Begin stands by lack of foresight on Beirut massacre
JERUSALEM AP Prime Minister Menachem Begin insists he had no reason to expect a massacre when Israel sent Lebanese Christian militiamen into two Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut last September. His written statement to the judicial commission confirms his earlier testimony, issued after the panel warned leaders that its findings could be harmful.
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Menachem Begin
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Begin
Israeli Judicial Commission
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Chatilla
NATO Ministers Probe East West Ties In Session
NATO foreign ministers opened a two day policy session in Brussels seeking a fresh start with post Brezhnev Russia while maintaining Western nuclear deterrence. They will discuss trade with the Soviet Union high tech exports and the situation in Poland as part of the agenda.
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UPI
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Russia
Alliance
Soviet Union
Washington
Poland
Teen girl linked to Ulster disco bombing kills 16
A 40-detective special task force leads the hunt for a blonde teenage girl suspected of planting a bomb that killed 11 off duty British soldiers and five civilians at a Northern Ireland pub disco. The device, about 10 pounds of explosives, was smuggled in a woman's handbag and left near the stage as the crowd dispersed.
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Northern Ireland
Winston Crutchley
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Congress warned against car import curbs
Reagan trade chief William Brock cautioned Congress against labor backed legislation to restrict foreign car imports. He warned the measure mirrors the Smoot Hawley tariff, which worsened the 1930s economic mood. The UAW backs the plan as a jobs creator.
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Reagan Administration
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Hood ornament bazooka round found by Bedford Hills driver
Bedford Hills police report 18 inch rocket intended for tanks was found by 26 year old Wayne Zottola at a construction site He spray painted it silver for mounting on his car hood His father feared the heavy object might be loaded It was taken to West Point by the county bomb squad for destruction
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UPI
Wayne Zottola
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West Point
Westchester County
Diplomatic Immunity Clash Over Bayville Parking Ticket
Bayville mayor insists Soviet official Ivan Moroshkin must face local court over a $25 summons despite his diplomatic status. U.S. Mission to the United Nations asked cancelation citing immunity, while the mayor questions the official’s visit and asks federal officials to stay out of village affairs.
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UPI
Long Island
Ivan Moroshkin
Victoria Seigeleee
Moroshkin
Miroshkin
Mayer Chooses Washington Monument as Accessible Icon
Reporter Steven Komarow recounts five meetings with Norman Mayer during the Washington Monument bomb threat. Police and federal agents used media liaison to engage Mayer, who demanded a single unarmed park ranger under a white flag to go up and rescue a girl. The device was described as a remote control for a model airplane. Mayer cited the monument’s sacred status and accessibility as his rationale.
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Washington Monument
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Norman Mayer
FBI
Treasury
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Monument
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Park
Thomas Patrick Mayer
Moyer
Treasury Department
Winter snows spark sudden rush in Central New York
Central New Yorkers brace for winter as the switch from warm to frigid weather prompts early snow blower sales and increased road clearing by 70 county plows. Arctic conditions boost ski center plans, with Labrador Mountain and Long Mountain reporting snowmaking and tentative weekend openings.
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Snow, ice and cold grip western states and Midwest
Partly cloudy and cold tonight with variable winds. Ice glaze and icy roads cited by Sheriff Bob White in Cimarron County Oklahoma as snow and fog shroud Colorado and Pacific Northwest. Midwest levees rise as sandbags stack amid continued rains and floods. National Weather Service tracks snow showers from Maine to New York and across Michigan and the Southwest. Record low temperatures and humidity readings noted.
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