PLO mirrors divisions of Arab world in Lebanon
In Beirut 17 years after its founding the PLO and Yasser Arafat are recognized by 117 nations as Palestinian representatives. The group remains a fractured alliance funded by rival Arab governments and controlled largely by Fatah. Disputes stem from allegiances, internal bureaucracy, and external backing. Arafat seeks wide Arab ties, while moderates lament limited military capability from the Soviets and tensions with Abu Nidal's faction. The United States refuses to engage with the PLO until Israel’s right to exist is acknowledged.
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Sabri al Banna
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Belgium
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Khalaf
United States
Khamenei Sworn Iran President in Islamic Republic Parade
Beir ut Lebanon AP reports Ali Khamenei, Iran s first cleric president, takes oath as third head of state since 1979 revolution. Ceremony held with heavy security as Khomeini loyalist vows to serve people and promote justice and religion.
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Islamic Republic
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Ruhollah Khomeini
Shah Reza Mohammad Pahlavi
Nixon AWACS deal talks with Saudi rulers reported
Former President Nixon reportedly discussed selling U S AWACS radar aircraft to Saudi Arabia with King Khaled and Crown Prince Fahd during a three day Saudi visit. Spokesman Nicholas Rue declined comment on details or talks, noting Nixon does not discuss foreign talks before returning home. Nixon had issued a statement backing the sale amid criticism from Begin supporters in Washington.
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U.S. Senate
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Nicholas Rue
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Washington
Jordan
Qatar
Hussein
Reagan
White House
Arafat calls for Mideast solution in Japan visit
PLO chief Yasser Arafat urged an international solution to the Mideast crisis during a three day unofficial visit to Japan. Tight security preceded his arrival amid a hoax bomb threat against an All Nippon Airlines flight. He planned meetings with Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki and Foreign Minister Sunao Sonoda as Tokyo declined diplomatic recognition of the PLO while treating it as an important Palestinian representative.
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Tokyo
Parliamentarians League For Japan-Palestine Friendship
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Kscypt
Arafat
All- Nippon Airlines
Unof
Japan
Zenko Suzuki
Sunao Sonoda
Mideast
FitzGeralds Ireland unity push provokes cross border clash
In Dublin Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald seeks to ease Northern Ireland strife by constitutional changes including dropping Dublin’s jurisdiction over Northern Ireland and lifting the divorce ban. Protestants led by Rev Ian Paisley rebuke any unification plan while Charles Haughey denounces it as colonial, as Thatcher expected to meet FitzGerald next month in London.
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Northern Ireland
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Paisley
Margaret Thatcher
London
Carlin names problems at Newton town meeting
Governor John Carlin told about 100 residents at a Newton town meeting that Kansas must curb crime ease property taxes and boost highway funding to avoid serious future problems. He urged enactment of a minerals severance tax to provide property tax relief.
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John Carlin
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Thatcher insists on tight money as conference opens
Britain’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher arrives at the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool celebrating her 56th birthday amid security after a London bomb blast. She defends tight money policy despite rising unemployment and polling that weakens Conservative support.
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London
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Daily Mail
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Times of London
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