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...Cascade Mountains near Chelan, Wa., reportedly tried to dispose of toilet paper by burning it in the wooded area on June 27. Because of the dry spell plaguing the West coast this summer, the men's action ignited a blaze that took three days and about $500,000 to contain, said Wenahatchee National Forest spokeswoman Marti J. Ames...
...Fighting Falcon for $9.7 million apiece. General Dynamics estimated that the Air Force could save $1.4 billion over the next four years by buying a combination of 720 regular and modified F-16s. The price war was welcomed by both the Pentagon and Congress, which are seeking to contain weapons costs. A House bill calls for the winning plane to be chosen next year after Air Force tests of the rival jets...
...cabled Syrian President Hafez Assad and asked him to use his influence to free the hostages or at least keep them alive. Though the Damascus regime has harbored Shi'ite extremists in terrorist camps in Baalbek, a city in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, Assad is known to want to contain Shi'ite terror, as he takes his turn at trying to pacify Lebanon. His response to the U.S. request, according to Administration aides, was "positive." Assad is believed to have encouraged Berri to take a public role in mediating the crisis. On the first day of the hijacking, Berri...
Real estate people think that house prices would come down by perhaps 5% to 10%. That would please buyers and help to contain the inflation rate but hurt owners with large savings tied up in homes they are trying to sell. Even at lower prices, fewer buyers may be tempted and fewer homes built. Kent Colton, executive vice president of the National Association of Home Builders, figures that housing starts might drop 300,000 units below last year's level of 1.8 million, a matter of concern to the economy because housing construction spurs sales of wood, glass, furniture, appliances...
...players: Lesley Ann Warren (Miss Scarlett), Martin Mull (Colonel Mustard), Madeline Kahn (Mrs. White), Michael McKean (Mr. Green), Christopher Lloyd (Professor Plum) and Eileen Brennan (Mrs. Peacock). These six suspects are joined in the movie by six new characters led by Butler Tim Curry. The plot is said to contain enough hints for figuring out who did what where. But until Clue is released early next year, nobody is squealing -- certainly not the actors, who have yet to film or even see the script finale. Says Warren: "It's all very suspicious. No one knows what anyone else...