Vatican Pays 36000 For Pope John Paul II Hospital Stay
The Vatican settled 36000 in bills for Pope John Paul II's 77 day stay at Gemelli Hospital in Rome after the assassination attempt. The Roma weekly Europeo says the pope was not insured and the costs were charged to Peter's Pence, with some records burned to deter theft. The Vatican declined comment on hospital costs.
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Inmates awarded $2 million for bad county jail conditions
Maryland jurors awarded inmates of Worcester County Jail nearly $2 million for unsanitary and overcrowded conditions. The federal jury ordered $500 to each convicted prisoner and $1,000 to each pre trial detainee since July 1977, affecting about 2,000 inmates. The jail in Snow Hill, built 1896, was described as having antiquated plumbing and filth with inmates sleeping on floors.
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Lorton Reformatory
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Ocean City
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France Eyes Swap of East German Spy for Soviet Dissidents
Paris sources say France seeks to swap jailed East German Gen Heinz Zorn for a prominent Soviet dissident such as Anatoly Shcharansky Sakharov or Orlov. Bonn notes West Germany freed 30 of about 30 agents in a Guillaume deal but East Germany kept some in custody amid publicity.
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Andrei Sakharov
Yuri Orlov
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Gorky
Orlov
Polk 10 Speakers Proclaimed Finest Value in Range
A sales pitch touts Polk 10 speakers as the finest in their price range outperforming costlier rivals. It promises buyers will want a pair after a listening session and urges a visit this week to compare and buy.
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Reagan orders Public Health Service hospital closures
The Reagan administration directs immediate stops on admitting patients and a shutdown by Oct 31 for PHS hospitals in Seattle Boston Baltimore and Staten Island New York. Congress funds insufficient to convert facilities into community hospitals. opposition cites potential loss of life and broken promises.
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Charles Roger
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Maine
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Walesa elected Solidarity chairman in landmark vote
Lech Walesa won the Solidarity chairmanship with 462 votes 55.2 percent in a strong rejection of confrontation and a promise to bridge factions within the 9.5 million member union. He thanked supporters and pledged action over talk.
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Poland
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Walesa
Free Union
Olivia Sports Arena
Oil export quotas lifted after eight years
The United States ends its eight year old quotas on refined oil product exports saying domestic supplies suffice for American use. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige cited ample gasoline and petroleum products and stated export controls are no longer needed to assure adequate supplies.
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Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige
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Milliken seeks federal disaster aid after Michigan storm
Michigan Governor William G. Milliken asked President Reagan to declare an emergency and sought disaster designations from the Agriculture Department and the Small Business Administration. The storm drenched southern Michigan with up to nine inches of rain, left 185000 buildings without power, caused heavy crop damage estimated at up to 500 million dollars, and a stranded driver drowned near Fowler.
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Mich
UPI
Michigan
William G. Milliken
Reagan
Federal Agriculture Department and
Small Business Administration
Fowler
Clinton County
Detroit
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