Government moves to block Pepsi Coke mergers
The Federal Trade Commission voted 4-5 to seek a federal court injunction blocking mergers of PepsiCo and Coca Cola with Seven-Up and Dr Pepper. The agency warned the combined power could reduce competition and raise prices, while opponents argue the deals would strengthen challenged firms and protect broader market health.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Pepari'y
Luabe
DR SO Cakeer
Dr Pepper Co
United States
Federal District Court
Commission
Mary Aresio
Theco
Peps
Royal Crowe Cola
Vonalé Agtiirustians
Pepero
Philip Morris Co
Symuboa
Coca-Cola
Dr. Pepper
South
Coke
Pepi
Seveo-Up
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
PepsiCo
Purchase
N.Y
Seven-Up
St. Louis
Dr Pepper
Dallas
Reagan undergoes tests after colon polyps removed
President Reagan rests at his Maryland retreat awaiting lab results on two tiny colon polyps removed during Friday’s exam. Doctors say tests show no immediate cancer, with prior cancer surgery noted and a six month follow up planned.
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Associated Press
Washington
Reagan
Maryland
White House
Larry Speakes
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Cemp Gasig
Catoctin Mountains
Nancy
A-Ok
Pr. T. Burton Smith
Smith
Rex
Middletown B and E Leaves Home Flooded and Damaged
State police probe a breaking and entering at Peggie Kovak’s home on Flint Court Middletown. Intruders with a water hose soaked wallpaper and left the basement an inch deep in water, with two rugs damaged. A suspect is being investigated. Separately Virgil Ingle Jr.’s stolen 1981 Yamaha XT-300 motorcycle was reported after heavy rains.
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Middletown
Peggie L. Kovak
Flint Court
Tpr. D.E
Ausbrooks
Virgil Ingle Jr
Rocky Springs Road
Tpr
R.V. Reid
Expulsion of Soviet air attache sparks cautious US stance
The United States expelled Col. Vladimir Izmaylov, the top Soviet air attache in Washington, after FBI counterintelligence linked him to attempts to steal classified U S defense data. State Department officials warned against Soviet retaliation while noting GRU operations target American military personnel in the D C area. A separate intelligence leak said a senior Soviet spy in North Africa defected with info on Arab operations.
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Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Moscow
State Department
United States
Vladimir Izmaylov
FBI
Izmaylov
GRU
KGB
Department
Charles Redman
Soviet Union
Redman
Greater Washington
Beltway
Dana E. Caro
Washington Field Office
North Africa
Pay boosts recommended for council salaries and limits
The committee proposes a dollar-for-dollar reduction above 25 percent of a member's annual salary to curb outside work and suggests a 10 percent annual differential for the council president. Proposals include setting salaries at 45,000 with no cost of living ceilings, and a 50,000 sheriff pay, with compensation fixed before December terms begin.
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Council
Neal Potter
Montgomery K-9 Chelsea Dies After Car Collision
Silver Spring report says Montgomery County police officer Robert Wikel put Chelsea the three year old Rottweiler down after she was struck by a car while chasing an animal near Blair High School. Chelsea was the force’s first female K-9 and the second Rottweiler to die in a year, following Blitz who was shot in Bethesda.
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Silver Spring
Montgomery County
Robert Wikel
Wikel
Chelsea
Wayne Avenue
Blair High School
Rockville
Blitz
Joseph McGrogan
Bethesda
Gaithersburg joins fight over I 270 widening suit
Gaithersburg has intervened with the state and federal government in a Coalition on Sensible Transportation suit to halt I 270 widening until an environmental impact statement is filed. City attorney Abrams says motions for summary judgment by Gaithersburg and Rockville are under review. The $175 million project includes four new interchanges and a long stretch from the Capital Beltway area to north of Germantown.
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Gaithersburg
U.S. Department of Transportation
Maryland
Coalition On Sensible Transportation
Stanley D. Abrams
Rockville
Federal District Court
Oliver Gasch
Abrams
Lomta
Montgomery County
Capital Beltway
Germantown
Barnes charges radicals with campaign smear tactics
U S Representative Michael D. Barnes accuses far right conservatives of launching a smear campaign to derail his Senate bid. He cites The Sentinel and other groups buying tens of thousands in TV ads urging Marylanders to oppose Contra aid, as opponents MICULSKI and Hughes loom in the primary.
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Barnes
Annapolis
Maryland
Michael D. Barnes
U.S. Senate
the Sentinel
Matic
Central America
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