Israel relaxes Lebanon pullout preconditions
Israel signals no preconditions for withdrawal talks with Lebanon shifting policy away from PLO departure first. Defense Minister Sharon demands a 27 mile buffer zone and accuses the United States of blocking a peace treaty as Foreign Ministry notes final stage may allow PLO to be left behind only in the last phase.
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Jerusalem
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
Foreign Ministry
Israel
Defense
Ariel Sharon
United States
PLO
Sharon
Herut Party
Mideast
Reagan blames Democrats as unemployment looms at 10
President Reagan warned the September unemployment rate may rise from 9.8 percent, blaming Democrats in advance for bad news. He spoke to 5,000 students at the University of Nevada Reno campaign rally, noting banks cut prime rates to 13 percent and investments flowed into markets.
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Reno
Nev
Reagan
White House
Bureau of Labor Statistics
University of Nevada
Washington, D.C
Jobless Benefit Claims Jump Near 700000 in Late September
Nearly 697000 people filed first time unemployment claims for the week ending September 25, as the Labor Department reported a brewing jobs crisis. The spike comes a week after a record 703000, signaling a potential rise in the national jobless rate toward double digits. Authorities noted the figures test eligibility for 26 weeks of aid and foreshadow a worsening labor market.
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Washington
Labor Department
Employment and Training Administration
Winter forecast calls for prolonged cold and heavy snow
State Climatologist Paul Waite warns of a harsh winter and several colder-than-normal winters to follow due to volcanic debris from El Chichon and a lingering cold, with a possible January thaw but overall extended cold and above normal snowfall. The forecast aligns with Old Farmer's Almanac notes of severe cold waves after the new year.
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Mount
St. Helens
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Old Farmer's Almanac
Rockies
Officials rule Philadelphia death unrelated to Tylenol poison
Illinois Attorney General Tyrone Fahner and a task force say there is no apparent link between the Philadelphia man’s April cyanide death and seven Chicago-area Tylenol poisonings. Oroville detectives call the crime likely local and reveal a new lead in the Tylenol case.
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