenth Ave SW drowned Sunday trying to swim the Cedar River at the Palisades Kepler state park old beach area. Companion Terrence Frendle 16 of 374 Eighth Ave SW was saved by an inner tube and treated at Mercy hospital. The body was recovered after about an hour search. Funeral arrangements are with Behr Funeral Home Dubuque. Survivors include his mother Judy Shaffer.
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Terrence Lee O'Toole
Tenth Avenue
Cedar River
O'Toole
Frendle
Behr Funeral Home
Dubuque
Ford Sets Steel Import Quotas On Stainless Steel
President Ford announced approval of import quotas on stainless steel during a daylong Ohio motorcade. He said the quotas would create more American jobs and may raise prices slightly for stainless steel products. The move stems from stalled negotiations to limit exports and follows prior talks with Europe and Japan. The plan was unveiled in Middletown at Armco steel country, signaling a shift amid a broader primary race across Ohio, California, and New Jersey for delegates.
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Cincinnati
Toledo
Middletown
Armco Steel
Japan
Ronald Reagan
House
Senate
California
New Jersey
Jerry Brown
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Morris Udall
Frank Church
Carter
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Church
Udall
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Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Saiga Organization
Associated Press
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Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Army
Edward Cody
Saiqa
Sidon
Kleiaat
al Fatah
Fatah
Hays Office
UPI
Agriculture Department
Marion Ll
U.S
Edward J. McManus
Sym
McManus
Gazette
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