Lebanese Army Forces Retreat As Amal Militia Presses Siege
Fighting around Galerie Semaan in Beirut leaves 58 dead and 154 wounded as Shiite Amal militiamen push Lebanese soldiers from the entrance. Nabih Berri urges Moslem ministers to resign and calls Moslem troops to lay down arms amid fears of sectarian split in the 37,000 strong army.
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Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Galerie Semaan
Nabih Berri
United States
Berri
West Beirut
Bekaa
East Lebanon
Amal
St. Michael's Church
CBS News
CBS
Allen Pizzey
Bilingual education debate divides educators and politicians
In Houston at J P Henderson Elementary a bilingual program helps five year olds learn in Spanish while shifting to English by sixth grade. Proponents cite student success but critics warn it can foster dependence. Federal debate on transitional programs has long sparked policy clashes.
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Houston
Carmen Hough
Hough
J.P. Henderson
U.S
Henderson
U.S. Department of Education
Carter
Education Department
Keith Baker
Adriana A. de Kanter
Radar hints at lost Westar VI satellite fragments
NORAD radars in California and Florida detected large pieces in orbit after Westar VI was ejected from the Challenger. The largest fragment trails 600 miles behind the shuttle, with 24 hours expected to pass without danger to the crew. Officials say transfer to synchronous orbit likely failed and the satellite’s condition is unknown.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
North American Aerospace Defense Command
California
Florida
NORAD
Odessa patent consultant keeps inventors competitive
Marcus Bates describes his clients as jacks of all trades solving problems with unique solutions. The Odessa patent agent, the only public patent agent in the Permian Basin, treats a true invention as a public promise. Bates, a chemical engineer and former patent examiner, notes most local patents are oil field related while his clientele spans from Alaska to Florida. He handles about five prolific inventors who take up 80 percent of his time.
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Marcus Bates
Bates
Permian Basin
W. 10Th St
Washington, D.C
Odessa
Alaska
Florida
U.S. Patent Office
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