Beirut Quiet After Communication Cutoff in Civil Unrest
Reports from Beirut say Moslem militiamen drive Christian forces back into Ashrafiya the historic Christian quarter. Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat urged Moslems to accept a new Syrian cease fire proposal.
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Reservoir viruses from old infections raise vaccine risks
Researcher Dr. Robert W. Simpson says humans may retain dormant viral particles after infections or immunization. Transformed virus bits could activate decades later, possibly linking to diseases like cancer or multiple sclerosis, though immunity from vaccination is still likely greater than risks.
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Truck Talks Reach Critical Stage in Potential Teamsters Strike
Labor Secretary W J Usery and FMCS chief James Searce say negotiations between the Teamsters and Trucking Employers Inc have entered a critical stage as a nationwide walkout looms. Nearly 500 Teamsters in the area could join if a strike begins Wednesday midnight after unions authorized action. The parties moved from increases of 2 50 hourly and 36 weekly in three years to 175 and 17 weekly, with a cost of living clause disputed.
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Arlington Heights
Ill
Labor
W.J. Usery
Teamsters
Trucking Employers Inc
Dayton Aerospace Engineer Proposes 22 000 Mile Space Elevator
Aerospace engineer Jerome Pearson of Wright Patterson Air Force Base proposes a space elevator suspended from a satellite extending 68 000 miles to stabilize a 22 000 mile earth anchored structure. He cites a 20 billion pound tower, three eight inch tubes in a triangular frame, and a 20 year, 250 billion dollar timeline.
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Dayton
Ohio
Jerome Pearson
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Earth
Pearson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory
Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base
Acta Astronautica
International Astronautical Federation
Army unit to retrace Lewis and Clark trail in 1976
A 30 man team from Fort Campbell will retrace portions of the Lewis and Clark route with powered rafts and a supply convoy. They depart May 17 from Fort Union North Dakota, plan 25 miles daily on the Yellowstone and Clark’s Fork rivers, and aim to reach Missoula by July 4 with stops at Miles City Billings Butte Bozeman and Missoula.
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FT. Campbell, Ky
Meriwether Lewis
William A. Clark
Great Northwest
1Ist Battallion
501St Infantry
101St Airborne Division
Ft. Union
N.D
Yellowstone River
Missouri
Yellowstone
Lewis and Clark
Carl Woody
Ft. Campbell
Montana
Woody
Clark’s Fork
Miles City
Billings
Butte
Bozeman
Missoula
Labor Talks Extend as Teamsters Discuss Strike Risk
All day Monday labor and management negotiators planned another session. Usery said a strike would hurt the industry and nation, calling talks at a very critical stage but offering no progress details. The Teamsters earn $7.18 to $7.33 an hour.
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Usery
Teamsters
Middletown Weather Forecast Clouds Tonight Through Thursday
Cloudy skies expected in the Middletown area tonight and Wednesday with lows in the low 40s and highs in the mid 50s. Yesterday’s high reached 58 and overnight low 54 with 4 inches of rain recorded. The extended outlook shows a chance of showers Thursday through Saturday.
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Middletown
Four Arabs Die as Israel Riot Rocks Nazareth Area
Riot-linked strike called by Communists in Galilee sparks deadly clashes. Four Arabs die and 12 Arabs and 25 security personnel are injured as police report arson, stone throwing, and warning shots near Deir Hanna and Sakhnin while Nazareth center mobilizes.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Galilee
West Bank
East Jerusalem
Nazareth
Deir Hanna
Sakhnin
Carter peanut subsidy row tied to 1970s politics
Ford officials push Carter tie to the 150 million peanut subsidy program to pressure Congress. Carter says he did not receive subsidies, though records show small payments for his Plains farm. officials say subsidies aid all peanut farmers at taxpayers’ expense.
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Ford Administration
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Earl L. Butz
Carter
Butz
USDA
Plains
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