Wall Street jitters drive Dow swing amid heavy trading
Stock prices dropped sharply with the Dow Jones average fluctuating wildly in early trading. The index fell 3.28 to 2,565.98 by 11 a.m. EDT after a volatile session, with volume surging past typical levels and concerns over takeover rumors andUnited Airlines parent UAL Corp. triggering sell offs.
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New York
Dow
America
Richard Torrenzano
New York Stock Exchange
United Airlines
UAL Corp
UAL
Texaco
Torrenzano
Eugene Peroni
Jamey Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia
Chicago
Plus
Wall Street
Asia
European
London
SRS seeks lead drug-fighting role in Kansas
SRS commissioner Andrew O’Donovan urged the Interim Ways and Means Appropriations Committee that the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Division become Kansas’s lead agency for coordinating the state alcohol and drug program. He noted ADAS has longer experience, a 27-person staff, and closer field work, contrasting with Gov Hayden’s Office of Drug Abuse.
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Topeka
Kan
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Governor's Office
Kansas
SRS
Andrew O’donovan
ADAS
O’ Donovan
SAS’ Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Division
O'Donovan
Galen Davis
Mike Hayden
Drug Abuse
Davis
Hayden
O’donovan
Hurricane Jerry Hits Galveston with Tornadoes In Texas
Hurricane Jerry roared ashore with 80 mph winds near Galveston, spawning multiple tornadoes inland. Two people died, thousands lost power, and the storm moved northeast over East Texas, with warnings for Louisiana high ground. A 24 year old Coast Guard worker and his 2 year old daughter perished on Galveston Island.
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Galveston
Texas
Jerry
Louisiana
National Weather Service
Lufkin
Gulf of Mexico
John Harsh
U.S. Coast Guard
Galveston Island
United States
Orange
Louisiana Line
Galveston Bay
Hitchcock
Baytown
Beach City
Webster
Ottawa man dies in pickup wreck near Chanute
James L. Husted, 27, of Ottawa died when a pickup driven by Ronald W. Kennedy, 27, also of Ottawa, struck a median pole on US 169 and overturned near Chanute in the early hours Saturday. Kennedy was injured and listed in good condition at Neosho Memorial Hospital.
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Michael K. Knepp
Wichita
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Knepp
Eisenhower Road
Kansas Highway Patrol
Steve Zuk
James L. Husted
Ottawa
Chanute
Husted
Ronald W. Kennedy
Kennedy
Neosho Memorial Hospital
East Germany plans major Politburo reshuffle
Berlin reports say East Germany regional Communist leaders urge sweeping changes to leadership, including ouster of hard line Erich Honecker. Labor chief warns of rising worker tension while opposition activists plan a Leipzig protest for democratic reforms, Bild cites well informed East Berlin sources.
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Berlin
East Germany
Erich Honecker
Leipzig
Bild
East Berlin
Nancy Reagan reveals astrology consultations during ReaganWhite House
In excerpts from My Turn Nancy Reagan says she began consulting astrologer Joan Quigley after the 1981 assassination attempt to ease fear and guide trip and press scheduling. She recalls the practice as a comfort yet later an embarrassment when public. Reagan notes no political decisions were based on astrology and now no longer consults an astrologer.
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New York
Nancy Reagan
White House
Reagan
William Novak
Newsweek Magazine
Random House
Quigley
Merv Griffin
CBS
60 Minutes
Chicago
Donald Regan
James A. Baker III
Regan
Treasury
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