Diplomatic push in Middle East stalls amid Lebanon crisis
U S envoy Philip Habib accelerates shuttle talks through Beirut Damascus and Tel Aviv but officials say progress is limited as Syria keeps Soviet missiles in Lebanon. Haig warns time is short and Begin demands return to pre crisis status as drone and missiles test U S security concern.
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IRA Mourns Hughes Amid Police Protection
In Bellaghy Northern Ireland police and troops ringed the village as the IRA held a military funeral for hunger striker Francis Hughes. An estimated 110000 mourners lined roads in drizzle while an army helicopter hovered over the procession. In Belfast thousands also mourned two men killed in rioting. An IRA rocket killed one officer and wounded three in west Belfast.
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