Sectarian clashes flare in mountains near Beirut
In a mountain town east of Beirut gunfights erupted between Muslims and Christians as Lebanese troops backed by rightist Christian militiamen seized leftists in Beirut's western Muslim sector. Israel accused the United States of blocking a peace treaty in Lebanon while defense minister Sharon denounced Washington. Casualties were not reported. officials described the Aley fighting as the worst since Israel's June Lebanon invasion.
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Menachem Begin
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Moslem West Beirut
Deutreme Bureau
Intalicanneh Hrane
Palestine Liberation Organization
West Beirut
Mufti
Hassan Khaled
Shafik Warzan
Asain
East Beirut
Begin
Ietslemvant
Dan Meridor
Solidarity fugitives call for nationwide strike in Poland
In Poland amid martial law, Solidarity fugitives urged a four hour general strike for November 10 as a test of the outlawed union. The move came after a government ban dissolving unions and church leaders condemned the crackdown, while tensions rose in Gdansk Szczecin and Beirut amid regional conflicts.
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John Paul II
Rome
Communist Bloc
Gunman surrenders after Amtrak siege ends in Raleigh
A Colombian gunman who held an Amtrak sleep car for three days released a girl and then surrendered. Two hostages, a woman and her infant son, were found dead. The gunman Evangelista Navas Villabona, 28, identified as Mario Rodriguez, had surrounded the car with police responders and negotiators, while a map and calls to a supposed godfather guided the final surrender.
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Raleigh, N.C
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Catalamaiga
Cooma
Aun
Miami
New York
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Jon
Charles Watson
Fred Heineman
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Heineman
Gimmean Papline
Pran
Rodriguez
Roberto Gonzales
New York City
Gonzales
CL Price
Reagan to Focus on Economy's Bright Side
President Reagan will stress the positive results of his economic program during a three week campaign push. He plans a 14 hour stop in Irving Texas to back Governor William Clements and Representative Jim Collins as unemployment climbs to 10.1 percent, while White House aides outline a national Oval Office address and voter turnout emphasis.
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Jim Collins
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Larry Speakes
James A. Baker III
Baker
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Oval Office
Ed Rollins
Colorfest draws thousands to Thurmont area annual event
The 18th annual Catoctin Colorfest drew about 35 000 visitors over the second weekend in October. Harry Bartlett of Arlington Maynard Hardin of Wilmington and Roland Alcott of Baltimore joined families at Thurmont Community Park and surrounding areas for crafts foods yard sales and Civil War reenactment. Local residents praised the scenic mountain setting and festive atmosphere with craft exhibits and varied menus.
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Maynard Hardin
Wilmington
Del
Roland Alcott
Baltimore
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Alcott
Catoctin
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Ard
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Thermont
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Ridge
Graceham
Foxville
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Thurmont
Poem Line Echoes on Memory From Wentworth Bien
A fragment cites a line attributed to Wentworth Bien, the British poet, reflecting on memory and recall from the 17th century. The incomplete quote hints at themes of loss and recollection in early modern poetry.
H L Mills Dies Former Hagerstown Businessman
Herman Lamar Mills died Saturday at Avalon Nursing Home in Hagerstown. He headed H L Mills Inc., a gas station and oil company with a Frederick service station on East Patrick Street. Mills served three terms as mayor of Hagerstown, born as the eldest of seven children, started as a clerk earning four dollars weekly, saved two hundred fifty dollars to buy coal cars, and built a coal retail business delivering by horse carts that grew to two thousand carloads yearly, spanning Pennsylvania to South Carolina.
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Herman Lamar Mills
Avalon Nursing Home
H. L. Mills Inc
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Frederick
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Arlington
Pennsylvania
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