U.S. and Soviet Reach Tentative Summit Site Accord
Washington Post reports tentative agreement on time and place for a Reagan Gorbachev summit to be held in Geneva in the second half of November. Final decision depends on four months of U.S.-Soviet arms talks plus overall progress. The accord follows Gorbachev's rise after Chernenko’s death.
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May Leading Indicators Rise Sharply Amid Trade Woes
The Commerce Department reports a 0.7 percent May rise in the Index of Leading Indicators, signaling potential growth, even as the U.S. records its second worst foreign trade deficit. Economists split on momentum, with Baldrige cautioning about a 4 percent growth pace and Rahn predicting up to 5 percent later in the year. The index sits at 167.8 percent of the 1967 base, eight of ten indicators positive, with gains led by raw material prices and the money supply.
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Craft loses jury award on appeal in Metromedia case
The 8th Circuit overturned a 325000 jury verdict for Christine Craft former KMBC TV anchor who claimed demotion over appearance The court found no fraud in Metromedia promise of no makeover and sent the case back for entry of verdict in Metromedia favor Craft 40 lives in California after August 1981 change.
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Joseph E. Stevens
Metromedia
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WV Chief Justice resigns as chief but keeps seat
West Virginia's top judge Richard Neely resigned as chief justice amid public outrage over firing Tess Dineen a secretary who refused to baby-sit his son. He offered to reinstate her and said he will continue on the Supreme Court.
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Teen shot by Goetz now charged in rape
James Ramseur Jr. 18, one of four teens shot by Bernhard Goetz, was arrested on charges of raping and robbing a young woman at gunpoint last month. The victim identified him in a lineup after four days in hospital. Ramseur’s arrest announced by Bronx DA Mario Merola with details of an elevator confrontation in a Bronx housing project.
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Bernhard Goetz
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UAW Accepts Concessions to Save Wisconsin Plants
UAW officials in Milwaukee accepted offers from American Motors Corp to keep two Wisconsin plants open, safeguarding about 7,400 jobs as Friday’s deadline passed. Ralph Koenig criticized AMC’s bargaining and noted some terms as abhorrent though not improving by rejection.
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United Auto Workers
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Wisconsin
AMC
Ralph Koenig
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IRA cache found in Glasgow stirs eight hour siege
Police sealed off part of Glasgow's south side on Friday night amid reports of an arms cache. Hazardous device experts examined material found on James Gray Street, evacuated nearby families, and removed items for tests. No further details were released.
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Scotland
James Gray Street
South Africa widens ban on anti-apartheid groups
Johannesburg report states the white government expanded the list of banned groups by more than double and extended the prohibition for six months. A government spokesman dismissed guerrilla claims that police lured seven activists into self-inflicted grenade deaths as ridiculous and unfounded.
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