Arafat aide vows revenge on Arabs and vows steadfast stand
PLO chief Yasser Arafat's deputy Salah Khalaf says guerrillas in Beirut will not accept Israel's terms and will avenge Arab states' failure to aid the Palestinians. He warns of continued attacks and insists on in Beirut no withdrawal of public safety items until Phalangists and bodyguards are disarmed.
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Salah Khalaf
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U.S
Philip Habib
Abu Ayad
Beshir Gemayel
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Beshir
Elias Sarkis
Habib
Chefik Wazzan
U.S. Contemplates Limited Marines Move Into Beirut
WASHINGTON reports that Washington wavers on sending 800 to 1,000 Marines to west Beirut for up to 30 days as a buffer between 500,000 residents and Israel’s army. President Reagan has agreed in principle if Lebanon requests it with safeguards. About 1,800 Marines await orders offshore while Pentagon officials weigh rules of engagement and fire authority amid rising tensions.
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Solidarity offers deal to get visit of pope
Solidarity calls for a 12 day halt to protests to persuade military rulers to allow Pope John Paul I visit in August. It urges release of about 2000 internees and amnesty for those detained for resisting martial law. Leaders urge suspension until Poland’s National Day.
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Wladyslaw Hardek
U.N. Disarmament Session Ends With Rhetoric Not Plan
The United Nations General Assembly wrapped a five week disarmament session with sweeping rhetoric but no agreement on a concrete plan to halt the arms race. East-West disputes over Cambodia marred the final meetings as delegates criticized the outcome amid calls to persevere for a safer world.
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Miracle baby Melissa Trahan survives deadly Pan Am disaster
In Kenner Louisiana 16 month old Melissa Trahan survived a Pan American 727 crash era that killed her mother Melanie Trahan 26 and sister Brigitte 4 and left her father Gabe Trahan alive. Melissa was found under a mattress with minor burns after spending hours in her demolished home as rescuers shouted for joy at her survival. The accident was one of the nation’s worst air disasters.
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Melissa Trahan
Gabe
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Pearl Cusack
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Brigitte
Crash history overwhelms New Orleans area airport
UPI reports the suburban New Orleans airport has suffered several fatal crashes over the decades, culminating in a devastating Friday disaster that killed more than 150 people aboard and on the ground. Notable past wrecks include a 1967 Delta DC-8 crash near the New Orleans Hilton, a 1964 Eastern jet into Lake Pontchartrain with 58 dead, a 1959 National Airlines DC7-B that killed 42, plus two more fatal incidents in 1982 and the 1940s military crash.
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Kenner
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Tampa
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Gulf of Mexico
Neighbors flee twice doomed by near airport crashes
Gene and Glenda Bays moved away after a 1967 DC-8 crash near their Worth Street home near New Orleans airport. A Boeing 727-200 struck a roof a block away on Friday, killing more than 150. They plan to relocate again before retiring, wary after two near misses near Pan Am Flight 759’s disaster.
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Glenda Bays
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Belushi death probe revived amid tabloid claims
Los Angeles police reopen inquiry into John Belushi death after a National Enquirer interview with Cathy Evelyn Smith alleging a fatal drug injection. The DA weighs possible charges for second degree murder while authorities seek corroborating evidence and interviews with witnesses, noting past public scrutiny and Belushi’s notoriety.
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Daryl Gates
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