Beirut fighting and evacuations amid Lebanon crisis
Lebanese troops and Druse rebels exchange heavy fire near U S Marines base as Israeli jets patrol hills around Beirut. Israeli forces evacuate Christians from Deir el Kamar while a French soldier dies and a French paratrooper is killed. State radio reports clashes spreading to Khalde Aramoun and Dahr el Wahsh. Refugees board buses for Sidon under guard of Israeli tanks.
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U.S
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Dahr el-Wahsh
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Aramoun
New Jersey
Syrian Defense Ministry
Damascus
Syria
Deir el-Kamar
Sidon
Mediterranean
Workers describe filthy conditions at Cattle King plant
Former employees testified to congressional investigators that maggots fell from the Denver plant ceiling as hamburger bound for schools was produced. A cow carcass labeled condemned was reportedly butchered despite a supervisor’s permission being questioned, amid missing USDA support and broken plant equipment.
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Cattle King Packing Co. Inc
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Thomas Harkins
Iowa
Cattle King
USDA
Stanko Packing Co
Gering
Neb
Better Government Association
Rudy
Henry Stanko
Robert Chaloupka
Mark Coover
Ford recalls nearly 600000 1983 84 vehicles over belt and belt tension
Ford Motor Co says about 590000 1984 model cars and trucks are recalled for weak shoulder belt attachments and loose engine belts with no reported accidents. The recall covers Ranger Bronco II Bronco and most 1984 cars except several 4 door Tempo Topaz Escorts Lynxes. some early 1984 builds excluded. The ICC blocks Santa Fe Southern Pacific merger amid Union Pacific Missouri Pacific and Missouri Kansas Texas challenges. Santa Fe vows to seek a hearing.
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Detroit
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Mike Davis
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
Santa Fe Industries
Southern Pacific Co
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
ICC
Santa Fe
John Schmidt
West
Midwest Blizzard Locks Cities In Snowbound Crisis
A major Midwest storm blankets the region with near blizzard conditions and chest high drifts. Stay indoors warnings spread as wind chills reach 60 below zero. Omaha reports 64.1 inches for 1983, a city annual record, with Minneapolis and Duluth also breaking seasonal totals. Four deaths linked to the slow moving system. Bill Sammler of the National Severe Storms Forecast Center notes the storm’s unexpected intensity.
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Omaha
Neb
Minneapolis
Duluth
Minn
Bill Sammler
National
Weather forecast shows clear, cold Texas across regions
National Weather Service reports fair to partly cloudy skies across Texas with cold nights and cool to mild daytime highs. Pre dawn readings ranged 24 to 49, with lows in the 20s to 40s, and highs in the 50s to 60s. Winds northern to easterly at 5 to 10 mph, isolated showers possible, colder Sunday into Monday.
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National Weather Service
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Panhandle
South Plains
Amarillo
Brownsville
Three Permian Basin banks fail in quick FDIC action
Banks from IA National Bank near Midland Regional Airport began a string of three failures when closed July 29. National Bank of Odessa, assets 62 million, closed Sept 30 and is now First State Bank of Odessa. No deposits over 100000 were lost. FDIC found buyers for deposits and assets while retaining problem loans.
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National Bank
Midland
National Bank of Odessa
First State Bank of Odessa
FDIC
Isaac
Tunic claimed to be Jesus garment tied to jail release demand
Paris officials report thieves who seized a tunic reputed to be Jesus Christ's demanded the release of three Direct Action members from custody and a 35700 dollar donation to Poland's Solidarity. The Bishopric of Pontoise said it would not intervene with police. The diocese questioned Solidarity leader Lech Walesa's acceptance of money obtained by theft.
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Jesus Christ
Poland
Solidarity
Pontoise
Direct Action
Lech Walesa
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