Coalition forms to oust Schmidt in West Germany election set
West Germany's Christian Democrats and Free Democrats join with the Bavarian CSU to vote no confidence against Helmut Schmidt. A March special election is planned with Kohl as chancellor candidate. Strauss seeks top posts and party splits threaten FDP unity.
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Hostage siege tightens as Honduran troops ring building
Cobra Battalion surrounds the Chamber of Commerce building in San Pedro Sula where about 80 hostages remain held by guerrillas who seized the site Friday. Negotiations led by papal nuncio Andrea Cordero de Montezemolo and others aim to secure freedom for prisoners while authorities warn negotiations may end if a hostage is harmed.
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Personal income up 0.3 percent in August
Americans saw a modest 0.3 percent rise in personal income in August the smallest since March while personal consumption rose 0.7 percent. Government payments were lower, saving edged down and disposable income inched higher as economists weighed the pace of the recovery.
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Boy in bubble turns 11 as family celebrates in Houston
David, the oldest known survivor born with severe combined immune deficiency, marks his 11th birthday at home inside a protective bubble. A bone marrow transplant offers the only possible hope, while he attends fifth grade via telephone and shows a strong interest in science and space.
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Floods kill hundreds and leave tens of thousands homeless in El Salvador
Rescuers abandoned hope of saving children buried in a San Salvador suburb mudslide as floods swept nationwide causing more than 500 deaths and 30,000 homeless. President Magana declared a state of emergency for worst affected areas.
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European astronaut Merbold named for first Space Lab-1 flight
German physicist Ulf Merbold, 31, named as the first European to fly on an American spacecraft as NASA selects six astronauts for Space Lab-1 mission in September 1983. American Byron Lichtenberg also will fly. Space Lab-1 is a joint NASA ESA project of 11 European nations.
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Cato pleads innocent in fatal Sept 5 crash
San Francisco defendant Robert Cato 36 pleads innocent to manslaughter and felony drunk driving in the collision that killed publicist Ben Washer and seriously injured Broadway star Mary Martin and others. He will appear Oct 15 in Municipal Court for a pretrial hearing. In Washington, Health Secretary Schweiker opposes means testing for Medicare.
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Treasury Calls In All Gold Coins and Bullion 1933
The 1933 act required recall of gold coins and bullion from the public, centralizing gold reserves as the government moved to halt private hoarding and stabilize the currency. The action marked a pivotal shift in U S monetary policy.
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