Marines kill five snipers at Beirut airport amid cease-fire talks
Marines reported five snipers killed at Beirut airport during a second day of clashes as two French UN troops were wounded by a mine or bomb nearby. The cease-fire committee agreed to request Greek and Italian observers to police the Sept 26 truce, delays in forming a neutral observer force.
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U.N
Kabr Chmoun
Timur Goksel
Italy
Greece
Lorain County Visitors Bureau Faces Rocky Start
The Lorain County Visitors Bureau has struggled since its April launch under Ronald Nabakowski and county commissioners. With no staff and no funds, it operates as a private nonprofit funded by a 3 percent hotel tax, while Avon wineries Wellington homes and Lorain lakefront fail to be promoted amid continued political wrangling.
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Lorain County
Ronald Nabakowski
County tourism bureau draws ire amid budgets and bylaws
Lorain County officials battle over the visitors bureau a half breed agency funded publicly and privately controlled with 18 audits and open meetings not required. Commissioners defend a 10 member board including themselves highlighting public scrutiny while controversy grows over bylaws salaries and bed tax funds. The county reports 1982 travel revenue at 113 million statewide ninth, yet many residents view tourism as a boondoggle.
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Mount Rushmore
Disneyworld
Leonard Reichlin
Visitors Bureau
John Keress
Bureau
Film star Pat O'Brien dead at 83
Pat O'Brien, the film star famed for Knute Rockne opposite Ronald Reagan, died of a heart attack at 83 in Los Angeles. He had been hospitalized and reportedly received weekly calls from President Reagan. Details on Page A-2.
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Moment of silence debate in Newark schools
A Newark New Jersey school prayer dispute centers on a moment of silence in public schools. The Civil Liberties Union opposes any government control of thought while two witnesses in court warn the plan could threaten religion and reading skills. The piece contrasts Nazi march rights with Newark’s legislative attempt and questions the outcome.
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Newark
N.J
New Jersey
American Civil Liberties Union
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Civil Liberties Union
John Travolta
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