Inflation slows as deficit hits record high in 1982
The U.S. inflation rate eased to 2.1 percent in September while the federal budget deficit rose to a record $110.7 billion for the 1982 fiscal year ended Sept. 30. The deficit topped the prior peak of $66.4 billion from 1976 as Reagan campaigned in North Carolina amid upcoming elections.
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Los Angeles Times Service
Washington
The
Treasury
Reagan
North Carolina
House
Thomas O’neill
D-Mass
Hoover
U.S
Firefighters tackle barn blaze north of Marion
Firefighters from Marion Alburnett and Robins battled a barn fire on the Joseph Kopecky farm north of Marion last night. Kopecky and crews freed hay from the burning structure before heavy roof and rafter damage was reported. A cause was not determined though spontaneous combustion is suspected.
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Wee SS
Marion
Alburnett and
Robins
Joseph Kopecky
Kopecky
Workers at Chrysler to stay on job
Detroit United Auto Workers members voted 70 percent against a walkout after a one day strike vote. Production workers 68.5 percent, parts workers 67 percent, engineers 90 percent favored staying on the job and resuming negotiations with Chrysler next year. Fraser said results suggest substantial change by January.
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Gazette Wire Services
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
U.S
United Auto Workers Union
Douglas Fraser
Fraser
UAW
Chrysler
Stress Report Links Unemployment to Iowan Deaths
A Des Moines bureau report says unemployment could cause 4,168 to 8,336 Iowa deaths in three to five years due to stress from joblessness. It cites 113,000 statewide unemployed in September and notes Linn County could see 324 to 648 deaths.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Des Moines Area
Salvadoran leftists offer peace talks to Magana government
In Mexico City Salvadoran leftists said they formally offered peace talks to the U.S. backed government. Government spokesman Luis Angel Lagos said Magana remains opposed until guerrillas disarm. Ungo said the offer was sent in writing to the assembly and armed forces.
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Mexico City
el Salvador
San Salvador
Washington
Alvaro Magana
Luis Angel Lagos
Associated Press
Magana
Lagos
Guillermo Manuel Ungo
Democratic Revolutionary Front
Assembly
Armed Forces
Salvador
Amnesty cites cross border political killings in 1981 report
Amnesty International reports 1981 saw thousands killed, tortured or jailed for political reasons with El Salvador Syria and Libya accused of sending killers abroad to murder exiles and refugees. The group notes refugees from Honduras to El Salvador and killings in West Germany France and Spain. It cites 3278 executions across 34 nations, led by Iran.
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UPI
el Salvador
Syria
Libya
Amnesty International
Honduras
West Germany
France
Spain
Guatemala
Uganda
Philippines
Pakistan
India
Indonesia
Afghanistan
Iran
Iraq
This Job Is So Secret Even I Don’t Know What I’m Doing
Humor caption notes a Pentagon executive’s desk sign about secrecy and unclear duties. The witty line highlights the paradox of classified work and leadership mystery in a government setting. No further details provided.
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Pentagon
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