Reagan presses Lebanon pullout of foreign troops
President Reagan calls remaining foreign forces in Lebanon occupying armies and demands their withdrawal. He says Lebanon must be sovereign and notes Israel Syria and the PLO should leave. Special envoys Habib and Draper seek to break the stalemate as talks on a broader peace plan proceed.
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Washington
Lebanon
Reagan
Syria
Israel
PLO
Washington Post
Palestine Liberation Organization
Beirut
Jerusalem
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Morris Draper
Middle East
West Bank
Jordan
Japanese war trophy flag returns to heir in Japan
A World War II era Rising Sun flag captured in New Guinea is traced to Maj. Gen Kumakichi Harada. Col Mitsuhiro Saino coordinates with Japan's Grand Staff to locate Harada's son Minoru Harada on Shikoku Island. Delicate condition and transport hurdles delayed the flag's delivery to Japan.
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Leavenworth, Kan
New Guinea
Kenneth R. Bowra
Columbus
Bowra
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Mitsuhiro Saino
Grand Staff Office
Tokyo
Saino
Kumakichi Harada
Minoru Harada
Shikoku
Japan
Gerd Evert
Japanese Self Defense Force
Harada
Taro Yoshida
Catholics lead in 98th Congress as diversity grows
Catholics gained six seats to 142, with Jews, Lutherans, Mormons and Eastern Orthodox also setting records. Methodists remain second in denominational size, Episcopalians drop to third as Baptists shrink to fifth. Non-denominational Protestants rise, while several mainline groups lose ground, United Church of Christ and Christian Church representation decline.
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George W. Cornell
Congress
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
Albert J. Menendez
United Methodists
Church of Christ
Menendez
United Church of Christ
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ
Unitarian Universalists
Colorado Ski Report From Colorado Ski Country USA
Ski depth readings from major Colorado areas on Thursday December 16 show Arapahoe Basin 31 inches with no new snow, Aspen Mountain 28, Breckenridge 32, Keystone 37 with 1 percent new, and Snowmass 25 inches with packed powder. Several areas list openings later in December or with hard packed and powder conditions. contact (303) 837-9907 for updates.
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Denver
Colorado Ski Country USA
Colorado
Arapahoe Basin
Arapahoe East
Aspen Highlands
Aspen Mountain
Beaver Creek
Berthoud
Breckenridge
Broadmoor
Conquistador
Copper
Copper Mountain
Crested Butte
Eldora
Beaver Basin
Hidden Valley
Keystone
Loveland Basin
Purgatory
St. Mary's Glacier
Sharktooth
Silver Creek
Vail
Ads Withheld In Lewis Defense Fund Effort
Ted Otteson said newspaper ads soliciting donations for the Tylenol extortion suspect James Lewis defense fund are being withheld until the fund is better organized. The Kansas City Star and San Francisco Chronicle rejected initial ads, with editors requesting more details on fund usage and plans for a trust or corporation. Lewis was arrested in New York on a $1 million extortion demand tied to Tylenol poisonings that killed seven in Chicago.
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Kansas City, Mo
Legal Defense Fund For
Tylenol
James Lewis
Ted Otteson
Kansas City Star
San Francisco Chronicle
Mac Tully
Star
Lewis Defense Fund
Otteson
James
Smoking Down As Cigarette Use Hits Low Since 1957
The Agriculture Department reports per capita cigarette smoking in 1982 averaged 3,778 cigarettes for adults, down from 3,853 in 1981 and far below the 1963 peak of 4,245. Officials expect further declines in 1983 due to higher taxes. Verner Grise notes the long downward trend since 1964.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Verner N. Grise
Economic Research Service
U.S
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Menachem Begin
Habib
Speakes
Mount Pleasant
S.C
Southeast Asia
Ski Report
Monarch
Panadero
Pikes Peak
Der
Winter Park
Mary Jane
Wolf Creek
S. Hickory
Ottawa
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