Marines Exit Beirut Amid End of 17 Day Mission
Eight hundred U S Marines who helped evacuate Palestinian guerrillas from West Beirut left after 17 days without firing a shot and sang The Marine Hymn as they departed. Italian and French peacekeepers begin withdrawal while fighting reported in Tripoli but no casualties confirmed. Political reactions to the Arab peace plan vary with Israel opposing and the U S noting possible breakthroughs. Arafat to meet Pope John Paul II and Italian President Pertini on a controversial Italy trip.
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U.S
West Beirut
Beirut
Tripoli
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United States
Reagan
Yitzhak Shamir
George Shultz
U.N. Security Council
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
John Paul II
Sandro Pertini
Italy
Arafat
Italian Zionist Federation
PLO
John Paul
Mideast
Reagan Veto Overridden in Historic 14.2 Billion Push
The Republican Senate voted 60 to 30 to override President Reagan's veto of a 14.2 billion spending bill, the first major economic measure enacted over his objection. The House had already approved 301 to 117, but absences and defections influenced the outcome. Reagan called it a disappointment but pledged further vetoes.
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Senate
Reagan
Congress
John Tower
Texas
House
Utah
Record corn harvest tops 8.32 billion bushels in 1981
The Agriculture Department reported a record corn crop of 8.32 billion bushels, up about 1.5 percent from last year. The yield, if loaded into trains, would fill over 2.4 million hopper cars and stretch about 23,000 miles, increasing feed grain supplies and pressuring prices to farmers. Domestic and export use are now projected at about 7.6 billion bushels.
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Agriculture Department
Electricity Use Falls 1.9 Percent in U S This Year
Government and industry analysts report electricity consumption in the United States has fallen 1.9 percent this year, the second decline since World War II. Edison Electric Institute cites 1.55 trillion kWh sold by Aug 28, down from 1.58 trillion last year.
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Washington Post Service
Washington
United States
C. William Skinner
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Edison Electric Institute
Kirk Willison
Woman crushed as cruise ship runs aground near Frederick Sound
The Majestic Explorer ran aground at 9:05 a.m. near The Five Fingers in Frederick Sound. A Bellevue Washington woman, Frances Lawson, died after being crushed in a lifeboat incident. her husband Harry Lawson and James Greenough were injured. Survivors reached Juneau as Coast Guard and ship officials investigated damages.
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Frederick Sound
Coast Guard
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Majestic Alaska Boat Co
Seattle
Ray Massey
Petersburg General Hospital
D.A. Coon
Frances Lawson
Bellevue
Wash
Harry
Lawson
Five Fingers
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Charles Grassley
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James Greenough
Sitka, Wash
Robert Giersdorf
Exploration Cruise Lines Inc
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