Arafat orders PLO to strengthen defences in west Beirut
Yasser Arafat ordered PLO forces to upgrade and consolidate defenses in west Beirut amid expectations of a confrontation with Israeli troops surrounding the city. Israel and PLO trade blame for Friday’s escalation, with Lebanese civilians reported killed and water and power supplies disrupted as crossfire and bombardment continue.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
West Beirut
PLO
Israel
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Tel Aviv
Beirut
USW Rejects Concession Laden Three Year Pact
USW members rejected a three year contract with concessions worth millions of dollars, opposing a $100 million pay raise, a cost of living cap, and other changes. Steelmakers claim foreign competition pressures linger as talks move to next spring for a successor to the current agreement covering about 275,000 workers ending Aug. 1, 1983.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers
J. Bruce Johnston
USW
Lloyd McBride
McBride
Johnson
Thieves target bug zappers at several homes
Elyria police investigated thefts at 345 Vassar Drive 996 Reeve Road and 157 Larkmont Drive on Friday while Lorain County deputies checked 18513 Whitehead Road LaGrange Township Thursday. Owners valued the missing insect zappers between 100 and 180 dollars.
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Elyria
LaGrange
Weekend Weather Outlook For Local Area
Clear tonight with a low near 60, followed by a mostly sunny Sunday. Highs will be between 80 and 85 with near zero chances of precipitation. Details on page A-3.
Liver transplant needed for four-year-old Sheffield Lake boy
Four-year-old Justin Tameloff of Sheffield Lake suffers biliary atresia and faces a transplant within six months as his family, living with unemployment strain, races to raise $50,000 to $100,000. Doctors say a donor between ages three and six with matching weight and blood type is required. Pittsburgh surgeon Dr Thomas Starzel would perform the surgery. A local fund has been set up at Thrift Federal Savings and Loan in Sheffield Lake to help cover costs.
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Sheffield Lake
Justin Tameloff
Justin
U.S. Steel
Thomas Starzel
Pittsburgh
Thrift Federal Savings and Loan
Lake Road
Licavoli Begins Prison Term for Racketeering Case
Mafia figure James T. Licavoli known as Jack White starts a 17 year federal sentence after a July conviction on racketeering charges connected to the 1977 murder of Danny Greene. The judge revoked his $400000 bond and ordered immediate confinement. Other defendants received prison terms ranging from 10 to 14 years, with several sentences running concurrently with life terms. The case drew fire from the defense over FBI conduct, which the government rejected as unfounded.
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Cleveland
UPI
James T
Jack White
Licavoli
William K. Thomas
Thomas
Licayvali
James R. Willis
John IP
Calandra
Danny Greene
Anthony Liberatore
FBI
Pasquale
Butchie” Cisternino
Ronald
Carabbia
Greene
Kenneth Ciarcia
Willis
Gestapo
Joseph Griffin
FBI Office
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Arafat
WAFA
Mother Nature
Kate Baker
Oberlin College
Acre
Naxes
James Licavoli
Cleveland Crime Organization
S. Lake Boy
Robert B. Tameioff
Howell St
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