Reagan fires U S attorney over CIA source disclosure
William H. Kennedy, a Reagan appointee, was fired after he disclosed that CIA and Justice officials blocked an indictment of Miguel Nassar Haro, alleged in a car theft ring. Kennedy resisted resignation calls and said he has nothing to apologize for.
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S&Ls post record losses in second half of 1981
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board reported that about 3,800 federally insured savings and loan associations lost a total of 3.1 billion dollars in the six months ending in 1981, the largest industrywide loss on record. Higher deposit rates and weaker home loan earnings, along with falling six month certificates to 13.17 percent, contributed to the downturn as auto and construction sectors slow and unemployment remains high.
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Arizona researchers challenge Einstein theory of relativity
University of Arizona astronomers report that solar flattening at the poles accounts for part of Mercury’s orbital precession. They say the sun’s shape, not relativistic gravity, explains the observed effect, challenging Einstein’s general theory. Findings to be presented at the Royal Astronomical Society meeting in Dublin.
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