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Newspaper
Herald Zeitung
Location
New Braunfels, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1985
Page
3
The April CPI rose 0.4 percent with food dropping 0.2 percent marking the first fall in 11 months while energy costs climbed 3.1 percent. Excluding energy and food, CPI gained 0.3 percent as four month inflation ran 4.2 percent annualized. Economy slowed to 0.7 percent annual rate in Q1.
President Daniel Ortega reports the Soviet Union will supply 80 to 90 percent of Nicaragua oil needs this year. He aimed to offset U S trade sanctions after a 14 nation tour seeking economic aid. Officials note Western cash aid remains unclear amid broader Soviet bloc cooperation.
Senate OK'd a bingo bill amid clashes with House changes proposed by Rep. Lloyd Criss and Sen. Carlos Truan. Debates centered on prize caps, number of halls, rental limits, and comptroller oversight while proposals to fund charities and curb promoter profits were contested.
Pepsico Inc and the Soviet government signed a five year pact expanding prior exchange marketing of Pepsi Cola in the USSR and Stolichnaya in the United States. Current USSR Pepsi sales are about 200 million dollars annually and US Stolichnaya sales about 100 million. Kendall said the total business should nearly double. The signing occurred at the Foreign Trade Ministry with Yuri Zhishin of Soyuzplodoimport.
In Beirut three crowded refugee camps Sabra Chatilla and Bourj el Barajneh fierce battles raged as Shiite Amal militiamen clashed with Palestinian guerrillas to block a PLO return. At least 60 killed 270 wounded with army units enforcing a cease fire and mopping up.
A morning line of storms produced at least five tornado sightings, baseball sized hail, and flash flooding across East Texas. An Ennis dealership and several businesses in Ellis County sustained damage with losses under 100000. No injuries were reported. Watches remained in effect as storms moved across the region with potential for more today.
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