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Global Tensions Trigger Draft Registration Surge
Washington officials report a sharp rise in Selective Service registrations amid international crises. The agency notes sustained weekly averages around 50 thousand, boosted by fears over a national emergency and warning letters from state driver lists. Israel bombards Tripoli as Arafat loyalists evacuate aboard Greek UN ships, with continued air and naval strikes around Beirut and the mountains near Syria.
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Soviet Union
Lebanon
Grenada
Selective Service
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Turnage
Korean Air Lines
Tripoli
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