Lebanon Frontline Shifts As War Presses Toward Beirut Corridor
Israeli forces pull south toward the Awali River amid fighting along the Beirut–Damascus route. Lebanese government delays army deployment over Druse-Christian tensions while both sides claim advances on each other’s strongholds. Voice of Lebanon says Christian defenders repelled a Syrian tank assault on Bhamdoun. a senior Israeli official warns a Druse victory there would deepen Syria’s hold on Lebanon.
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Unseasonably warm Labor Day across eastern half of nation
The eastern third of the country stayed hot and muggy on Labor Day with mid 80s to mid 90s while cooler 50s and 60s appeared in the northwest and northern plains. Thunderstorms and showers stretched from the Great Lakes to the Ohio Valley and along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.
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Reagan sanctions target Soviet transport in response to tragedy
President Reagan framed sanctions as a moral duty while limiting action to transportation. He cited Soviet responsibility for the Seoul to New York crash and announced measures including suspending a transportation accord and curtailing cooperation while pursuing an arms control push.
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Soviet denial questioned over downed jetliner claim
Rep. William Grey cited a Foreign Ministry official saying the fighter did not fire a missile at the 747 and that the Soviets do not know what happened. Romanov blamed miscommunication by air traffic controllers for the incident as a crude provocation.
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Sergei Chetverikov
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U.S
Eye treatment trip to Moscow amid travel ban tensions
Nancy Wyatt and her son Darren Carroll travel from Texas toward Moscow for three weeks of retinitis pigmentosa treatment amid a U S travel ban on Aeroflot and broader U S-Soviet tensions. Other families report visa delays as Intourist suspends permits while some officials deny coordinated action.
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