Marines Die as Beirut Sniping Persists at Airport
One Marine was killed and three wounded during seven hours of sniper and RPG attacks on Marine positions at Beirut airport. The toll rises to six combat deaths for the U.S. force in Beirut since arrival 13 months ago. a seventh Marine died defusing a mine. Maj. Robert Jordan reported the assault began around 4 20 p m and lasted until after 11 p m with Marines returning fire. Two wounded were transported to the hospital ship Iwo Jima.
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Gazette Wire Services
Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Maj
Robert Jordan
Alpha Company
Jordan
Iwo Jima
Reagan to Name McFarlane National Security Adviser
President Reagan intends to appoint Robert McFarlane as national security adviser replacing William Clark. The move, reported by administration officials, irked Jeane Kirkpatrick and prompted her to consider leaving the administration.
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Gazette Wire
Washington
Reagan
Robert McFarlane
William Clark
Jeane Kirkpatrick
U.S
United Nations
McFarlane
Middle East
White House
Administration
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
CIA
William Casey
Weinberger
Clark
Pentagon
Orange Juice Traders Outpredict Weather Forecasters
UCLA professor Richard Roll finds orange juice futures traders forecast central Florida temperatures more accurately than the Weather Bureau. He argues price changes in orange juice markets reflect incentives to forecast cold spells and crop damage, aiding timely trading decisions.
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Lee Dembart
Los Angeles Times
National Weather Service
University of California, Los Angeles
Florida
Weather Bureau
Weather Service
Richard Roll
UCLA
Graduate School of Management
Roll
Clown Compared to Nalitisian Pyitiwran
A playful line defines a clown as one who entertains a crowd with gestures, then likens it to a nalitisian pyitiwran in a humorous aside. The remark contrasts performance and attention seeking in a tongue in cheek manner.
Mao’s tomb to become hall of fame with other revolutionaries
The Communist Party plans remodeling Mao Mausoleum in Tiananmen Square into a hall of fame with statues of Chou En-lai, Zhu De, and others seated to match the existing Mao effigy. Central Committee discussions indicate a shift away from Mao personality cult as part of a broader purge of radical influences.
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Victoria Graham
Associated Press
Peking
Communist Party
Mao
Tienanmen Square
Mao Tse-tung
Communist Party Central Committee
Chou En-lai
Zhu de
Central Committee
Hua Guofeng
Tienanmen
Hua
Deng Xiaoping
China
Deng
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