French talks with Libya on Chad peace stalled
Paris reports top level mediation between France and Libya over Chad as concerns rise over a possible direct clash. A Mitterrand envoy, Roland Dumas, was named but Paris officials denied knowledge of negotiations while polling shows French opposition to troop deployment.
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Paris
Francois Mitterrand
Libya
Muammar Khadafy
Chad
France
Tripoli
Mitterrand
Khadafy
Dumas
Quai d
le Quotidien de Paris
West Texas drought relief aids Pecos County rancher
A Pecos County rancher calls the disaster declaration for 20 West Texas counties a breath of fresh air as USDA emergency loans help ranchers weather losses. Some doubt loans suffice, preferring an emergency feed program. still, many may hold on with the aid and tax deferrals for those who liquidated herds.
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Elizabeth Simpson
Pecos County
West Texas
Gregg McKenzie
Fort Stockton
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farmers Home Administration
Winkler County
Alan Fires
Agricultural Department
Fires
McKenzie
Odessa
USDA
Alicia Threatens Gulf Coast Residents and Rides Toward Texas
Hurricane Alicia neared Galveston with 90 plus mph winds and heavy rain as residents fled coastal areas. Officials warned the storm could intensify, while some islanders planned limited evacuations and prepared supplies.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Gulf
Texas
Louisiana
Alicia
Neil Frank
Hurricane Center
Steve Harned
National Weather Service
Palacios
Jack Stewart
Houston
Midland
Weather Service
West Texas
Miami
Bob Sheets
Dallas Morning News
Gulf of Mexico
Bolivar Ferry
Gus E. Manuel
Island
Mark Harvey
Israel to reopen embassy in El Salvador in October
Israel aims to deepen ties with El Salvador amid talks in Jerusalem between Israeli leader Menachem Begin and a Salvadoran delegation. Salvadoran aides say discussions emphasized agricultural projects with military aid as a possibility, and Salvadoran officers may visit Israel later this year.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Israel
FE Salvador
Palestine Liberation Organization
Nicaragua
Francisco Jose Guerrero
Alvaro Magana
Jerusalem
Menachem Begin
Guerrero
Associated Press
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