Dollar Falls to New Low in Tokyo Market
The U S dollar hit a record low around 901.5 yen on the Tokyo exchange before closing near 6.35. Trading surpassed 1.3 billion dollars as Bank of Japan intervened briefly, and traders cited weak U S data and Japan's strong trade surplus as factors. American tourists felt price pressures in Tokyo shopping districts, with a cup of tea costing about 2 70.
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Tokyo
U.S
Bank of Japan
Cinzs
Yokohama
Don Williams
Omaha
Willisems
Japan
U.S. presses Egypt Israel on stalled peace talks
Cairo reports say Egypt and Israel rejected each other’s latest peace proposals on the West Bank and Gaza. The United States maintains pressure, with plans for a London meeting of Vance and Kamel with Dayan, and Mondale’s expanded Israel visit to include Sadat in Alexandria.
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Cairo
Egypt
Israel
U.S
Pedce eHort
Anwar Sadat
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Menachem Begin
Jordan
Sadat
Arieh Naor
Jerusalem
United States
London
Cyrus Vance
Mohamed Ibrahim Kamel
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Walter F. Mondale
Alexandria
Gaza
Naor
Army Revolt in South Yemen Grips Aden Amid Street Fighting
Beir ut reports from AP that South Yemen's Marxist government faced an army revolt as National Front militiamen seized control of most of Aden after hours of combat. Rebels aimed to exploit North Yemen president's assassination while artillery and air power battered the presidential palace in Al Tawahi and the international airport shut down.
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Beirut
Lebanon
South Yemen
National Front
Aden
Salim Robaye Ali
Abdul Fattah Ismail
North Yemen
al Tawahi
Fedeed Meek Dene
Washington
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Alameda County
Calif
Burger
Asbestosis Found Among Navy Shipyard Workers
A Navy study at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard finds about 16 percent of 6,640 workers have asbestosis, an incurable lung disease, with the rate rising to 34 percent for those with extended shipyard service.
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Long Beach
Calif
Navy
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Jean Felton
Felton
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Asbestecia
Stipyarde
Miles
Astestes National Cancer Institute
Retheads
Ioentete
ROG
Legionnaires disease not contagious says CDC experts
Atlanta AP report outlines that researchers conclude Legionnaires disease is not contagious among people. Doctors from the CDC stress key unknowns about natural reservoirs and outbreak triggers while noting ongoing studies and questions about transmission dynamics.
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Atlanta
National Center For Disease Control
David Fraser
Bureau of Epidemiology
Bomb blast hits Versailles Palace wrecks Napoleonic rooms
A powerful bomb exploded behind a statue at the Palace of Versailles damaging three Napoleonic rooms and injuring one guard. Seven hours later a second bomb threat prompted searches at the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon. Seven militant groups claimed responsibility but police doubt the claims. Restoration costs could top one million dollars.
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Versailles
France
Palace of
Hall of Mirrors
Paris
Hubert Landais
Napoleon
Gerald van der Kamp
Trianon
Palace
Grand Tranon
Petit Trianon
Midi
Valery Giscard d
Palace of Versailles
Million-Dollar Gift Fuels Overlake Church Expansion
In Kirkland Washington the Overlake Christian Church raised 1.6 million dollars in two collections to fund a new 2000-seat auditorium chapel and classrooms. The effort included pledges mortgage attempts and even selling possessions with labor offered by a contractor. Funds saved on interest will go to missions worldwide.
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Kirkland
Wash
Overlake Christian Church
Robert Moorehead
Moorehead
Students rate school lunches in Akron panel study
In Akron, dieticians used seven elementary students to judge fall menu options at the central kitchens. The rating noted pizza preferences and dislikes like icky green beans while aiming to cut waste and guide contractor bids. The test found last year’s pizza best, orange juice scored poorly, and a future taste test could curb waste.
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Akron
Ohio
Salisbury
Mary Filko
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