Begin Visits Cairo as Arab Critics Punish Egypt
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin arrives in Cairo on a restrained visit aimed at signaling peace with Egypt. Public opposition and Arab states cutting ties mark the trip, with Begin to visit the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the pyramids, the museum, and hold talks with Sadat.
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Marcus Eliason
Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Menachem Begin
Anwar Sadat Begin
Begin
Israel
Sadat
Jerusalem
Abdel Moneim Taher
Badie Saliba
Carter
Baghdad
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
Kuwait
Jordan
Bahrain
Qatar
United Arab
Nursing home fire kills at least 14 in Farmington
Flames swept the Wayside Inn nursing home in Farmington Missouri around 5 a.m. killing at least 14 people. Authorities said 12 dead at the National Guard Armory, with two more reported by Mineral Area Osteopathic Hospital. Five or more were injured, including one firefighter. The facility was a total loss.
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Farmington
Missouri
Homer McBride
National Guard
Patsy Robinson
Mineral Area Osteopathic Hospital
Chinese shrine at Qufu reopened after Gang of Four era damage
The shrine at Qufu in Shandong Province was restored and opened to foreigners citing careful appraisal of figures and relics. Xinhua reported the relic restoration followed a policy of distinguishing between historical figures and preservation.
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Tokyo
Confuscius
Gang of Four
China
Xinhua Hsinhua
Qufu Chufu
Shandong Shantung Province
Xinhua
Shrinking Hydrogen Bubble Raises Hopes at Three Mile Island
Engineers report a shrinking hydrogen oxygen bubble inside the disabled reactor at Three Mile Island as officials plan a precautionary evacuation for about a million residents. About 50,000 people have already left. authorities test and install hydrogen recombiners while low level radiation escapes. Governor Thornburgh and NRC officials caution against false optimism as measurements and computer checks continue.
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Bob Dvorchak
Associated Press
Harrisburg, Pa
Three Mile Island
Florida
Harrisburg
George Troffer
Metropolitan Edison
Joe Fouchard
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Dick Thornburgh
Abc-Tv
Today
Rabies outbreak leads to six month stray dog kill order in Indiana
In Paoli Indiana a rabies outbreak prompts ten residents to begin injections and a six month order to kill stray dogs. Health official Phillip Hodgin says two teens and eight adults started shots after contact with potentially rabid animals. No dogs or animals have been shot yet.
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Paoli
Ind
Indiana
Orange County
Phillip Hodgin
Hodgin
Strike Lays Off Employees as Talks Resume With United Airlines
United Airlines and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers plan to resume talks in Washington after a strike grounded the carrier. The airline has laid off all pilots and flight attendants and canceled flights through April 9. Union seeks a penny hourly raise tied to the cost of living. United offered 17 cents in 1980 and 18 cents in 1981.
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Chicago
Washington
United Airlines
United
David Ostwald
William Dengler
Dengler
Trans World Airlines
Embassy in Beirut Hit By Two Grenades
The American Embassy in Beirut was struck by two rocket propelled grenades today causing two fifth floor windows to shatter. No injuries were reported as two unidentified men fired from about 150 yards away and fled in a car, amid threats from Palestinian guerrillas against American interests after the Egypt Israel peace treaty.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East
United States
Israel
Egypt
Teller blasts Pennsylvania governor over Three Mile Island reactions
Physicist Edward Teller criticizes Gov. Dick Thornburgh and media for panic in coverage of the Harrisburg accident. He argues evacuation prophecies caused more risk, calls the emergency response effective, and defends nuclear power as safe and economical despite the incident. He cites estimated $100 million cost and notes near-plant residents face no danger.
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Port Aransas, Texas
Pennsyyvania
Three Mile Island
Harrisburgh
Harrisburg
Edward Teller
Stanford University
Dick Thornburgh
Teller
University of Texas Marine Science Lab
Pennsylvania
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