California Fruit Fly Disaster Sparks Quarantine Spread
California faces an economic crisis from a fruit fly invasion with larvae found in a plum near San Mateo. Oklahoma imposes a South Bay fruit quarantine, totaling 13 states action. Aerial spraying proves slow. only 14 square miles covered of a 120 square mile infested zone. Drive for rapid eradication faces roadblocks and fruit seizures at checkpoints.
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Israel air strikes in Lebanon kill over 150
Reports say four days of Israeli air and artillery attacks in south Lebanon killed more than 150, the heaviest toll since the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Prime Minister Begin vowed to end rocket threats along the border as villagers described a Katyusha strike hitting a home in Kiryat Shmona and injuries to a child.
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Democrat lawmaker blasts PHFA patronage in law firm hires
Harrisburg report notes Sen. Michael O Pake of Berks critical of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency for awarding contracts to Evans Rose and other firms tied to the governor. He questions patronage and calls for an AG opinion on PHFA practices while defending the firms’ legal expertise.
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