GNP Plunge follows a brief economy upswing in 1981
Washington reports a sharp GNP drop as the economy shifts from a brief 1981 upturn. Commerce officials flag a 5.4 percent annualized contraction since September, with broader weakness in autos and housing and volatility across quarters.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Robert Dederick
Bureau of Economic Analys
Pris
William Dunkelberg
National Federation of Independent Business
Delco Drifter Admits Arson in Atlantic City Fires
William Keen a 28 year old drifter from Upper Darby Pa confessed to setting four fires in Atlantic City four blaze destroyed the Million Dollar Pier four Boardwalk stores Oct 21 and two fires at the Embassy Hotel He was arraigned on four counts of arson and ordered held in Atlantic County Jail Chief Edward Jordan said Keen admitted the fires during interrogation
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Keen
Atlantic County
Edward Jordan
Pre Bal E Ere Mae
Following in Jackie’s Footsteps
United Press International reports Nancy Reagan, in her first year as first lady, defends renovations to the White House family quarters and a new 200000 dollar china set. She rejects claims of extravagance while noting parallels to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and naming rooms she renovated and favored.
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United Press International
Washington
Nancy Reagan
White House
China
Jacqueline Kennedy) Onassis
Philadelphia Police to Fire Detective for Out-of-City Residence
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Morton Solomon announced will fire Detective Albert Kelly after an Internal Affairs probe found the 9-year veteran lived in Broomall, not the city, contradicting his claimed residence in the northeast section. Delaware County
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Philadelphia
UPI
Morton Solomon
Albert Kelly
Solomon
Kelly
Broomall
Delaware County
Polish workers seize arms threaten shipyards and mines
Polish workers seized weapons and explosives and threatened to blow up shipyards in the north and coal mines in the south unless the government ends its repressive crackdown. Miners press release for Solidarity chief Lech Walesa, held incommunicado since the Sunday crackdown. At least seven miners killed near Katowice and more than 400 injured, with 4,000 workers arrested amid strikes at 43 plants including the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk.
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Solidarity Union
Lech Walesa
Poland
Katowice
Baltic
Gdansk
Lenin Shipyard
U.S
Polish Crackdown Triggers Fear and Food Lines Across Nation
Women flocked to bread and potato lines as martial law and blackout lifted briefly, then censorship began. Troops dragged miners from Katowice, Dutch relief convoy faced delays near Poznan, while civil defense depots and shipyards were seized amid mounting unrest.
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Defense Ministry
UPI
Ruth Gruber
Warsaw
Foreign Ministry
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