Begin bows to massacre inquiry amid Beirut crisis
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin agreed to appoint a special investigator on Israel's role in the Sabra and Chatilla massacre, pressured by world outrage after Christian Phalangist forces killed Palestinian refugees in west Beirut. Habib negotiates a total Israeli pullout with Syrian forces, while Lebanon sways under French and Lebanese troops arrival. Gemayel, 40, sworn in as president amid revenge motives attributed to the killings.
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West Beirut
Philip C Habib
Beirut
Sabra
Chatilla
Israel
Menachem Begin
Begin
An-Nahar
Habib
Lebanon
PLO
Gemayel
Christian Phalangists
Bashir
Ringgold majorette told to shed four pounds
Peggy Ward a 16 year old junior at Ringgold High School was ordered by her band instructor to lose four pounds to 126 pounds before the next home game or miss performing. She says she has been skipping meals since band camp began and fears school has become unbearable. The next home game is a week away.
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Peggy Ward
Ringgold
Finleyville
Ringgold High School
Miss Ward
Aliquippa
Marjorie
Voting machine costs stalled by lease plan, analysts say
County officials weighed punch card versus lever voting systems with a $500000 conversion price tag. Punch card machines weigh 20 pounds, fit in attache cases, cut poll workers to four and may allow more stations, though capital outlay is high. A lease to buy could avoid upfront costs, while two counting computers and ballot transport gear add $99,000 and $282,500 respectively. In separate notes, a high school majorette weighs restrictions target dieters amid health concerns and parental distress ahead of a key game.
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McGinnis
Elyria
Broadway
Lorain
Economic crisis forum urges in-plant counseling programs
James Watson of Centro Services Sociales in Lorain urged worker input and in-plant counseling as an antidote to the crisis. He cited a survey of 152 homes in south Lorain showing 80 unemployed adults aged 19 to 55, with many out of work for one to three years and reliant on meager public aid. He likened conditions to living in a concentration camp.
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Wat James
E] Centro Services Sociales
Lorain
South Lorain
U S to drop rates on loans for single homes
Washington AP United States government lowers federally backed loan rate for single family homes to 13 5 percent the lowest in 18 months effective today Secretary Pierce indicated a possible further half point cut as private rates declined Economists attribute fall to recession reducing loan demand while officials faulted administration for losing touch with market realities The forum on employment and training in Lorain County continues today
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Washington
Samuel R. Pierce Jr
Housing and Urban Development
Pierce
U S car sales rise 13 4 percent in mid September
U S domestic car sales rose 13.4 percent from a year earlier in mid September, the first gain in 10 days of selling for the five major automakers. The daily rate of 19 290 cars was the best mid September pace since 1979, though analysts doubt a full recovery.
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Detroit
U.S
David Healy
Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc
New York
NFL turmoil prompts drop football notion
The piece weighs the NFL labor fight and drug testing clashes between owners and players plus a standout 1980 Browns Bengals game incident. It reflects on dehumanization in pro football as billions drive decisions and suggests sidelining football to protect university and sport integrity.
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Browns
Don Reese
Players’ Association
Doug English
Detroit Lions
Mike
Cincinnati Bengals
Nixon selects Churchill as unmatched world leader among leaders
Former President Nixon, in Leaders, hails Winston Churchill as a larger-than-life legend. He recalls meeting Churchill in 1954, notes his small stature, and tells anecdotes from the White House and Lincoln Bedroom. Nixon credits Churchill with groundwork for Britain’s welfare state and wartime leadership.
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Nixon
Winston Churchill
Thad
Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Eisenhower
Churchill's daughter Sarah Churchill dies at 67
London AP reports Sarah Churchill the flamboyant actress and daughter of Sir Winston Churchill died in her sleep at her home after a long illness. Her brother-in-law Lord Soames said she was loved by all who knew her on both sides of the Atlantic.
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London
Sarah Churchill
Winston Churchill
Lord Soames
Atlantic
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