Bank of Rome Safe Recovered From Andrea Doria
Divers surfaced the Bank of Rome safe from the Andrea Doria to study on board the Sea Level 11 as the expedition seeks a second saf e and the watertight door amid a plan to air a documentary. The 3 by 5 by 2 foot foyer deck safe held potential jewels and cash with 1 to 4 million dollars rumored. The Italian liner sank after a collision with the Stockholm near Nantucket, killing 51.
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Bank of Rome
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Martin J. Norris
Maritime Court
Norris
Paul Edelman
New York Law Journal
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SAT Coaching Schools Flourish In New York Under Kaplan System
Stanley Kaplan leads a booming SAT coaching model with classes aimed at boosting math and verbal scores. Estimates show 50,000 to 100,000 students may pay 100 to 500 dollars for coaching as more high schools add guidance services while FTC and Ralph Nader studies note potential score improvements and equity concerns.
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Houston official warns on cross district busing appeal
Houston Superintendent Billy Reagan said the Justice Department’s decision not to appeal the Houston ruling would discourage others from challenging cross district busing. The executive director of the Houston Teachers Association offered a contrasting view.
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Reagan comments on appeal and DOJ decision
Reagan says the federal court ruling will be appealed and the Justice Department decision could boost the appeal. Attorney Jack Tidwell questions the impact on the Ector County case and says he will continue trial preparations. He notes few similarities between the Houston and Ector County school district cases.
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Reagan Says Fed Policies Hurt Economy Yet Will Improve
President Reagan told a California Republican gathering that high interest rates from the Federal Reserve hurt the economy but are temporary. He predicted rates would fall by year end and noted Libyan pilots were rescued after last week’s Mediterranean incident while pledging to build the MX missile though site location remains undecided. A separate survey shows inflation yielding to rate pressures as the top business concern, with the Chamber receiving many rate inquiries. Offshore protests and a Cuban exile mission to Guantanamo Bay ended with 16 quitting after an explosion damaged their shrimper. the crew were stranded on Providenciales before boarding a plane back to Miami.
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California panel urges doubling fruit fly quarantine area
A panel of federal and state agriculture experts recommends expanding the quarantine to 3,600 square miles around Baldwin Park after new finds of the Mediterranean fruit fly. State authorities have yet to act on the advice while Los Angeles County plans a 165 square mile expansion. Residents inside the zone are urged to avoid moving produce outside. no checkpoints will be used.
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Police deny cattle prod use in Bessemer riots
Three black inmates in Birmingham federal court claim white Bessemer police used cattle prods on them to extract confessions earlier this year. Police officials deny the charge, stating the devices bought in the 1960s for crowd control were never used on prisoners as the suit seeks $250,000 from the city and four officers.
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Odessa Midland Area Sees Sunny Days With Scattered Texas Showers
Forecasts from the National Weather Service at Midland indicate sunny days in the Odessa Midland area and fair skies tonight. Texas wide, scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast as a weak cool front moves south, with highs mostly in the 90s and Panhandle in the 80s. Panhandle and Central Texas saw heavy overnight storms and Waco recorded .81 inch rainfall.
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