World inflation eases but growth remains a worry
The IMF reports inflation has cooled from 15 percent to about 10 percent in 1981 but high interest rates and slow growth keep unemployment up and uncertainty high. It cites poorer countries bearing trade and foreign exchange strain while noting signs of progress in tackling harsh economic problems. The 141 nation fund headquartered in Washington explains steps to restrain money supply and curb government spending.
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Washington
International Monetary Fund
Fund
IMF
Two Kansas Penitentiary escapees captured in Missouri
Everett Cameron and John Kitchell, two of six inmates who fled Lansing prison on September 6, were captured Sunday after jumping from a northbound boxcar near Lanagan. A Lanagan resident spotted them, leading to a train stop at Goodman. Cameron was nabbed by a trooper after a helicopter chase. Kitchell, armed, was captured nearby. Both surrendered peacefully at McDonald County Jail.
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Goodman, Mo
Kansas State Penitentiary
Everett L. Cameron
Wichita
Kan
John E. Kitchell
Annapolis
FBI
Missouri National Guard
Cameron and
Kitchell
Lansing, Kan
McDonald County
Pineville
Lou Keeling
Lanagan
Keeling
Goodman
Cameron
Missouri Highway Patrol
Vern Reynolds
Poland warns of economic collapse over coal delays
Poland faces risk of economic collapse if coal production does not rise rapidly. The emergency task force, relayed by PAP, blames Solidarity and Lech Walesa for a deepening crisis as Walesa warns of a sharp struggle with authorities. Walesa spoke at the installation of Primate Jozef Glemp in Gniezno, urging unity for a peaceful solution.
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Warsaw
Poland
UPI
Solidarity Union
PAP
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Walesa
Jozef Glemp
Gniezno
Glemp
Stefan Wyszynski
Irish farmer protests Moonies outside San Francisco ranch
James Canning of Donegal vows to stay in the United States until he can meet his daughter Mary Canning, detained by Unification Church followers. About 300 Irish supporters demonstrated outside the church headquarters in San Francisco. Mary is one of 11 children. Up in Hawaii, South Africa rugby team the Springboks arrived after violent protests in New Zealand and faces anticipated demonstrations in Chicago and Albany.
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San Francisco
Unification Church
Sun Myung Moon
James Canning
Donegal
Canning
Ireland
Honolulu
UPI
South Africa
Hawaii
New Zealand
Springboks
Chicago
Albany
N.Y
Norwegians vote as conservatives challenge Labor rule
Voters in Oslo begin a two day election that could end eight years of socialist rule led by Gro Harlem Brundtland. Conservatives push lower taxes and reduced bureaucracy while opposition criticizes Labor's strict tax system. The ballot follows years of Labor governance amid polls showing weak support for another term. In a separate note, President McKinley died eight days after an assassination wound in 1901.
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Oslo
Norway
Labor Party
Labor
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Europe
William McKinley
Miss America 1982 Elizabeth Ward Envisions Dreamlike Reign
Arkansas born Elizabeth Ward, the 1982 Miss America winner, walked the Atlantic City beach days after her coronation. She described winning as like a dream and avoided questions about anger, a boyfriend, or what makes her special, saying she really didn’t know.
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Elizabeth Ward
Arkansas
Atlantic City
Begin denies link to Saudi arms sale
Washington action centers on a disputed link between U S Israel security ties and the proposed 8.5 billion Saudi AWACS deal. Prime Minister Begin says a senior Reagan official did not know what he talked about and that the aid package will proceed, with Congress to consider disapproval votes in both houses.
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Menachem Begin
Reagan Administration
Congress
Saudi Arabia
Begin
Reagan
Pentagon
Defense Department
NBC. TV
Meet the Press
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
House
Senate
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Cranston
ABC
Tehran clashes enter fifth day amid executions and political turmoil
Exiled opponents vow a new phase of urban battles to topple Khomeini as Tehran faces daily clashes in two main districts. Tehran Radio reports 78 leftist guerrillas executed after three days of trials for armed robbery and attacks on military centers.
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Ankara
Turkey
UPI
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Tehran
Khomeini
Mohammed Ali Rajai
Iran
East Side
Tehran Radio
Mujahideen Khalq
Rabbani Amlashi
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