Marines Complete Beirut Evacuation Mission in 1 3/4 Hours
Marines from the 6th Fleet wrapped up a Beirut evacuation in 1 hour and 45 minutes. Col. James Mead said the operation was not difficult as they boarded helicopters for the USS Guam while Reagan praised their work. France and Italy aided alongside the Marines at Beirut port.
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James Mead
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Mead
Reagan
Lebanon
Golf Company
Echo Company
Guam
Prinsendam ship fire rescue in Gulf of Alaska 1980
In October 1980 the Prinsendam en route to the Far East caught fire in Gulf of Alaska west of Yakutat. 319 passengers and 204 crew abandoned ship as flames spread. all escaped injury amid a large non wartime marine rescue. Lifeboats endured a 20 hour storm before rescue. Majestic Explorer based in Ketchikan runs weekly excursions.
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Gulf of Alaska
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Far East
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Yakutat
Massey
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Majestic Explorer
Ketchikan
Reagan veto spark splits as Republicans seek to override
Reagan warned he would veto any budget bust. Ten senators did not vote to sustain the veto, including Schmitt Specter Quayle Lugar Cochran McClure Tower and three Democrats Hollings Stennis Bentsen. 21 Republicans and 39 Democrats backed override. 26 Republicans and four Democrats supported the president.
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Harrison Schmitt
New Mexico
Arlen Specter
Pennsylvania
Dan Quayle
Richard Lugar
Indiana
Thad Cochran
Mississippi
James McClure
Idaho
Tower
Ernest F. Hollings
South Carolina
John Stennis
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Senate
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Baker
Grassley
Jepsen
Iowa
Alfonso D'Amato
New York
Linda Hill
Mark Hatfield
Rove
Senate Appropriations Committee
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Ogden
Utah
White House
Larry Speakes
Orrin Hatch
Paul Laxalt
New
Washington
Hatch
James Watt
Oregon
Malcolm Wallop
R-Wyo
Wallop
George Bush
Bush
Administration
Breakthrough for education echoed after veto override
Linda Tarr-Whelan of the National Education Association called the Friday veto override a real breakthrough for education. She spoke at the Cedar Rapids Education Association and noted the $440 million for education within a $14.2 billion spending bill to aid remedial programs, handicapped education, college loans, and vocational training.
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Linda Tarr-Whelan
Cedar Rapids
Tarr-Whelan
National Education Association
Cedar Rapids Education Association
Fifth Ave
Bridge suit dismissed over Prairie du Chien bridge closure
A federal judge dismissed a damages suit by businesses and residents over the seven month closing of the Mississippi River bridge at Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. Judge James E Doyle said he was bound by earlier rulings that limit who may claim damages under the given circumstances.
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Madison, Wis
Mississippi River
Prairie du Chien
Wis
U.S
James E. Doyle
Doyle
U S corn harvest adds 720 million bushels to stockpile
The Sept 1 survey flags a corn crop of about 8.32 billion bushels with a surplus of 720 million beyond 1982 needs. Soybeans set a record at 2.31 billion. cotton falls to 11 million bales. wheat reaches a record 2.82 billion. Crop reports show nationwide yields and stock levels, with prices drifting lower from last year.
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U.S
Agriculture Department
Lowa
Department
Crop Reporting Board
United States
Utilities face profit squeeze as demand drops amid high fixed costs
Electricity price rises after the Arab embargo, with demand shrinking due to recession and a cool summer. Utilities, already relying on large plants built for higher growth, face financing trouble as operating costs outpace revenues. Andrew Reynolds of the Energy Information Administration notes billion-dollar plants at risk and many more with significant construction completed.
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U.S
Andrew Reynolds
Energy Information Administration
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