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...Naqoura. The talks have faltered over Lebanon's rejection, as an infringement on its sovereignty, of two Israeli proposals. One is to expand the role of the 5,252-man United Nations peace-keeping force stationed in southern Lebanon in the wake of an Israeli withdrawal, the other to allot some security duties to an Israeli-backed Lebanese militia in the immediate border region. As U.N. Under Secretary-General Brian Urquhart tried last week to get the negotiations back on track, a scheduled meeting at Naqoura was postponed briefly "for technical reasons...
...leaders feel too much power has been placed in their hands. Said one of the most creative of television's veterans, Producer Don Hewitt of CBS: "Let's give the conventions back to the politicians. Give the parties control of the two hours of prime time we allot. Let them fill it as they want. If we think there's any news, we can tack it on afterward as commentary. But the conventions should be their show, not ours...
...other action last night, the council voted to allot $500 to co sponsor a March dance at Dunster House, which members said did not have sufficient funds to organize the even itself...
There was virtually no dissent on the economic sections of the report. The Reagan Administration has requested $477 million in economic aid to Central America this fiscal year. Kissinger and his colleagues urged that it immediately request $400 million more and then allot a total of $8 billion for fiscal years 1985 through 1989. At an annual average of $1.6 billion, that sum would be'more than triple the current request. The commission proposed that the aid be concentrated on basic needs: food, education, health, and the building of roads, ports and other labor-intensive projects...
...does not pay for sit time. By law, radio and television stations are required an allot certain amount of air time to public service announcements...