Violence Persists as Beirut Truce Fails Amid Civil War
In Beirut gunmen from leftist and rightist factions ignore a new ceasefire arranged by Premier Rashid Karami. Fighting continues from seafront hotel barricades with rockets and gunfire. The toll climbs toward 5000 killed and 11000 wounded since April as the army tries to establish a buffer zone between factions.
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IRA gunmen hold out in London siege despite food drop
Police surround an apartment as four gunmen, including Michael Wilson, deny surrender after accepting limited food despite a four day siege. Hostages Sheila and John Matthews remain in care as authorities weigh next moves.
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Judge Locks Wichita Theaters Over Obscenity Films
A Wichita judge ordered Hollywood Cinemas padlocked after determining the theater showed films deemed obscene. The ruling stems from two city lawsuits filed in April alleging that censored Deep Throat violated an obscenity decision and that Altar of Lust and Oral Contract promoted obscenity. The padlock date is set for January 9.
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Wichita, Kan
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Property owners oppose landfill site near Independence
A group of landowners may seek a court injunction against county commissioners to block a proposed sanitary landfill a mile west and a mile south of the 10th Street Road and Jefferson Road intersection in Independence. Donald Groh of the Fawn Creek Landowners Assn. calls for a more ecologically suitable site.
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