Western diplomats fear fall of Faya Largeau in Chad crisis
Goukouni's rebels push toward Faya Largeau as Libyan troops mass and strike the Chad capital Ndjamena amid fears the town may fall. Up to 2,000 government troops are trapped, while Libya denies active involvement and seeks UN action. The U.S. ships arms and aircraft to the region as tensions rise.
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Habre
Ndjamena
Maya-Largeau
Goukouni Weddeye
Goukouni
Oasis
Faya-Largeau
White House
Larry Speakes
Washington
Libya
United Nations
Security Council
Africa
U.S
Egypt
Eisenhower
Mediterranean
United States
France
Sudan
Rockets Kill Three Women and Child Near Beirut Airport
Rockets hit Beirut area as a Druse Christian clash erupts near Aitat. A Marine 1st Lt. Morris, 26, from Sarasota, was lightly wounded. Rockets killed a woman in her car, another in bed, and a boy near a bakery. Israeli and multinational forces responded as talks faltered. Walid Jumblatt claimed militiamen responsibility for a prior July 22 shelling during Gemayel's U.S. visit.
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Aitat
Druse
Shotwell
Aithent Morris
Sarasota
Fla
Morris
U.S. Navy
Beirut
Mediterranean
Lebanon
Gemayel
United States
Cruse
Walid Jumblatt
U.S
Cuomo Leads Long Island Delegation at Empire State Games
Governor Cuomo arrives at Hancock International Airport to inaugurate a busy day for Long Island athletes heading to the Empire State Games. A mix of 16 and 17 year olds, including Graham Rider and Anne Marie Hughes, describe the bus ride as long yet worthwhile for future college chances while awaiting events and a series of media engagements in Syracuse.
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Graham Rider
Dumilio
Long Island
Anne-Marie Hughes
Tohe
Nancy Brajevich
Jeff To Hughes
Mutt
Brajevich
Hancock International Airport
Cuomo
Syracuse
Wstm-Tv
Manley Field House
Bis
Twelve Die as Car Hits Hay Truck on Blood Alley
Twelve men perished when a sedan collided with a hay truck on Highway 86 near Coachella California. Police said eleven died at the scene and one died later at India Community Hospital. Officials noted the highway's notorious safety record and years of fatal accidents. The crash occurred about 2:07 a.m. three miles south of the city limits, amid ongoing but slow state plans to widen the road.
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Coachella
Calif
California Highway Patrol
Hob Scott
Hssanic
CHP
Jim Mousely
India Community Hospital
Mousley
Avenue 62
Highway 86
Riverside County
Los Angeles
Richard Medina
W.W
Bill" Freeman
Freeman
Thad
Caltrans
San Diego
State Transportation Commission
Salton Sea
United States
Diapered man triggers whipped cream incident in brief chase
A man wearing a diaper and a T shirt sparked a statewide alert after entering a York Township store asking for whipped cream and fleeing with cans in his car. Authorities noted multiple prior diapered sightings and anticipated charges if caught.
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Bel Air, Md
UPI
York Township
Maryland
York
Sisters plan Olympic trip by train to Los Angeles 1984
Glenna Simpson and Cornelia Roberts, once 1932 Olympic travelers by road, have ordered 1984 Olympics tickets. Now 72 and 75, they plan opening and closing ceremonies and track events, hopeful for seats in the Hollywood section and to see Willie Gault, though lodging isn’t secured yet. They recall the 1932 journey with their grandfather, passing Mt. Rushmore and sampling spice cake.
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Chicago
UPI
Los Angeles
Glenna Simpson
Cornelia Roberts
Chicago Sun-Times
Ms. Simpson
Mundelein
Ill
Ms. Roberts
Gray Lake
Mt. Rushmore National Monument
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
South Dakota
Helen
Hollywood
Carole Lombard
Ethel Barrymore
The
Sun-Times
Chicago Bears
Willie Gault
Scandal suspect vanishes from prison in Geneva
Licio Gelli, linked to Italy's P2 lodge and Banco Ambrosiano scandal, vanished from Camp Dollon prison near the French border. Blood, a syringe, a possible struggle, and a hole cut in the wire fence were found. Police suspect outside help. guards report a dummy left in his cell.
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Switzerland
Licio Gelli
Italy
Gelli
Dominique Poncet
Gelti
Dollon
Michel Hentsch
ATS
Jacques Foex
Taty
Banco Ambrosiano
Roberto Calvi
London
Calvi
Michele Sindona
Vatican
United States
Franklin National Bank
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