Israel Attacks Palestinian Bases Near Beirut in Air Raid
Israeli jets bombed guerrilla bases east of Beirut wounding two Druse fighters and setting multiple targets ablaze. The strike followed massed Israeli troops on the border as the U N council urged withdrawal from Lebanon and Syria warned of retaliation.
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Lebanon
Israel
Hafez Assad
U.N. Security Council
United States
Bayssour
Keyfoun
Eitat
Shimlan
Tel Aviv
Abu Moussa
Democratic Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Abu Moussa Fatah
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Fatah
Druse
Walid Jumblatt
Progressive Socialist Party
Carter opens $25 million museum on former president birthday
Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn led 125 reporters and 300 community leaders through the Carter Presidential Center exhibit as it nears opening on the former president's 62nd birthday. Carter called the project a dream realized and noted the center will house his presidential library.
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Carter
Jimmy Carter
Atlanta
Carter Presidential Center
Rosalynn
Rediscovered bamboo lemur thrills Madagascar scientists
In Madagascar scientists report the greater bamboo lemur, once thought extinct, has been found again in mountainous rain forests. Patricia Wright, Duke primatologist, described the four-legged tree dweller as the size of a large cat with a crow like call.
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New York
Madagascar
Patricia Wright
Duke University
Soviets Grant Autonomy to Trade Organizations
The Kremlin extends freedom to dozens of Soviet foreign trade bodies allowing them to buy and sell with less central approval. A decree published in Socialist Industry outlines the move, effective January 1, as part of a broader restructuring of the Soviet economic system by the Communist Party Central Committee and the Council of Ministers.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Socialist Industry
Communist Party Central Committee
Council of Ministers
Four mansion robberies hit Newport estate area in two months
Police report a Monday night robbery at the Malbone estate in Newport with two masked gunmen tying and gagging a caretaker. The incident follows three prior mansion robberies as suspects face charges in two of them. authorities say it is too soon to link the cases. In California, a couple pleads innocent to drug possession charges after their 13-year-old daughter reports cocaine use. prosecutors indicate they may enter a narcotics education program.
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Newport
Malbone
Francis Tessina
Santa Ana
Calif
Judith
Bobby Dale Young
James Mulgrew
Bombing Runs Near Beirut Quieted Airport Amid Gaza Ally Attacks
Police said eight jets took part in each sortie with four bombing runs over 40 minutes. Guerrilla groups allied with Palestini an were targeted as pilots released red balloons to distract shoulder-fired SAM 7 missiles. Beirut airport closed for 30 minutes, one flight diverted to Cyprus and four delayed.
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Beirut
Cyprus
Inmates Tested Radiation Effects at Washington Oregon Prisons
More than 100 prison volunteers in Washington and Oregon were subject to radiation experiments in the 1960s and early 1970s funded by federal agencies. Prisoners at Oregon State Prison and Washington State Penitentiary underwent X ray exposure to study reproductive effects and worker protection.
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Washington
Oregon
Mike Lawrence
U.S. Department of Energy
Hanford
Atomic Energy Commission
National Centers For Disease Control
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Energy Research and Development Administration
Battelle
Pacific Northwest Laboratories
Oregon State Prison
University of Washington
Washington State Penitentiary
Paula Clark
Inflation Woes Persist as Prices Rise in August
Inflation continues to creep up with the CPI gaining 0.2 percent in August after a brief deflation earlier in 1986. Food and apparel fueled the rise while gas prices offset some declines. annual inflation sits around 2.2 percent for August and the year shows a modest 0.1 percent gain.
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Washington
Labor Department
Beryl Sprinkel
Reagan
Sprinkel
U.S
Treasury Department
Japan leader comments spark race remark dispute
Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone faced clarification after remarks about the intelligence of Blacks, Puerto Ricans, and Mexicans in the United States sparked dispute. Officials said the comment referred to literacy rates, not intellect, amid regional tensions and past ministerial controversies.
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New York Times
Tokyo
Yasuhiro Nakasone
United States
Nakasone
Yomiuri Shimbun
Tokyo Shimbun
Japan
Fukazu Okada
Liberal Democratic Party
South Korea
China
Seoul
Masayuki Fujio
Rose Declared National Flower by House Vote
The House voted to name the rose America's national flower after a long debate. The Senate previously approved and the bill moves to President Reagan for signature, with supporters citing the rose as a symbol of love peace and devotion.
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Washington
America
United States
Senate
Reagan
Robert Garcia
D-N.y
House
Letter sparks defamation suit over unpaid newspaper bill
Xenia Ohio AP A 16 year old Dayton Newspapers carrier Eric Tolman sues Lt Col Joseph Driscoll alleging a letter calling him dishonest defamed him and could hurt his Air Force career. The case stems from a $77 debt cleared in small claims and a $150000 common pleas suit against Tolman and his parents. Driscoll, stationed at Los Angeles Air Force Station, denies the claim.
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Xenia, Ohio
Air Force
Eric Tolman
Beavercreek
Dayton Newspapers Inc
Fairborn Municipal Court
Joseph Driscoll
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Driscoll
Greene County Common Pleas Court
Tolman
Eric
Thomas Tolman
David Orlins
Air Force Space Division
Los Angeles Air Force Station
Orlins
Rebecca
Clerk of Courts
Student kills self during questioning at Louisiana school
A ninth grader pulled a pistol from his book bag and shot himself in front of Glen Oaks High School administrators during questioning about graffiti. Officials identified the student as Floyd Lee Williams, 15, who died at Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital minutes after the incident. Assistant principal Robert Strain was interviewing Williams when the shooting occurred.
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Baton Rouge, la
Carson Bueto
East Baton Rouge Parish
Floyd Lee Williams
Earl K. Long Memorial
Bueto
Robert Strain
Glen Oaks High School
Williams
Billy Honeycutt
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