Israelis Shell PLO Camp After Guerrilla Raid
Israeli gunboats shelled a Palestinian camp on the northern Lebanese coast after a raid near Nahariya killed four Israelis including a father and his two young daughters. An army patrol killed two guerrillas and wounded two, while the PLO claimed responsibility via the Palestine Liberation Front. The attack prompted high-level government discussions and delayed a Cairo trip by Defense Minister Weizman.
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Israel
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Tripoli
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Nahariya
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Lebanon
PLO
Palestine Liberation Front
Beach
Heran
Defense
Ezer Weizman
Cairo
Sinai Desert
Menachem Begin
Anwar Sadat
Weizman
Begin
Sadat
Downed Line Causes Cyclist Death Near Marion Center
David Warner, 23, was found dead beside his motorcycle after a fallen electric line contacted him while traveling near Marion Center and Dixmontville. Officials say the wire may have been down since last week as Indiana County and state police investigate the electrocution death.
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David Warner
Aute 403
Marion Center
Indiana County Coroner's Office
Rubber Workers Pressured to Resume Tire Talks
The United Rubber Workers union resumes contract talks with the Big Four tire makers Uniroyal Goodyear Goodrich and Firestone amid Carter administration pressure to sustain wage guidelines. Federal mediator Wayne Horvitz plans to bring Akron based UAW negotiators to Washington to help shape a three year pact covering about 55 000 workers and set a pattern for others.
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Washington
United Rubber Workers Union
Carter
Akron
UAW
Uniroyal
Goodyear
Goodrich
Firestone
Federal
Wayne L. Horvitz
White House
Met Ed President Says Utility Unprepared For Nuclear Accident
Metropolitan Edison Co. president Walter Creitz says the Three Mile Island incident was unforeseen and that the company was not prepared for the scope of the emergency. He defends the public briefing and notes lines of communication with officials, while denying pressure to silence the company.
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Reading, Pa
Three Mile Island
Walter Creitz
Metropolitan Edison Co
Crietz
Reading Eagle
Creitz
Carter
Middletown
Creuz
Washington
Senate Environment and Public Works
Harold Denton
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Reactor Regulation
Dick Thornburgh
Metropolitan Edison
NRC
Truckers Stay Off Job Today Over Steel Hauler Deal
Thousands of steel haulers and plant workers faced confusion as three union groups reached settlements with the Teamsters while the National Steel Carriers Association rejected the agreement. Dissident leaders questioned whether their members would join the deal amid ongoing labor tension.
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Washington
Teamsters
Trucking Management Inc
TMI
National Teamsters Union
Anne Bainville
Motor Carrier Labor Advisory Council
National Steel Carriers Association
Teamsters For A Democratic
Denounced NYC Judge Wright Faces Politician’s Fire
Mayor Edward Koch denounces Judge Bruce Wright of New York City as a Hitler amid clashes with the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association. In legal circles Wright is viewed as competent enough to hear both sides, spurring talk of his career prospects. See page 17. Also, Carter reduces public role in Middle East peace efforts as Washington Today surveys the shift on page 20.
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Wright
Bruce Wright
New York City
Edward Koch
Hitler
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Middle East
Carter
Washington Today
Iran Chief of Staff Mohammad Vali Gharani Assassinated
In Tehran Gen Mohammad Vali Gharani, Iran’s first postrevolutionary chief of staff, was shot in his garden by a gunman and died hours later after surgery. Pars News Agency reported nine others were executed today for murder and torture, raising the revolutionary regime’s known executions to 158.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammad Vali Gharani
Pars
Radio
Gharani
Flood toll and flood threat linger across southern states
The Pearl River decline is expected in Jackson and Monticello Mississippi as the Pearl nears crest in Columbia. Across Texas and Louisiana additional flood deaths and property damage mount with records set by rains and rising rivers. Mississippi Governor Finch cites damages up to 1 billion dollars while Houston area flood losses reach tens of millions.
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Associated Press
Red River
Upper
Midwest
National Weather Service
Misssissippi
Jackson
Miss
Monticello
Toby Landers
Columbia
Texas
Joel O. Cantu
Fort Bend
Ished
Donald Edwin Brigham
Parker
San Jacinto
San Antonio
Houston
Louisiana
Chalmette
New Orleans
Baton Rouge Baye
Mississippi
Clif Finch
Burt Bratcher
Texas Civil Defense
Harris County
Conroe
Alex man dies after being struck by Conrail train
Edward H. Emeigh 52 of New Alexandria died after being struck by a Conrail locomotive on the Conemaugh Division tracks between Tunnelton and Conemaugh Dam at 5 09 p m Saturday. State police and the Indiana County Coroner's Office investigated and ruled death from massive head injuries. Emeigh, longtime manager of Ramaley Equipment and Supply Company, walked from a family outing. crewhorns sounded and warnings were yelled but he slipped on ballast. He is survived by wife Ruth and five children.
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Tunnelton
Edward H. Emeigh
Main Street
New Alexandria
Conrail
Conemaugh Division
Conemaugh Dam
Indiana County
Ramaley Equipment and Supply Company
John C. Kinney Jr
Emeigh
Citizens Ambulance Service
Ruth C. Barnhart Emeigh
Resistance Minor Amin's Last Stronghold Falls To Tanzanian Troops
In Uganda Tanzanian forces captured Jinja and the Owen Falls dam as pro Amin units retreated. Provisional President Yusufu Lule's government pursued stability while U S officials prepared to reestablish a mission and aid programs. Blane arrived at Entebbe to assess needs and greet the new government.
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Amin
Kampala
Uganda
John Blane
U.S
Nairobi
Kenya
Entebbe
Agency of International Development
Jinja
Owen Falls
Idi Amin
Vari
Ously
Libya
Sudan
Iraq
Lake Victoria
Blane
United States
Gov
Congress
Yussufu Lule
Nile River
GOP Tax Vote Hits Snag in Budget Clash
The Pennsylvania House Republicans face a setback as Democrats unveil a budget plan that would reduce income taxes from 2.2 to 2.0 percent and from 10.5 to 9.5 percent, challenging the GOP push to reenact the tax. Republicans consider ordering the general appropriations bill first as divisions loom over Thornburgh's tax proposals.
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House
Thornburgh
Heathers Obituaries on Page 40
Clyde W. Graham 86 of Torrance Mary Harshyne 94 of Lucernemines Elma Lukehart 94 of Indiana formerly Plumville Seth L. Mahaffey 53 Gilpin Julia J. Matahe 82 Cly mer August A. Polana 80 NuMine Carlyle C. Ruddock 58 Chicago Ill formerly Homer City Edith V. Stahlman 88 Sprankle Mills Margaret Walker 93 Muney formerly Shelocta RD 3 Winky’s money saving coupons in today’s Gazette.
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Chicago, Ill
Homer City
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