U.S. presses Lebanon and Israel for breakthrough
Washington reports stepped up talks as Secretary of State Shultz meets Lebanon's Elie Salem and plans to confer with Israel's Yitzhak Shamir. President Gemayel sends Saeb Salam to Washington with an undisclosed message for President Reagan, amid hopes for progress on Lebanese-Israeli negotiations.
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Elie Salem
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Amin Gemayel
Saeb Salam
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Shultz
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White House
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Carter
Mideast
Marion daredevil wins wedding bet over ice cream stunt
Patricia Murphy of Marion won a bet with her husband elect, Jim Steele, a Marine from Atkins based at Camp Pendleton. She left Our Savior's Lutheran Church near Town & Country Shopping Center to eat a peanut butter and chocolate ice cream cone in her gown, aided by Mrs. Jim Richardson, and collected $100.
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Marion
Jim Steele
Atkins
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
First Avenue
Baskin-Robbins
Town & Country
Jim Richardson
Patricia
Plans to save state fund for jobless put on hold
Iowa legislative leaders said they will pause plans to rescue the unemployment trust fund while awaiting possible federal aid. After lobbying in Washington they learned there may be help, so they will delay action until the form and requirements of any aid are clear.
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Washington
House
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Senate
Lowell Jenkins
D-Montrose
Iowa
El Salvador Eyes Vietnam Style Campaign To Undercut Guerrillas
Salvadoran authorities plan a month long sweep in an east central province with about 10 000 troops aided by U S advisers to destroy guerrilla strongholds and cut supply routes near the Honduran border The operation aims to reclaim key agricultural areas and follows a civil aid program after the fighting subsides with post conflict village rebuilding and social services efforts expected to spread through the countryside Pending US funding of about 110 million and a choice of San Vicente or Usulutan as the base the plan mirrors CORDS and Operation Phoenix style tactics in Vietnam.
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el Salvador
Morazan
San Vicente
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Salvador
Kremlin Warns Against Western Jeans and Porn Rags in Trade Crackdown
The Kremlin urged merchants to halt trafficking in designer jeans and Western items seen as corrupting Soviet youth. A Komsomolskaya Pravda report linked ruble smuggling abroad to spies and anti Soviet elements, highlighting purchases of clothes and electronics by sailors, with tight currency controls and limits on foreign exchange.
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Kremlin
Young Communist League
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Coralville Man Builds Blue Fur Robot Crowd Pleaser
A Coralville resident crafts a blue furry robot in peak showman style drawing crowds in Iowa. The cheerful automaton named for its playful likeness to a familiar sci fi character delights audiences with interactive antics.
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Iowa
Coralville Man
Sunday Spotlight News team fails to aid man on fire
Cecil Andrews, unemployed roofer, set himself ablaze in Jacksonville Alabama town square in a 82 second episode filmed by WHMA TV cameramen from nearby Anniston. The incident sparked community outrage and ethical questions for the news media as staff expressed regret but claim no responsibility.
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Ala
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Andrew
Ronald Simmons
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