Beirut siege escalates as deadly shelling rattles city
In Beirut, Christian and Moslem gunners bombard districts with artillery and rockets, raising the death toll to at least 42 in 24 hours amid an escalating war of terror across the city and surrounding areas. A second item notes Jim Baca backing an orderly divestment from South Africa and a Carlsbad Hobbs coaching dynamic in District 4AAAA.
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Jim Baca
South Africa
U S alleges spy dust use in diplomatic covert activity
The Reagan administration accuses the Soviet Union of using chemical spy dust with cancer risks to monitor contact between U S diplomats and Soviet dissidents. Officials protest and discuss potential summit implications while noting no immediate alarm. See U S, Page 6.
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Reagan
Moscow
U.S
State Department
Charles £. Redman
United States
Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Redman
Los Angeles
White House
Larry Speakes
Ef Art
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Hummingbird Hovers Before Rest at Shepler Home Feeder
A hummingbird hovers almost motionless in front of a feeder at 408 Michigan Ave the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence M Shepler. The tiny birds beat their wings up to 70 times each second as they feed.
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Mrs
Clarence M. Shepler
Michigan Ave
Marine base in Lebanon deemed nearly unprotectable by commander
Marine Col. Timothy Geraghty said Beirut airport deployment left U S troops vulnerable to terrorist attack. The House subcommittee report cited security lapses and criticized officials for failing to shield the Marines during the 1983 bombing that killed 241.
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Washington
Lebanon
Geraghty
Timothy J. Geraghty
Beirut
U.S
House Armed Services Investigations Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Pentagon
Marine Corps
Norfolk, Va
Marine
United States
Ting
Reagan
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
Oil and gas leaders press Congress on tax reform bills
Industry executives urged lawmakers to oppose two tax reform measures they say would raise taxes on domestic oil and gas amid a weak economy. Ernst and Whitney officials debated the bills before congressional committees, arguing the changes would harm production and imports allocations.
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Congress
David Cox
Energy Tax Service
Ernst and Whitney
Ernst and Whitney Energy Services Group
Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico
Sally Port Inn
Cox
Francis L. Durand
Ernest and Whitney
Durand
Kenneth Burke
Ernst and Whitney's
National Energy Services
House
Ways and Means Committee
House Finance Committee
Senate Energy Subcommittee
Roybal Resigns as Gov Anaya's Press Secretary
Santa Fe AP David Roybal resigns as Governor Toney Anaya's press secretary effective Sept 6. Roybal, the fourth to hold the role in 22 years, offered no reasons, saying only he has no plans at the moment. He had served since July 1984, succeeding Bob Gold appointed in 1983.
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Santa FE
David Roybal
Toney Anaya
Anaya
Roybal
Bob Gold
Beavers Challenge Illinois Airport Drainage System
At Williamson County Airport near Marion Illinois a beaver colony dammed a drainage canal serving abandoned strip mines causing water to back toward a taxi-way. Manager Charles Stoker says a yearlong effort by trappers and dam punching failed and officials plan dredging and a beaver-proof pipe to fix the problem.
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Marion, Ill
Williamson County
Charles Stoker
Stoker
Hearing Set Today on County Personnel Amendments
Chaves County holds a public hearing at 2 p.m. today at the courthouse on proposed amendments to the personnel ordinance to align with the Fair Labor Standards Act. The changes address salaries benefits positions conduct and leaves of absence. County Manager Curtis Woelf returned from a Dallas FLSA conference to brief the commission.
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Chaves
County Commission
Geeny
Curtis Woelf
Dallas
Texas
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