Lebanon truce reaction signals poor path to peace
In Beirut mixed views emerged after a ceasefire and peace plan backed by Arafat and Assad and announced in Riyadh. Support came from Phalangists while Christian militias and leaders warned the deal omits Palestinian limits and demands Syrian troop withdrawal. Israeli sources doubted the accord’s viability due to nonparticipants.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
Hafez Assad
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Arafat
Assad
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Elias Sarkis
King Khaled
Sheik Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah
Kuwait
Pierre Gemayel
Camille Chamoun
Kamal Jumblatt
Palestine Rejection Front
Jerusalem
Blind Rosa Stover reads Braille menu in Rochester Michigan lunch
Debby Stover, a blind customer, uses a braille menu at a Rochester Michigan restaurant to choose lunch while waitress Leslie Richardson assists her. A restaurant chain has installed braille menus in all Michigan locations.
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Debby Stover
Rochester
Mich
Leslie Richardson
Michigan
Commerce Dept reports slow 4 percent third quarter growth
The Commerce Department shows GNP grew 4 percent annual pace in Q3, down from 4.5 percent in Q2 and 9.2 percent earlier in the year. Inflation eased to 4.4 percent. inventories and new investment slowed, signaling a dimmer outlook before the November election.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Stebbins Ousted Over Corruption Charge in Ohio Senate
Ohio state senators, in a 23 to 10 vote, removed Gregory J. Stebbins as industrial commissioner after Gov. Rhodes pressed for his dismissal. Lawmakers cited convincing evidence of corruption and dereliction while facing due process questions and emotional defense from Stebbins supporters.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A Rhodes
Gregory J. Stebbins
Rhodes
Stebbins
Judiciary
David = L Headley
D-27
Senate Charges Bring Stebbins Case To Special Session
Governor demands Stebbins removal amid a political clash over due process. Democrats argue the action is a procedural maneuver and later vote on Stebbins contested. Stebbins, appointed by former Gov Gilligan, defends innocence as hearings and caucus unfold.
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Rhodes
Senate
Stebbins
Judiciary Committee
American dies in Bahamas prison hanging mystery
In Nassau Bahamas an American named Michaiah Shobek aged 22 died today in Her Majesty’s Prison Fox Head a small gallows room. Shobek reportedly confessed two months ago to charges involving three fellow Americans described as angels of Lucifer. No further details were given by the criminal investigation department chief Addington Darville.
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Nassau
The
Bahamas
Michaiah Shobek
Her Majesty's Prison
Fox Head
Shobek
Milwaukee
Angels of Lucifer
Survey Finds Majority of Kitchens High Risk for Food Poisoning
Government survey of 2,503 households from 1974 shows 63 percent of American home kitchens are high risk for food poisoning. Risk rises for younger cooks, better educated homemakers, and those with incomes over 15,000 dollars annually.
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Washington
Judith L. Jones
Jon P. Weimer
Agriculture Department
Economicesearch Service
Tment
Jones-Weimer
Weather and food safety facts from a dated report
Weather Tonight is cold and rainy with a low in the mid to upper 30s and a 70 percent rain chance. Wednesday remains cloudy and cool with a mid 40s high and a 60 percent rain chance. The extended outlook calls for fair skies Thursday and rain chances Saturday with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. A separate study notes unsafe kitchen practices and misperceptions about refrigeration and food safety among homemakers and appliance performance.
Retired couple keeps alive by hitchhiking around world
The Wouters, a 66 year old mapmaker and his 62 year old wife Toos, have hitchhiked 132400 miles since after World War II traveling to 75 countries and all 50 states. They credit cooperation from police and drivers and say they travel for joy not for records. They live in Hollywood and are naturalized U.S. citizens. They avoid drunks or odd riders and follow the rule of not accepting questionable offers.
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Los Angeles
Joop Wouters
Toos
Holland
Wouters
Highway Patrol
United States
Hollywood
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