Car Bombing At PLO Nerve Center Kills and Injures Dozens
A car hazardous device exploded outside the PLO offices on Bustani Street in West Beirut, killing at least 60 and wounding about 300. Authorities report fires, scorched cars, and falling debris as 220 pounds of TNT detonated. a PLO official and other groups cite Israeli involvement amid ongoing Lebanon violence.
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PLO
Beirut
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
Bustani Street
Moslem West
Shafik Wazzan
Israel
United Nations
New York City
Shafiq al Hout
Yasser Arafat
Rain floods devastate southern Michigan crops and power
A severe storm dumped up to nine inches of rain across southern Michigan, cutting power to about 100000 customers and damaging up to 30 percent of the state's corn crop. One death blamed on a flooded street occurred in Fowler as waters rose across counties. statewide disaster aid requests were filed.
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Detroit
Michigan
California
Lewis Bushhamp
Fowler
Bushhamp
Gary Charson
National Weather Service
Consumers Power Co
Grand Rapids
Robert Grupp
Consumers
Southeastern Michigan
Detroit Edison Co
Farmington Hills
Red Roof Inn
Jackie Green
Bob Neumann
Cooperative Extension Service
Michigan State University
Sanilac
Tuscola
Clinton
Shiawassee
Astronomers Find Largest Known Void in Space
Washington AP reports astronomers identify a vast cosmic empty region about 300 million light years across, containing few galaxies and extending roughly 400 million light years from Earth. The void may house gas or tiny galaxies but remains largely empty, growing as gravity pulls nearby matter inward.
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Washington
Robert Kirshner
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
Kirshner
Milky Way
Earth
Reagan defends AWACS sale plan to Saudi Arabia
President Reagan defended an $8.5 billion AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia as vital to protect key oil fields and deter a revolutionary takeover. He rebuked Israeli lobbying without naming it, saying U.S. security is an American responsibility and pledged veto power against budget bills. He also touched on social program cuts and Voting Rights Act extension.
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Washington
Reagan
United States
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Mideast
Alexander Haig
Capitol Hill
Money’s value fades until borrowing comes into play
A brief note observes that money loses value in normal times but gains importance when individuals or firms seek loans. The remark highlights the contrast between everyday spending power and the cost or availability of credit, suggesting financial behavior shifts with borrowing needs.
Dubuque Packing closes nine hog buying stations
Nine eastern Iowa hog buying stations run by Dubuque Packing Co. closed Thursday as the firm began shutting its hog kill and cut operations in Dubuque and moving work to Rochelle Illinois. About 450 workers will lose jobs with the shutdown.
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Iowa
Dubuque Packing Co
Dubuque
Rochelle, Ill
Cliff Less
the Gazette
Less
Oelwein
AGO International bids to take control of Life Investors Inc
AGO International of the Netherlands says it has been offered enough Life Investors stock to gain a controlling stake in Cedar Rapids firm. About 1,962,583 shares were tendered by Sept. 30, exceeding the 1.5 million offered, enough for majority ownership with prorated purchases. Withdrawals allowed until Oct. 9, with payment to begin thereafter. Hearings set in Iowa and Cedar Rapids federal court.
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AGO International
Netherlands
Life Investors Inc
Cedar Rapids
New York
Life Investors Common
AGO
Iown Insurance
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Front For the Liberation of
South Lebanon
Sidon
Tel Aviv
Foreign Ministry
Gazette Wire Services
Minnesota
Ionia
Macomb
Ingham
Clinton County
Anthony Hufnagel
Farmington Hills, Mich
A Onan
Abby
Marion
Dubuque Pack
al Swegle
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