Syrians attack Israelis in Lebanon threaten wider war
Syrian helicopter gunships and ground forces attacked advancing Israeli units in Lebanon east of Beirut and in the Bekaa, while Israeli warplanes bombed Syrian missile sites. Reports say Syria doubled its Lebanon force to 65,000 and battles left heavy Israeli casualties. Israel claimed some successes, including downing a MiG and a helicopter. Arafat urged Arab intervention from west Beirut as fighting neared full-scale war. First Lady Nancy Reagan met a child in Bonn during the Reagan visit to West Germany.
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Lebanon
Syria
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Damascus
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Bekaa Valley
Bekaa
Hasbaya
Voice of Lebanon
Ouzai
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
West
Menachem Begin
Weather Forecast Snapshot for Weekend and Week Ahead
National Weather Service forecast shows mainly cloudy tonight with a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and lows in the 60s. Thursday will be partly sunny and cooler with highs in the 80s. Friday through Sunday bring fair to partly cloudy conditions with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
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National Weather Service
Charles City lessons in rebuilding shared with Marion visitors
Fourteen years after the May 1968 Charles City tornado residents recount a costly decade of downtown redevelopment. The town rebuilt with federal and local funding, expanded parks, safer streets, and underground utilities while stressing careful planning and adherence to a public plan to guide Marion’s recovery efforts.
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Dave DeWitte
Illinois
Iowa
Charles City
Floyd County
Marion Area
Gary Dorland
Cedar River
Albert Wilson
Marion
Jim Davis
Dorland
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Small Business Administration
SBA
Resi
Leo Schula
Judy Assink-Tabor
Murphysboro Council Opposes Per Call Billing Proposal
Murphysboro City Council unanimously opposes General Telephone’s proposed Usage Sensitive Service USS for local calls. Residents fear higher bills as calls and talk time increase charges. SCAM backs delay pending further study and ICC approval. A moratorium until legislative review was voted to protect businesses and volunteers reliant on phone communications.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
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Illinois Commerce Commission
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GTE
Murphysboro Telephone
Southern Counties Action Movement
SCAM
Luanda Harvey
Christian Lay Council Thrift Shop and Food Bank
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Sandra Catt
Willie Horton
ICC
Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Horton
Harley Leitzke
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Mrs. Reagan
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West Germany
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