News stories from Saturday September 25, 1982

Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:

The way in which cities use money from a major federal program will no longer be reviewed to insure that the money is being used to assist those with low and moderate incomes, the Department of Housing and Urban Development said. This year, the program provided a total of $3.5 billion in community development block grants to hundreds of cities. [New York Times] The leading economic indicators will probably register a decline for August after four months of rise, but that does not necessarily mean the recession is continuing, according to the Commerce Department's Under Secretary for economic affairs. [New York Times] A prison guard killed 13 people, seven of them children, and critically wounded another man in a shooting spree in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He surrendered to police after a three hour standoff. The police said that five of the victims apparently were his own children. [New York Times] The massacre of more than 300 Palestinian and Lebanese men, women and children at the Shatila refugee camp by Christian militiamen has left many unanswered questions. The slayings, which began Wednesday, Sept. 15, and continued until Saturday, Sept. 18, raise questions that focus on the role played by the Israeli army in what is certain to be regarded as one of the most important events in the modern history of the Middle East. Much is at stake in the answers to these questions. [New York Times] The Marines will not land as planned in Beirut tomorrow because of failure to reach an agreement with Israel on the withdrawl of Israeli troops from Beirut International Airport, the United States said. [New York Times] The withdrawal of Israeli troops from west Beirut was expected to be completed by tomorrow night, according to Israeli military officials, making way for the deployment of the peacekeeping force of United States Marines and French and Italian soldiers. But unconfirmed reports indicated that the Israelis were insisting that they be allowed to retain a military presence around the airport and to patrol the city in search of hidden weapons. [New York Times] Thousands of Israelis demonstrated at Tel Aviv's City Hall to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Menachem Begin for his handling of the Israeli involvement in the massacre of Palestinians in Beirut. The protesters also called for the ouster of Defense Minister Aerial Sharon, who led the invasion of Lebanon. [New York Times] Salvadoran rebels are fighting in previously quiet parts of the country, according to Western military analysts. These analysts say that the guerrillas are increasingly being supplied by helicopter and light aircraft from Nicaragua. [New York Times] The withdrawal of Cuban forces from Angola was sought by the United States in sending a high State Department official to that country. The withdrawal of Cuban forces is the key remaining problem holding up an agreement on the independence of South West Africa, State Department officials said. [New York Times]