Mayhem in the Mideast as Beirut snipers clash
U S Marines battled Moslem snipers in Beirut while Lebanese troops clashed with rebels breaching a day-old cease fire. In Damascus Syria warned the USS New Jersey risked attack and talks for Lebanon reconciliation continued. An Italian hospital ship ferried 93 wounded Palestinian fighters from Tripoli to Cyprus as evacuation plans expanded. Marine convoys faced sniper fire with no U S casualties reported.
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Arafat's Guerrillas Begin Evacuation from Lebanon
Guerrillas began evacuation as a crowd watched from shore. Nearly 100 wounded fighters were to depart with Yasser Arafat leaving Lebanon, while relatives waved and cried during the perilous six hour journey toward safety.
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Post Office denounces Iranian hostage stamp
The U S Post Office condemned Iran for issuing a stamp that honors the 1979 Tehran embassy takeover, calling the image repulsive and an insult to Americans. Postmaster General Bolger said individuals may refuse delivery of such mail, and the U S has protested to the Universal Postal Union and Iran.
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Contract recognizes gay holiday at Luisa's Restaurant
In San Francisco a union contract with Luisa's Restaurant grants five paid holidays in 1984 including Gay Freedom Day. The Castro Street venue, scene of a lengthy summer strike, reached a final agreement Friday, announced by the union.
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El Nino disturbance slowed Earth's rotation slightly
Cambridge researchers from Atmospheric and Environmental Research Inc. report that last winter's El Nino, a Pacific warming event occurring near Christmas about every six years, was strong enough to slow Earth's rotation by one fifth of a millisecond for several days, lengthening some days by a small amount.
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Texas Rancher, State Reach $500 Million Mobil Settlement
Texas and South Texas rancher Clinton Manges will share a $500 million out of court settlement with Mobil Oil Corp. over oil royalties. Duval County Ranch Co. gets about $400 million and the state receives $100 million over the next ten years, sources say.
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