PLO mutiny sparks heavy fighting in Lebanon Bekaa
Mutiny against Yasser Arafat's PLO leadership in the Bekaa erupted into heavy fighting near Chtaura and Baalbek. Reports cite casualties, conflicting wound tallies, and claims of rebel gains before Arafat loyalists regained control. A separate Beirut bombing left several dead or wounded. President Gemayel called for an Arab League referendum on Lebanese allegiance in territories occupied by Syria and Israel.
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Dioxin Found Near Clifton Givaudan Plant
In Clifton New Jersey a toxic dioxin contaminant was found outside the Givaudan fragrance plant near a residential area less than a tenth of a mile from a grammar school Governor Kean ordered part of the plant closed and soil tarped to contain the toxin Eleven sites statewide are being tested and Clifton is the third confirmed location of the substance
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Thomas H. Kean
New Jersey
Clifton
Queen Bee of Florida food stamp scam arrested in Louisiana
Dorothy Parrish nine months pregnant and nine months fugitive since 1981, identified as Connie Adams, arrested in St Tammany Parish by sheriff's deputies for forgery in a $250,000 Florida food stamp fraud ring. FBI later took custody after local holding.
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Queen Bee
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Dorothy Parrish
Miami
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Connie Adams
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Sheriff's Deputies
California women use new ovum transfer embryo technique
CHICAGO AP three California women underwent a controversial fertilization method that transfers an egg fertilized in one woman into another woman's womb. The non-surgical procedure, called ovum transfer, enables a child to be born from the husband's sperm and another woman's egg, developed at UCLA over three years.
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University of California At
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TB rate doubles in Orange County amid refugee influx
In Santa Ana California health officials report the tuberculosis rate in affluent Orange County has doubled over five years and a rise is seen among schoolchildren. Authorities attribute the growth to new arrivals from Indochina and Hispanic immigrants.
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Thatcher wins provisional Common Market rebate for Britain
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher secures a provisional budget rebate from the 10 Common Market nations. The deal returns about 675 million dollars, conditional on an overall future financing agreement, while Britain's annual contribution is about 1.7 billion dollars. The fairness issue has haunted the bloc since 1980.
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West Germany
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Offense Against Guerrillas Kills 115 in First Week
Government troops killed 115 left wing guerrillas in the first week of an offensive against rebel bases on the slopes of Chichantepec Volcano. Three soldiers were killed in the fighting 41 miles southeast of San Salvador in San Vicente province during the Well-Being for San Vicente operation.
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Army seizes Chile copper mines as regime tightens grip
In Santiago the Pinochet government placed Chuquicamata and El Salvador mines under military control and arrested three Copper Workers Confederation leaders. The Chuquicamata open pit and El Salvador zone aim to thwart a broad miners strike that began last week.
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Andina
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Top Cuban general said to be working in Nicaragua
A CIA based report cited by a Reagan official says Gen Arnaldo Ochoa Sanchez, Cuba's top combat commander, has been secretly assigned to Nicaragua for about a month. He may lead a large Cuban move and possibly head all Nicaraguan and Cuban armed forces, though independent confirmation is lacking.
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Reagan Administration
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Angola
Ethiopia
Raul Castro
Ochoa
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Arrested nun linked to Camorra wire messages
A 56 year old nun Sister Aldina Marelli was arrested in Ercolano near Naples amid a police sweep targeting the Camorra. She is accused of carrying messages between jailed gang boss Raffaele Cutolo and New Organized Camorra members. Authorities say about 10,000 paramilitary police officers arrested 425 people across 33 cities in a crackdown that left over 760 dead in stack rackets.
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Thought for today Churchill quote about looking back
Winston Churchill’s reflection notes that the more you look backward the farther forward you can see. The quote underscores lessons from history guiding future decisions.
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Iran hangs six Bahais amid espionage claims
A Bahai spokesman said Iranian authorities executed six Bahai men cited as spies. The executions followed a worldwide appeal by President Reagan issued last month.
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