Weekend Market Report Surges on Hope of Rate Cuts
The Stock market rose on Friday led by the Dow gaining 41.38 to 2747.65 as investors bet on lower interest rates and a Ussoviet summit this weekend. Volume rose with 199.20 million NYSE shares traded and key issues like Philips Morris and General Electric advancing while IBM slipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Market
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve
Purchasing Management Association
Wall Street
Wilshire Associates
NYSE
Philip Morris
Chevron
General Electric
BankAmerica
Navistar
IBM
Ames Department Store
L.A. Gear
Board OF Trade Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Berlin Ends Communist Monopoly in Reform Move
East Germany’s 500 member People's Chamber voted to abolish the Communist Party's guaranteed monopoly on power while keeping socialism. The session exposed corruption by Honecker era leaders with estimates of vast Swiss bank sums and lavish spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Berlin
Communist Party
East Germany
People’s Chamber
Erich Honecker
Czechoslovakia
ADN
Pany
Honecker
Guenter Mittag
Heinrich Toeplitz
Wolfgang Reinhold
Egon Krenz
Central Committee
Krenz
Carla Kawalt
New Forum
Caffeine ban for athletes raises questions on Olympic use
Dear reader asks if caffeine is a banned substance and if athletes risk disqualification. The answer: a urine caffeine level of 2 micrograms is disqualifying only if a high intake is followed by testing within 2 to 3 hours. rest of the letter discusses sleep deprivation and performance with reference to the relaxation techniques and a book recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Donohue
J.L
Herben Benson
Avon Books
Nadia Comaneci Defects to United States for New Life
Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci landed in New York after fleeing Romania and seeking political asylum. She spoke of wanting a free life and a different lifestyle, with plans to eventually join the U S gymnastics federation process in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nadia Comaneci
United States
Comaneci
John F. Kennedy International
Pan Am
Liberty Bell
Vienna
States
Comanceci
Port Authority
Bela Karolyi
Indianapolis
U.S. Gymnastics Federation
American Gymnastic Federation
Karolyi
Stuttgart
West Germany
U.S
Federation
Justice Department
David Runkel
Hungary
Europe
State Department
Richard Boucher
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weekend Market Report
South Main
Ottawa
Jerry Pickett
Mark Sigurdson
Berlin
Plauen
Parliament
Guenther Malenda
Paul Donohue
Nadia
Jim Hogan
W. Tecumseh
Farm Bureau Insurance
Sutton
S. Main
Ottawa Herald
Merry Christmas
Franklin Co
Kansas
S. Cedar
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!