Prime caviar on sale drives down prices nationwide
New York Times reports a surge in caviar purchases from Thanksgiving to New Year as domestically produced, affordable caviars under $80 a pound gain market share. Imports from Iran and the Soviet Union see price cuts. retailers use caviar as a loss leader to attract customers.
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New York Times
New York
Iran
United States
Soviet Union
John P. Roberts
Iroquois Brands Ltd
Romanoff Caviar Co
Klansman Convicted in Slaying of Michael Donald in Mobile
Henry Francis Hays, a Ku Klux Klan leader, was found guilty of the 1981 murder of 19 year old Michael Donald. The trial featured testimonies from Knowles and Kyser as prosecutors described a racially motivated crime. Hays faces possible death penalty exposure if sentenced to the electric chair.
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Mobile
Ala
Hays
Knowles
Donald
Cyclops
Bennie Jack Hays
Titan
United Klans of America
Alabama
Bomb blast at Royal Artillery Barracks injures five in London
A bomb exploded at the Royal Artillery Barracks guardroom in London before dawn injuring five people. A 15 foot deep crater was left in the guardroom while windows and walls were damaged. Scottish National Liberation Army claimed responsibility and warned more attacks. Tenants and nearby civilians evacuated as police searched for further devices.
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London
Royal Artillery Barracks
Press Association
Britain
Scottish National Liberation Army
SNLA
Scotland
Royal Artillery
John Clark
Deniz Ibrahim
Sperry Plea Bargain Branded Unconscionable by Judge
Federal Judge Miles Lord sharply criticized Sperry Corp for a plea deal with prosecutors over falsified payment requests on defense contracts. Sperry to pay over 1 million in penalties and costs while no individuals are named punished. The case reveals time cards misreported to shift MX missile costs to Minuteman work. Lord ordered a presentence investigation to disclose employee names and possible internal punishment and warned he may reject the plea.
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Defense Department
Sperry
Lord
British airman charged with espionage in London case
Senior Aircraftsman Paul John Davies 21 from Episkopi Cyprus was arraigned at Bow Street on charges of passing a NATO signal to Eva Marie Gazi Jaafar between September 1 and 27. He was remanded without bail. Defence officials withheld details under pre trial rules.
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London
Cyprus
NATO
Paul John Davies
Bow Street
Eva Marie Gazi Jaafar
Davies
Defense Ministry
Britain
Episkopi
Episkopi Akrotiri
Troodos
Middle East
Soviet Union
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M.A. “Bubba” Marsal
James “Tiger” Knowles
Tom Harrison
Robert Chambliss
Birmingham
16Th Street Baptist Church
Chambliss
Henry Hays
London Barracks
Judge Raps Sperry
Minuteman
Les of
Square Dance Shop
Farmers State Bank
ICU Ay
Katie
Mary
Farmers State Bank’s Trust Department
Marion and
Linda
Alburnettile Mall
Codé
FUIL
Hiawatha Ar Rapids
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