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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1978

Page

10

Christians Ready to Die to Defend Lebanon Land

In East Beirut a Maronite Christian militia leader, nicknamed Kojak, sits in a basement shelter with an artificial leg propped nearby. He vows to defend disputed land as Syrian rockets pound Ein Remaneh while Lebanese Christian militias clash with Syrian troops and Arab League peace forces amid ongoing two month fighting.

East Beirut Lebanon Arab League Ein Rummaneh

Syrians Face Fierce Christian Defense Around Beirut

Civilians in basement shelters near Kojak's headquarters fear a Syrian onslaught as Christian fighters, mostly teens, guard neighborhoods north of Beirut. Many Christians flee to the mountainous enclave behind the capital while Syrian rocket barrages turn daytime streets quiet and perilous.

Georgette Girgeos Kojak Wadiah Sarrouf Beirut Jounieh Ein Rammaneh Jesus Christ Virgin Mary Attac Hafez Assad

B THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME Unscramble Jumbles by Arnold and Lee

Henri Arnold and Bob Lee present a word scramble puzzle. Four Jumbles each supply one letter per square to form four ordinary words.

Henri Arnold Bob Lee

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