Poland releases 1227 detainees as martial law hoops loom
Gen Wojciech Jaruzelski declares 1227 internees freed and travel limits eased while noting martial law could end by year end if tensions ease. Pope visit delayed to next year, Walesa remains detained. 4000 to 6000 convicted or awaiting trial uncertain amid sanctions.
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Poland
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Lech Walesa
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Jaruzelski
Washington
Larry Speakes
Reagan
Soviet Union
Speakes
White House
House backs MX missile production and C 5B cargo planes
The House narrowly endorsed production of the MX missile with a partial funding hold and backed a new fleet of Lockheed C-5B cargo planes. Amendments to a 177.1 billion defense bill earmarked 1.14 billion for nine MX missiles while delaying 260 million pending a basing decision due in December. The panel also defeated moves to shift funds to Boeing 747s.
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Dmass
Beverly Byron
D-Md
Senate
Robert Badham
R-Calif
McDonnell Douglas
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Lockheed
Death of TV pioneer Dave Garroway shocks nation
Garroway, host of the original Today show, died by suicide at age 69 in Swarthmore Pennsylvania. He had struggled after open heart surgery and his death was attributed to safety related reasons with a shotgun. The obituary notes his influence on morning television and his later career decline.
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Dave Garroway
Michael
Garroway
Delaware County Medical Examiner's Office
Philadelphia
Frank Blair
Hilton Head
S.C
Dave
Barbara Walters
ABC
New York
Car sickness blamed on sticker price, experts say
A lighthearted note suggests financial stress from car sticker prices as the leading cause of nausea while shopping for vehicles. The quip reflects humor on consumer frustration in automotive markets.
Economy GNP grows 1.7 percent in second quarter
The Commerce Department reports a 1.7 percent inflation adjusted GNP rise for Q2 with officials split on whether the recession has ended. Baldrige calls it a transition stage. Weidenbaum says the upturn is under way, though some caution overall.
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Commerce
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Murray Weidenbaum
Reagan
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Senate Banking Committee
National Bureau of Economic Research
Cambridge
Mass
Baldrige
Blast risk in 80 percent of grain elevators
Federal researcher tells House Agriculture Committee that nearly 80 percent of the nation’s 15 000 grain elevators harbor enough dust to trigger an explosion at any time. He calls the dirt the main cause and cites the April 20 Council Bluffs blast as context.
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Strehlow
Council Bluffs
Mary Bryant
Iowa
The
Gazette
Iowa Bureau of Labor
Bryant
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