Palestinians in Middle East seek future roles as statesmen
In Beirut and across the Arab world, educated Palestinian professionals—businessmen, doctors, lawyers, educators, and civil servants—build a niche separate from guerrilla leaders. They urge an end to fighting, favor a five year transition with international supervision, and push for elections on statehood or federation, with the PLO as current default representation while Geneva peace talks loom. The Masri family exemplifies this shift, with businesses spanning soap, trucking, and oil, and ties to Jordanian government circles.
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Holger Jensen
Associated Press
Beirut
Middle Mast
Palestine
Kuwait
Hikmat Masri
Nablus
Masri
Hikmat
Taher
Jordan
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
West Bank
Occupied Territories
Yasir Arafat
Geneva
Middle East
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Melon Festival in Kaput at Watermelon Capital
PAGELAND AP Inflation and waning public interest killed the 22 year old water melon festival in Pageland dubbed the Watermelon Capital of the World. Organizer Mrs. Clara Hayes cites rising costs for floats food and printing as making this year's event impossible. 64 year old Hayde Threatt echoes fatigue saying she prefers staying home.
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Pageland, D.C
Clara Hayes
Hayde Threatt
He Could Have Been A Great Musician
Costa Mesa California AP notes Robert Meyer a visually impaired man with fading hearing who plays Chopin Bach and folk tunes on a battered piano in a hospital auditorium. He has spent 46 years in state institutions and 13 at Fairview State Hospital where staff praised his innate musical talent and devotion ends with Missouri Waltz dedicated to his mother who was a musician.
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Costa Mesa
Calif
Robert Meyer
Meyer
Fairview State Hospital
Anne Brooks
Fairview
Western Alliance Sees Democratizing Shifts Across Europe
William L. Ryan surveys a wave of changes across non-Communist Europe as Greece pivots from dictatorship toward democracy. Portugal Spain France and West Germany drift toward liberal reforms, easing NATO strains and bolstering the alliance. In New York, Liza Minnelli and Peter Allen divorce after four years apart.
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William L. Ryan
Greece
Europe
Cyprus
Atlantic Alliance
Portugal
Spain
Generalissimo Franco
New York
Liza Minnelli
Peter Allen
Supreme Court
Amos E. Bowman
Allen
Miss Minnelli
Las Vegas
Juvenile Rehabilitation Emphasis Is Changing
More than a hundred youths are sent to North Carolina training schools monthly, many for truancy. State Youth Development Commissioner Dr John R Larkins calls the system a tragic failure and notes reforms since October including diagnostic centers for counseling and testing. Courts funnel juveniles to reception centers first. some may go to community programs, though such options are scarce. Coeducational schools. new cottages with private rooms. 24 hour nursing. improved medical care. social worker ratio improves from 1 to 110 to 1 to 50, yet problems persist.
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Helmut Schmidt
Edward Heath
Harold Wilson
Labor Party
Italy
Western Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
NATO
Cyprus
Susan Price
Associated Press
North Carolina
John R. Larkins
Larkins
State Bar Association
William G. Robinson
Mecklenburg County
Robinson
Rocky Mount
Swannanoa
Crape Myrtle Versatile Plant From Home And Garden
John D. Carroll details crape myrtle Lagerstroemia indica as a long cultivated southern plant. It decorates with pastel to vivid blooms, dramatic bark, and multi stem form, thriving in sun, well drained soil, and even containers. It suits streets, parks, and residential gardens, with flexible propagation options and simple cultural needs.
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John D. Carroll
United States
South
Massachusetts House Reverses on Veteran Benefits Bill
The Massachusetts House rejected a bill to grant state benefits to John A. Ellis of Dedham, a cancer patient claiming service-connected illness before leaving the Air Force. The Senate had passed the measure, but a roll call vote defeated it 128 to 77. Rep. Hogan warned of broad eligibility if the bill passed.
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Boston
Massachusetts House of Representatives
John A. Ellis
Dedham
Mass
Veterans Administration
Ellis
William F. Hogan
The
American Legion
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