Haig pledges US support for Egypt after Sadat death
Secretary of State Haig vows American backing for Egypt and warns Libya and other radical Arab states against exploiting Sadat assassination to destabilize the region. He notes no evidence of Libyan involvement and says Mubarak is chosen as Sadat's successor with funeral attendance by U.S. officials.
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Washington
Alexander Haig
Egypt
Libya
Sadat
Israel
United States
Anwar Sadat
Mideast
Haig
U.S
Reagan
White House
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Gerald
Ford
Hosni Mubarak
Mubarak
Menachem Begin
Back bone State Park lake restoration urged by Iowa delegation
A 12 member Iowa delegation from the Backbone area urged the Iowa Conservation Commission to allocate funds to rejuvenate Backbone State Park’s heavily silted lake. Linzy Martin of Strawberry Point proposed cost sharing with private funds and offered site options for silt disposal. He urged the commission to consider partnership, stressing the lake’s importance to the park’s future and noting petitions signed by 1,200 residents.
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Des Moines
Martin
Commission
Harrah's Tahoe Threat Claims Bomb Extortion
StateLine Nevada police search for possible explosives after extortionists threaten to detonate three Molotov bombs at Harrah's hotel casino on Lake Tahoe. An extortion note mentioned three bombs but gave no payoff deadline. officials weigh hoax or real threat. Harvey's nearby target last year suffered fatal damage from a detonation.
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Stateline, Nev
UPI
Harrah’s
Lake Tahoe
Douglas County
Doug Struthers
Struthers
Mark Curtis
Curtis
Harvey
Wagon Wheel Casino
AWACS sale rejected by House panel
The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 28 8 to veto the Reagan administrations proposed 8.5 billion sale of AWACS radar planes to Saudi Arabia. The defeat signals Sadats death will not derail opposition to the arms deal, despite arguments to delay.
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Washington
Reagan
Saudi Arabia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Anwar Sadat
White House
Sadat
AWACS
Judge sues over bird droppings in courthouse
Polk County District Judge Anthony Critelli files suit against the Polk County Board of Supervisors and General Services Director Kathryn Johnson claiming negligence in cleaning up bird droppings. He alleges histoplasmosis from contaminated air near air-intake ducts damaged his health and seeks unspecified damages.
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Des Moines
UPI
Polk County
Anthony Critelli
Polk County Board of Supervisors
General Services
Kathryn Johnson
Critelli
Johnson
A Kiss Brings Two People Closer
A brief reflection on how a kiss draws two people into closeness, blurring flaws and heightening intimate connection. Copyright lore implied.
TV heroes shape health views says study
Boston AP report summarizes a University of Pennsylvania study showing prime time TV cultivates complacent health attitudes. Researchers warn viewers adopt a magic of medicine belief and unhealthy lifestyles due to frequent food and drink references and little real medical help.
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Boston
George Gerbner
Annenberg School of Communications
University of Pennsylvania
New England Journal of Medicine
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