Syrians Tighten Control as Beirut Peacekeeping Buffer Formed
Syrian armored forces tighten grip on Beirut amid Civil War. Arab League peacekeepers move to secure northern eastern and southern approaches to the capital and set up a three mile buffer zone with 120 tanks 50 armored personnel carriers and a 3 000 man brigade reinforced by 1 900 Saudi and Sudanese troops. A watchman reports no shooting overnight marking a rare peaceful night.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Arab League
No Man's Land
Readers seek clarity on ERA ratification and unemployment funding
An Enterprise reader asks for the exact ERA wording as sent to states and notes that 34 have ratified with four more needed. Details include how unemployment funds are financed by employer taxes and reserves, plus a call for volunteers to assist child abuse prevention in High Point through the Department of Social Services Parent Aide program with contact Joann Newman at 886-4831 ext 257.
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Anon
United States
Congress
Miriam Dorsey
Richardson Preyer
Washington
N.C
Anon. A
High Point
D.D. A
Department of Social Services
Joann Newman
Social Services Department
Turtle Girdle Tortoise Rides Skateboard After Injury
A 260 pound tortoise at Seattle zoo graces a skateboard after breaking a leg while attempting to court a female. The animal uses three functioning limbs to maneuver as a bandage secures the injured leg.
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Seattle Zoo
Toise
Tragic Detroit Classroom Shooting Ends Miss McCaster
In Burt Elementary Detroit a man entered Miss Betty McCaster's first grade class and fatally shot the 46 year old teacher during an English lesson. Police later arrested her estranged husband Al Lewis 46 on open charges as students fled and parents waited outside.
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Detroit
Laura Denomie
Betty McCaster
Miss McCaster
Burt Elementary School
al J. Lewis
Lewis
Doctors Hospital
Postal Service urges earlier Christmas mailing due to UPS strike
The Postal Service asks the public to mail Christmas parcels by December 3 and letters by December 10 amid a nine state UPS strike scare. It has added 6,200 temporary workers, extended shifts, and reopened old parcel facilities to prevent backlogs while assuring they can cope with increased volume.
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Washington
United Parcel Service
Postal Service
United Parcel
Maine
South Carolina
Lynn
New York
UPS
Colder Winter Forecast From U S Weather Service
The Weather Service predicts a cold winter for the East Coast with milder trends elsewhere. The forecast, prompted by fuel supply concerns and a House subcommittee request, notes higher heating degree days and outlines regional temperature expectations.
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Washington
U.S. Weather Service
John D. Dingell
D-Mich
House Commerce
Energy and Power
Gilman
Georgia style staff could open presidency
AP examines how a Carter era Georgia style staff with co equal leaders could adapt to Washington. The three top aides managed appointments policy and publicity by consensus, while Carter kept direct oversight, promising minimal blocking of access.
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Don McLeod
Atlanta, Ga
White House
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Oval Office
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
H.R. Haldeman
Richard Nixon
Bill Harper
Harper
George Busbee
Jody Powell
Hamilton Jordan
Charles Kirbo
Hamilton
Jordan
Carter White
Court Rules For Execution In Utah Gilmore to Die by Firing Squad
Gary Mark Gilmore faces a Monday execution by firing squad at Utah State Prison after the Utah Supreme Court denied a last minute stay. The ruling vacated a previous stay, allowing the 36 year old convict to proceed with the 8 a.m. firing on the prison grounds. Governor Rampton said he would study the case, while appeals were still possible from civil liberties groups.
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Salt Lake City
Gary Mark Gilmore
Utah Supreme Court
Utah
Here
United States
Luis Jose Monge
Colorado
Calvin L. Rampton
Gilmore
State Board of Pardons
Supreme Court
Gary Gilmore
Shirley Pedler
The
American Civil Liberties Union
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Kirbo
ST. Simons Island
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