Computer boom surprises Silicon Valley as demand soars
San Francisco AP reports a rapid turnaround in California's tech sector with back orders forcing 12 hour shifts at Seagate in Santa Cruz and employment jumping from 600 to 2300. Analysts note the surge exceeded expectations and could drive significant 1984 growth across electronics and related goods. Unemployment in Santa Clara County fell to 5.8 percent in October from January.
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San Francisco
California
Silicon Valley
John Trifari
Seagates Technology
Santa Cruz
Seagate
Trifari
E.2
Ferrey
Presi
Salkin
Santa Clara County
Rica Pirani
Young Seattle boy’s sex crime conviction upheld
The Washington state Court of Appeals upheld an 11 year old boy’s prostitution conviction, ruling the juvenile could be proven capable of crime. The panel noted the boy, now 14, knew what he was doing when he propositioned a plainclothes officer and described explicit activity and charges. The mother testified he was above average in intelligence and discussed right and wrong.
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Seattle
Washington State Court of Appeals
Appeals Court
Goose capture botched as dog hinders approach
At Antrim Park in Columbus Ohio B J Brockmeyer and her dog Marma Duke wore warm weather clothing while attempting to capture an injured Canada goose. Brockmeyer could not approach the bird without Marma Duke, complicating the rescue effort.
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B.J. Brockmeyer
Marma Duke
Antrim Park
Columbus
Ohio
Brockmeyer
Soviet Jews face new export limits amid cooling U S ties
State Department official Elliott Abrams calls Soviet emigration curtailment an official anti Semitism policy and a deliberate move. Kremlin cut from 51 320 Jews in 1979 to 1307 this year, with 400 000 seeking Israel invitations and 20 000 refuseniks. Abrams says relations with the United States worsen the exodus and vows continued action.
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Greater New York
Abrams
Israel
Soviet Union
Herbert Kronish
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Bob Lee
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