Economy grows 7.7 percent in third quarter
The Commerce Department reports the 3Q GNP rose 7.7 percent annualized, slightly below the prior 7.9 percent estimate. Economists see robust growth continuing into early next year as corporate profits jump and inventories rebuild to meet rising demand.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Department of Commerce
Jerzy Jasinowski
National Association of Manufacturers
Robert Ortner
Prostitute Slayings Probe Grows as Green River Case Widens
Police identify two more young prostitutes as possible Green River killer victims, raising potential total to 21. Residents march to demand a crackdown on prostitution while King County doubles investigators, though authorities say they are not close to catching the killer trailing the south Seattle area since 1982.
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Seattle
Green River
King County
Hill Street Blues actor Michael Conrad dies at 58
NBC confirms Michael Conrad a two time Emmy winner who played Sgt Phillip Freemason Esterhaus on Hill Street Blues died after a two year cancer battle. He remained active on the show until near the end and was praised for his positive spirit and leadership.
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Los Angeles
Michael Conrad
Hill Street Blues
Nbc-Tv
Phillip Freemason Esterhaus
Saddle
Charles Haid
Andy
Renko
Robinette
Conrad
New York City
New York City College
Wedding party hijacks Soviet airliner to Turkey ends in bloodshed
Seven killed when a wedding party aboard a flight from Tbilisi to Batumi attempted to hijack the plane. The pilot allegedly tricked the hijackers by turning back to Tbilisi. security agents stormed the aircraft, killing five hijackers and three passengers, while the pilot and crew perished. The plan reportedly involved relatives of Georgian elites.
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Moscow
Turkey
Tbilisi
Georgia
Black Sea
Batumi
Istanbul
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Soviet Union
Boy Scouts Launch Controversial Hard Hitting Ads
Irving based Boy Scouts of America advertises graphic public service spots to boost membership and funding. The director says ads aim to shock audiences with stark figures on youth violence and drug abuse, while networks differ on acceptance.
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Dallas
Boy Scouts of America
Michael Whittaker
Whittaker
CBS Television
Honduran army crushes Cuban trained rebels leader killed
The Honduran army says it crushed 96 Cuban trained rebels and killed their leader Jose Antonio Reyes Mata. 22 rebels defected, others starved or fought to the end. Caspar Weinberger noted El Salvador’s war trends and urged more aid to reverse the situation.
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U.S
Washington
State Department
Peter Romero
Hughes
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
el Salvador
Weinberger
Woman convicted of manslaughter in boss and lover slaying
NY AP Dispatch reports 39 year old Mary Barbara Austin a word processor at Burke and Burke law offices was found guilty of manslaughter in the December 15 slaying of attorney J W Jacobs 51. Jurors deliberated ten hours over the weekend before the verdict.
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New York
Mary Barbara Austin
J.W. Jacobs
Fifth Avenue
Burke & Burke
ETS bars its teacher test for evaluating current teachers
The Educational Testing Service will ban using its National Teacher Examination to weed out incompetent teachers. The shift targets evaluating existing faculty, while declaring the test appropriate for certifying future teachers in sixteen states.
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New York
Educational Testing Service
American designer slain in Seoul hotel
Police said they have no firm clues on the killer of American toy designer Terry L. Bartel 48 found bound and strangled in her Lotte Hotel room in downtown Seoul. They speculate she was killed Saturday night as investigators pursue leads.
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South Korea
Terry L. Bartel
Middlesex
N.J
Lotte Hotel
Greek freighter Antigone sunk in Persian Gulf
A 12,500-ton Greek freighter Antigone sank in the Persian Gulf after being hit by a French Exocet missile likely fired by Iraq. Crew rescued. Lloyds Insurance brokers cited reliable sources for the sinking occurring Monday after departure from Bushehr Iran. Washington also warned Turkey over its stance on northern Cyprus independence, hinting at possible curbs on U.S. aid.
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Bushehr
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Lloyds Insurance Brokers
Iran
Washington
Reagan
Cyprus
Turkey
Congress
U.S
Kter Turkmen
Britain orders 250 more troops to Northern Ireland
Belfast reports James Prior ordered two infantry companies to reinforce South Armagh amid ongoing violence at a Protestant church killing three. The move backs up 600 troops already in the county as security tightens after Sunday's shooting. Jaruzelski takes command of Poland defense council granting sweeping powers after martial law.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
James Prior
Army
Alan Percival
South Armagh
Irish Republic
Warsaw
Poland
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Defense Council
IMF approves 1.17 billion loan to Brazil
The International Monetary Fund voted to free 1.17 billion dollars in loans to Brazil. The move is seen as triggering over 17 billion dollars in new lending from banks, governments, and agencies to ease Brazil’s debt pressure. A suspension of payments would impact the global financial system.
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Washington
International Monetary Fund
Brazil
Gazette Wire
Ford Motor Co Found Guilty in Mustung II Design Negligence
A Texas state court jury found Ford Motor Co grossly negligent in designing the Mustang II and awarded about 106.9 million dollars to the family of Devary Durrill of Robstown. The verdict sets 6.86 million in actual damages and 100 million in punitive damages for her death after a rear impact and car fire in October 1978.
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Ford Motor Co
Corpus Christi
Texas
Ford
Devary Durrill
Robstown
William Meredith
Durrill
Bonnie Watkins
Watkin
Stewart says Warren erred in social goals as justice
Former Justice Potter Stewart criticizes Earl Warren for sometimes shaping rulings by personal views rather than law during Warren's tenure from 1953 to 1969. He notes the court risks politics when justices decide cases by societal aims instead of the law.
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Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Earl Warren
Legislative Branch
Warren
Stewart
American Heritage Magazine
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