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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1982
Page
12
The forecast calls for partly sunny skies this morning with fog and cloudiness decreasing, high temperatures in the low 60s and southerly winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight remains mostly cloudy with possible fog and drizzle toward morning and lows around mid 40s. Friday brings variable clouds and highs 60 to 65 with a weekend pattern of mainly mild, mostly in the 60s, and a chance of showers Monday. overnight lows in the 50s.
High temperature on Wednesday reached 54 at 4 45 p m with a low near 4 00 a m. Sunrise 7 04 a m sunset 4 37 p m. River readings show lows at 8 20 a m and 9 05 p m and a high at 1 31 p m. Weather codes indicate a mix of clear fog and partly cloudy conditions with no significant precipitation expected.
In Mystic Connecticut a female pilot whale rescued from a Cape Cod beaching receives an electrical harness to combat degenerating dorsal fin muscles. Marine biologists and staff at Mystic Marinelife Aquarium describe stabilizing the tail and guiding gradual adaptation while monitoring appetite and movement.
A high ranking Cuban official defected to the United States and surrendered to immigration authorities at Miami International Airport. He was taken to Washington for debriefing, with initial reports not confirming identity or status. WPLG-TV identified the man as Eduardo Gomez, the former vice minister of public health, who arrived from Haiti.
Heavy trading marked a volatile day with wide price swings. The Dow fluctuated, ending down 8.19 points at 131.09 while the NYSE composite edged up 0.18 to 80.13 and the average share rose seven cents amid stronger speculative stocks. Standard & Poor's 500 rose 0.18.
On December 2, 1982, notable events include John Brown’s 1859 hanging comment, Ford Model A debut in 1927 priced at 395 dollars, and Fidel Castro revealing a single party state in 1961. Frank Kellogg was born on this date in 1856. Henry Ford said history is bunk.
Prices furnished by Elkins and Co. report the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at 1031.09 down 8.19 with volume 109,190,000. Listed quotes include Amer. Tel. and Tel., Bethlehem Steel, Boeing, British Petroleum, DuPont, Exxon, General Electric, General Motors, and Eastern Airlines among others with mixed fractional changes.
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