French Market Near Panic After Mitterrand Victory
World markets react to Francois Mitterrand’s election with a selloff that delays Paris Bourse by 45 minutes. Traders report heavy supply, few buyers, and prices down up to 18 percent from Sunday, amid a volatile franc and talk of nationalizations.
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Paris
Francois Mitterrand
French Stock Exchange
Mitterrand
Valery Giscard d
Bank of France
Stock Exchange
France
Paul Quiles
Second IRA hunger striker near death in Belfast
Francis Hughes, the second IRA hunger striker, nears death on day 59 as his health collapses. Violence erupts with Molotovs and shootings across Belfast and Londonderry amid fears of sectarian retaliation. The Provisional IRA claims a sniper attack on troops in Ballymurphy and warns residents to keep children from military vehicles.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
IRA
Francis Hughes
Irish Republican Army
Bobby Sands
Hughes
Londonderry
Creggan
Provisional’’ Wing
West Belfast
Ballymurphy
Five Cent Blue Alexandria Sells for World Record
Geneva AP Five cent Blue Alexandria stamp on an 1847 love letter, nicknamed Blue Boy, sold for 1 million dollars at a closed bid sale by Feldman in Geneva. The buyer is a very well known European collector. The prior owner paid 200 thousand six years ago. The record underscores rising demand for Americana.
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Geneva
Switzerland
David Feldman
Feldman
Sink hole in Florida stabilizing after giant collapse
The Winter Park sink hole, which widened to about 400 feet and caused over 2 million dollars in damage, shows signs of stabilization. Engineers say sloughing edges may continue slightly but no major growth is expected as experts cite drought lowered water table and aquifer voids.
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Winter Park
Fla
Dan Fulford
Frank Kujawa
University of Central Florida
Dole Says Reagan Tax Cut Lacks Senate Support
Senate Finance Chairman Robert Dole said President Reagan lacks majority backing in the Finance Committee for a three year 30 percent tax cut with only one or two Democrats in favor. He warned the panel may trim the $54 billion plan and noted possible delays to avoid retroactive effects. Treasury Secretary Regan urged keeping the three year horizon and the White House signaled openness to suggestions.
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New York Times
Washington
Robert Dole
Senate Finance Committee
Reagan
Senate
Kansas
Regan
Financial Analysis Federation
White House
Larry Speakes
Dole
Gery
Congress
Dan Rostenkowski
Illinois
Jury selection slow in Garwood sex trial
In Jacksonville North Carolina AP report, defense says jurors mustn’t be tainted by pre judicial information as selection lingered over four hours. Markie Pfc. Robert Garwood faces charges of sexually assaulting a young girl after Vietnam prison camp return. he pleads innocent to first degree sexual offense and related counts. potential life sentence.
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Jacksonville
N.C
Markie Pfc
Robert Garwood
Vietnam
Superior Court
Garwood
Brady listed in good condition after brain injury
Washington Star Service reports for the first time since the March 30 shooting that White House aide James Brady is listed as good condition by GWU Hospital doctors. They will monitor progress as activity increases and hope to avoid another brain operation.
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Brady
Washington Star Service
White House
James Brady
George Washington University Hospital
Dennis O’leary
O’leary
Mysterious malady plagues EPAs hot spot in Clinton Mass
EPA lists Clinton Massachusetts as a hazardous waste hotspot after animal die offs and hair loss in residents. Cats and dogs died from unexplained illnesses linked to lead and thallium contamination. A tannery flood in 1876 or a wetlands fill are suspected sources. Tests on soil water and blood samples proceed as residents remain on site.
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Clinton
Mass
Chewbacca
Lady
Shannon
Environmental Protection Agency
New England
Ginny Frye
University of Connecticut
Louis van der Heide
Ms. Frye
Elaine Steven
Quicky
Frye
Forbes
National
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Panels Restrict U S Aid to El Salvador and Argentina
Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves measures tying El Salvador aid and advisers to a Reagan human rights certification while backing non binding limits. Panel also endorses tying Argentina aid renewal to progress on disappeared persons, with similar 11 to 1 vote and one opposing senator.
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Washington
Congress
U.S
el Salvador
Argentina
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Reagan
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Central American
Richard G. Lugar
R-Ind
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Haig
Senate
Kansas
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
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