Late shoppers lift holiday mood at retailers
Associated Press reports a late surge of Christmas shoppers brings cheer to stores. J C Penney manager Bill Fleener at Coliseum Mall Hampton says the shop is mobbed and glad for last minute business. Analysts predicted a slow season yet expect modest gains over last year.
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Maine expands bottle deposits to all non dairy drinks
Maine will extend its bottle deposit law to nearly all non dairy beverages as residents must rinse and return more containers. The change comes amid a solid waste crisis and follows decades of deposits on beer and similar items.
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U S rebuts KGB charge of West subversion
The State Department called Kryuchkov's warnings about Western subversion unfounded and inaccurate and warned such rhetoric is inconsistent with improving U S Soviet ties Deputy spokesman Richard Boucher said the KGB chief spoke to the Soviet Congress noting risks in closer Western links to the Soviet Union
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Rushdie abandons push for paperback Satanic Verses
In London Salman Rushdie said he has embraced Islam and will not allow further translations of The Satanic Verses. He defended the work as a moral fable about a man who loses faith, while giving up his drive for a paperback edition.
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Guard chief says Virginia call up near end
Major General John G. Castles, head of the Virginia National Guard, said about 250 Guardsmen in two units will likely be the last activated for Desert Shield. He noted an additional 530 combat support personnel have been mobilized and warned more could be activated if the crisis continues or if troops in Saudi Arabia rotate home.
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