Arafat’s grip on PLO weakened a year after Beirut exit
The 1983 profile shows Yasser Arafat struggling to hold the PLO together after fighters left Beirut in 1982. He faces internal mutiny in Fatah, exile from Syria, and reliance on Arab states. Divisions rise as pro and anti Arafat factions clash, amid stalled talks and uncertain Palestinian state goals.
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Salah Khalaf
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Bekaa
Sudan
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Stone Seeks Talks With Rebel Forces
Anti Sandinista rebels press attacks from north and south in Nicaragua as U S Navy ships maneuver off Central America's coasts. U S special envoy Richard Stone eyes a second meeting with El Salvador's guerrilla leaders amid ongoing fighting and cross border raids.
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Central America
U.S
Richard Stone
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Roberto Sanchez
Sanchez
Nicaraguan Democratic Front
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Santa Barbara
Calif
White House
Larry Speakes
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Francisco Altschul
Washington
Latin America
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Pacific
New Jersey
Honduras
Nine skydivers die as WWII plane stalls on outing
In Stanwood Washington a World War II twin-engine Lodestar crashed after a stall during a skydiving outing. Eleven people were killed including nine parachutists and two pilots with fifteen survivors. Survivors recalled fighters against gravity as the aircraft spiraled down before impact near Interstate 5. Ground casualties were none. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board planned to inspect the wreckage as officials identified victims and confirmed the crash site. The plane took off from Arlington Airport, eight miles east of the crash.
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Wash
Seattle
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Snohomish County
Dave Sargent
Arlington Airport
Tall Tale Teller Keeps 'Em In Stitches
Hodgenville, Kentucky resident Homer Trumbo, a tall tale performer likened to P T Barnum and Will Rogers, entertains at local fairs with dry humor and country humor. His brothers George and Mac join in, with Mac known for railsplitting and hosting duties, recalling Lincoln birthplace roots and regional comedy.
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Homer Trumbo
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Slim Pickens
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Roanoke
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Science Pact Still In Limbo
The Reagan administration says US Soviet scientific cooperation remains limited until relations improve significantly. Officials favor more scientifically driven, less political agreements and note current programs are about 20 percent of 1979 levels. Human rights concerns and arrests of Sakharov and Orlov have further strained ties as three of eleven accords near expiration.
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Reagan
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Kremlin
Gerson Sher
National Science Foundation
Richard M. Nixon
Moscow
Afghanistan
Poland
Andrei D. Sakharov
Yuri Orlov
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