Beirut clashes kill French soldier in surge of fighting
French forces report a soldier dead and a wounded man in serious condition after an ambush on a water truck near Beirut. Police say six Lebanese soldiers died in hospital, raising Beirut battle toll to 49 killed and 217 wounded. Amal guerrillas hold much of west Beirut as clashes resume along the Green Line.
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Begin Maintains Resignation Plan Amid Coalition Pressure
Prime Minister Menachem Begin refused to retract his decision to resign. Parliament member Ehud Olmert stated Begin will inform when he plans to act while coalition members seek to delay implementation to form an alternative government. Shlomo Lorenz noted Begin’s resignation is imminent but pending written submission to President Herzog.
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Slaying in South Side Park Ends With Knife Wounding
Witnesses told police McMullen and Batey walked into the woods at Kirk Park where a struggle followed. Batey then rushed out saying to get help as McMullen called for aid. McMullen, 27, was stabbed once in the chest near the stone bathhouse by Onondaga Creek. She remained conscious upon EMS arrival and was transported to State University Hospital after a 25 minute response.
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Bank may buy old Community Chest building
The Brooklyn Syracuse Savings plans to use the upper floors of the five and a half story Community Chest Building with a study under way to determine bottom floor use for offices or retail. Weight leaves for a new role at Benjamin Franklin Savings Bank while Syracuse Savings’ new leader Richard Eliot and chairman Dr. Franklin D. Barry carry the project on North Salina Street. The 1885 86 brick and stone building by Archimedes Russell is a rare restrained High Victorian bank design later tied to the City’s historic registry.
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Challenger lifts off in predawn blaze of light on space flight
The launch marks a milestone with the first black American in space as Guion Bluford and crew begin a six day mission aboard the shuttle. NASA hosts 45,000 viewing guests including Sally Ride and Wilt Chamberlain. Gardner and Bluford will later deploy a satellite for India.
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Boy Undergoes Liver Transplant at Pittsburgh Hospital
Nicholas Goode, 2, son of Gin ger and Michael Goode of Morningside Maryland, received a liver transplant at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. Surgery began at 6:35 a.m. and was expected to last 10 to 12 hours, officials said. The boy was among children Reagan mentioned in a July 26 organ donor appeal and was flown from Andrews Air Force Base aboard a military transport plane.
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