Syrian armored columns halt advance toward Sidon Beirut
Syrian forces halted their five day push toward Sidon and Beirut as rightist and leftist factions clash across Beirut. Palestinian sources warned leftist troops to withdraw by 8 p.m. Friday or be expelled, while Lebanese air units were misidentified by leftist gunners.
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Martha Mitchell Buried After Public Life as Nixon Gadfly
Martha Mitchell, once a vivid backer turned critic of Richard Nixon, was buried in Pine Bluff Arkansas beside her mother after dying of bone cancer at 57. Her funeral drew about 450 at First Presbyterian Church as mourners recalled her zest for life and firm convictions.
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Marty” Mitchell
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Mercenaries Face Death Penalty in Angola Trial
Thirteen foreign soldiers including two Americans and 10 Britons face possible death sentences in Luanda as a televised tribunal hears charges against mercenaries from the Angola civil war. Costa Georgiou known as Col Callan leads the group amid reports of brutal executions and Cuban backed forces in the final days of the conflict.
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Snake in Toilet Spooks Burbank Woman
A Burbank woman reported an 18 inch snake protruding from her toilet bowl after recent clogging. Police arrived to investigate but the snake had vanished, leaving officials to search the bathroom scene.
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Las Vegas Forecast Winds and Temps Summary
Southwesterly winds 20 to 30 mph with high clouds. Today's high around the 90s. Overnight near 70. Yesterday peaked at 96 with low 70s. Humidity high, sunrise at 5 24, sunset 7 54. A year ago today high 95 low 69.
Weather forecast highlights regional shower and sun splits
Showers and thunderstorms are expected Friday with heavy rains in the northern Rockies and from Florida northward through the Tennessee valley and the mid Atlantic. Mostly sunny skies will prevail elsewhere.
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