Foreign Markets Recover After Wall Street Recovery
The Associated Press reports global stocks clawed back from a worldwide rout. In Tokyo the Nikkei rose 278.94 points after a 302.84 loss, while London brokers pushed prices up with General Electric gaining about 7 percent early. Hong Kong failed to rally as the Hang Seng fell further to a yearly low.
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Springboks Head Home From Controversial U S Tour
South Africa's Springboks returned home to a jubilant welcome amid government praise despite some violence on the U S tour. Police guarded Kennedy Airport as the team boarded a jet to Johannesburg and the boarding area was sealed off for security.
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Jokes and Confusion at Aiken Rotary Meeting
Debby Fuller attended a Friday football game with her father Wayne. A humorous moment emerged when Debby asked where the confession stand was and Wayne replied with a pun about the wrong pew.
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Annex War Delays Forest Heights II Zoning Plans
About 100 residents crowded the Aiken city council chambers to oppose annexing Forest Heights II into the city with 188 lots and R-1 B zoning. They urged keeping larger lot sizes, argued about traffic and drainage, and questioned modular homes. A two week delay on the final reading was granted and a Oct 12 hearing was set on horses at Banks Mill Road.
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Hinckley Lawyers Seek Split Trial Over Reagan Shooting
Defense for John W. Hinckley Jr plans a two juries trial with an insanity phase to test his culpability for the March 30 1981 shooting of Ronald Reagan and three others at the Washington Hilton. If found not guilty by reason of insanity he would be confined until deemed safe. The trial could begin in December and carries potential life imprisonment if convicted.
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Spy Helmich pleads guilty to conspiring to sell U.S. secrets
Former Army warrant officer Joseph G. Helmich Jr. pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to sell top secret military information to the Soviet Union from 1963 to 1980. He faces life in prison after a presentence hearing, with sentencing to follow.
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Reagan says foreign aid not key to prosperity for poor nations
President Reagan told IMF and World Bank ministers that without sound home economics no amount of foreign aid will bring progress. He urged disciplined policies and noted industrial countries, including the United States, have overSpent and overregulated, contributing to slow growth and high inflation amid bleak global forecasts.
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