Beirut under siege as airport attack sparks mass exodus
Moslem forces fire on Beirut airport setting burning material but no casualties. U S Ambassador orders dependents to leave and urges Americans to depart. Fighting intensifies around Zahle and central Beirut with 24 dead and 31 wounded reported. PLA forces amount to about 7,000 with Syrian backing.
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U.S
G. McMurtrie Godley
Hamra
Syria
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Palestine Liberation Army
PLA
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Sad Nayel
Bekaa
Yarmouk
Zahle
Saiga
Damascus
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North Scottsdale clears plan for Kaiser Aetna medical complex
NSA North Scottsdale Associates has cleared details to build offices and an emergency clinic at Kaiser Aetna’s community core on Pima Road and Shea Boulevard. The project may omit a county state certificate of need for an emergency clinic, with construction expected to start in spring and a fall opening.
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McCormick Ranch
Kaiser Aetna
NSA
Pima Road
Motion to drop voluntary manslaughter charge against Kevin Besh
A motion for dismissal of the voluntary manslaughter charge against Kevin L. Besh of Scottsdale, 19, is filed in Tempe Justice Court by Deputy Attorney Hugo Zettler. The motion cites inconsistent witness statements and medical testimony questioning which injury caused Rivera’s death, with a ruling by Justice of the Peace George Boyd required to drop the case.
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Kevin L. Besh
Scottsdale
Tempe Justice Court
Hugo Zettler
Tempe
Angel Rivera
S. Terrace
Zettler
Rivera
Besh
New York City Bankruptcy Plan Proposed by Senator Buckley
Associated Press summary notes Senator James Buckley backs voluntary bankruptcy and appointing a federal court trustee to keep New York City services operating after a potential fiscal default. Also reported three other items: FBI on Hunter extradition from Canada for the Marion Penitentiary escape, and a mild quake near Samar Island Philippines with no damage.
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New York
James Buckley
New York City
Springfield
Ill
FBI
Dennis Dale Hunter
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Manila
Philippines
Philippine Weather Bureau
Samar Island
Eckerd seen as likely to head GSA Senate confirmation expected
WASHINGTON Florida drug store millionaire Jack Eckerd appears headed for Senate confirmation to lead the General Services Administration replacing Arthur Sampson. TUCSON An idea to buy land near the University of Arizona for the National Solar Energy Research Center faced criticism from a UA administrator who called it illegal, immoral and unethical. Dr Aden Meinel proposed the university buy adjacent land with the city and state each paying 1.5 million to attract the center desired by several cities and states.
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Florida
Jack Eckerd
Senate
Arthur Sampson
General Services Administration
Tucson
University of Arizona
National Solar Energy Research Center
Aden Meinel
Banks lose plan to pay interest on checking accounts
Washington the House refused to extend an experimental program permitting banks to pay interest on checking accounts, ending the pilot phase and affects savers and banks nationwide.
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Washington
House
China raps Russ farm policy in grain deal critique
Peking official Hsinhua News Agency said the five year U S Soviet grain pact shows the Soviet grain shortage stems from Soviet agricultural policy, not bad weather.
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Tokyo
Soviet Union
Pekcing
Hainhau
Weekend Warmth Picks Up With Sunny, Comfortable Temps
Forecast calls for breezy cool today with near 80 expected Sunday. Warmer Sunday with clear skies. Overnight low around 50 and daytime highs in the mid 70s.
Parlay for Papago Freeway Sparks Media Clash in Phoenix
UNITE organizer Oscar C Palmer Sr denounces The Arizona Republic and The Phoenix Gazette as biased against the Papago Freeway through the Moreland Corridor. He argues the project is funded by federal gas taxes and cites safety and cost comparisons to a proposed parkway while warning of limited alternative plans if Proposition 201 fails.
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Oscar C. Palmer Sr
UNITE
I-Ten
Phoenix
Arizona Republic
Phoenix Gazette
Palmer
Moreland Corridor
Moreland
McDowell Road
Roosevelt Street
McDowell
91St Avenue
20Th Street
Valley
Paradise Valley
Black Canyon Highway
City of Phoenix
City Starts 87th Street Storm Drain Project
The city launches a $335000 87th Street storm drain project as the first of ten planned this year with total flood control spending around $3.4 million. Valley Wide Contracting will maintain traffic and pave Thomas to McDowell after the outlet is installed, with completion targeted for early January.
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Len Erie
Capital Improvements
McDowell Road
McDowell
Thomas Road
Erie
Valley Wide Contracting Co
Thomas
Oak Street
71St Street
Indian Bend Wash
Scottsdale Road
Indian School Road
Wash
Avalon Drive
68Th Street
Pima Road
Indian Bend
Camelback Road
86Th Street
Chaparral Road
8Th
Jackrabbit Road
Valley Vista
2Nd Street
Astronaut Deke Slayton Returns to Sparta Welcome Crowd
About 10 000 people gathered in Sparta Wisconsin to honor astronaut Don ald Deke Slayton after his return from space. The Apollo Soyuz participant spoke at a news conference noting his return after surgery for a lung tumor and recalled viewing Wisconsin from orbit. Police Chief David Kemp called it the largest Sparta crowd since the 1951 centennial.
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Wis
Donald “Deke” Slayton
Slayton
U.S
David Kemp
Wisconsin
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