First Time Gold Tops $800 an Ounce in Europe
Gold opened above $800 in Europe for the first time as prices surged worldwide. Zurich opened at $810 and climbed to $820.50, London traded around $815 then $825, while Hong Kong reached a world high of $832.97 before settling at $810.85. The jump follows a rapid rise from $700 two days earlier and a sharp gain since the Tehran siege began.
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Associated Press
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GAF raises film and paper prices as silver soars worldwide
Silver climbs to near 49 an ounce as GAF Corp and Eastman Kodak announce steep price hikes for graphic arts film up 50 percent and photo paper up 75 percent with other X-ray films rising sharply. Chrysler offers $56 for test drives while Utah search for crash victims stalls.
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Prices Rise as Sentiment Turns to Gold and Silver
Americans sift through heirlooms and everyday silver to cash in as gold tops $800 an ounce and silver surpasses $48. Jewelry stores report paying up to $1,800 for silver bowls while tiny fragments and even old dental gold fetch notable sums.
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Associated Press
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Soviet Troops Press Afghan Rebels From Mountain Strongholds
Soviet helicopter gunships and tanks push Afghan Moslem rebels into remote mountain villages near the Pakistani border. Journalists report rebels frightened by armor, with Afghan army patrolling Kabul and Soviet troops seen in the capital’s bazaar. Separately, U S reports decline expulsion and Pakistan’s Zia rejects $400 million aid as insufficient. Pentagon says Soviets replace reservists with regulars, with total force estimates between 72,000 and 100,000.
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Remington bronze statues identified as fakes in New Orleans
Seven bronze sculptures labeled as Frederic Remington works in the Wild West Exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art were found to be counterfeit. The fakes, privately owned, were spotted by a visiting Remington expert. experts note forgeries are easy with molds and that original pieces can reach up to 100000 dollars.
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Bridge Crash Sends Vehicles Plunging Into Water
Six cars and a truck fell more than 100 feet into the strait after a freighter rammed the Almo bridge near Goteborg in fog. Frogmen searched for survivors while police cordoned both ends and the Norwegian owned Star Clipper was investigated.
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Associated Press
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Beirut jet hijack ends with surrender in Beirut
A devout Shiite teenager hijacked a Middle East Airlines Boeing 707 flying Beirut to Larnaca and forced a stop in Beirut to seek intervention from Ayatollah Khomeini over Imam Musa Sadr. After negotiating a consent to land for refueling, the youth surrendered and released passengers and crew.
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Scots cold cures shown as old wives remedies
In Glasgow a hotel exhibit displays home remedies like fried onions and turpentine on the chest and orange peels in the nostrils plus mouse stew, mocked by Dr Nick Varey as mostly worthless though pungent scents may offer temporary relief.
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