Israeli commandos raid southern Lebanon two-hour battle
More than 150 Israeli commandos stormed a Palestinian coastal base near Sarafand in a two hour clash with guerrilla defenses. Reported casualties included Palestinians and Lebanese wounded or killed. Israelis evacuated wounded by helicopter. Israel said it struck a training camp near Adloun and destroyed stockpiles. The raid followed a deadly Tiberias attack claimed by the PLO linked Saiga group. Begin offered peace talks with Hussein as cabinet backs Palestinian autonomy plan despite Weizman objections.
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Lebanon
Menachem Begin
Jordan
Hussein
Begin
Ezer Weizman
Insariyeh
Adloun
Tel Aviv
Saiga
PLO
Armed Forces Radio
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Weizman
Castro Blasts President in Mexico Visit
Fidel Castro, in Cozumel, called U S Cuba ties “perfectly awful” and the blockade “one of the most miserable acts I know.” He cited aspirin shortages and blocked medicine for children, and predicted Nicaragua and El Salvador regimes would fall amid uprisings.
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Cozumel
Mexico
Fidel Castro
Cuba
U.S
United States
Castro
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Somoza
Anastasio Somoza
Jose Lopez Portillo
Washington
Soviet Union
Lopez Portillo
United Nations
Skylab Mind Power Meditation Aims to Lift Satellite
Brookline group promotes a mass meditation to keep Skylab in orbit and prevent a fall, with Florida radio official predicting millions of participants. The event, led by the Brookline Psychoenergetics Institute, targets May 25 at 1 p.m. EDT and claims to test psychokinesis.
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Brookline
Mass
Florida
Earth
Chris Kilham
Brookline Psychoenergetics Institute
Kilham
Committee Weds to Increase Subpoena Power for TMI Inquiry
President Carter's Three Mile Island investigation panel voted 8 to 3 to pause hearings until Congress grants subpoena and sworn testimony authority. Senate granted such power soon after, while the House delays. The panel toured the site wearing protective gear as radiation exposure during the visit ranged from zero to nine millirems.
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Three Mile Island
Middletown
John Kemeny
Carter
Commission
Congress
Senate
House
John G. Kemeny
Rhodesia
Capitol Hill
Susquehanna River
Three Mile Island Unit I
Jim Floyd
James Wood seniors sample county government day
James Wood High School seniors spent a day learning county government during a day long program. The Country Roads feature provides details. William Zirkle, Gainesboro District nominee for the Frederick County School Board, met with district residents to discuss his education philosophy.
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James Wood High School
DE Cease
William Zirkle
Gainesboro
Frederick County School Board
Profits Reports Stir Debate On Corporate Gains
Government profit figures for the first quarter of 1979 are due amid tension over wage and price guidelines. AFL-CIO President Meany labels profit growth as gouging while Alfred Kahn warns rapid profits challenge inflation control. Federal Reserve and Commerce data show April income up 0.3 percent and factory utilization dipping to 84.9 percent.
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Washington
Alfred Kahn
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Business Week
Federal Reserve Board
Barclays Bank Ltd
London
American Credit Corp
Charlotte
N.C
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve
Kahn
Albert Gore
Dtenn
Mobil
Montgomery Ward
The
Container Corp. of America
Tavoulareas
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