Ismat Kittani Elected U N General Assembly President
Ismat Kittani of Iraq was chosen as president of the United Nations 36th General Assembly after two rounds of voting failed to produce a simple majority. Kaiser of Bangladesh was his rival, with Tommy Koh eliminated in the first round and a drawing of lots determining the outcome.
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New York Times
Ismat Kittani
Iraq
United Nations
36Th General Assembly
Yehuda Z. Blum
Kittani
Khwaja Mohammed Kaiser
Bangladesh
Kaiser
Tommy Koh
Singapore
Assembly
Rudiger von Wechmar
West Germany
Sadat expels more than 1,500 Soviets from Egypt
President Anwar Sadat orders over 1,500 Soviet officials and advisers out of Egypt asserting Moscow funded Muslim Christian clashes in Cairo. Cabinet also ejects a Hungarian diplomat, terminates about 1,500 Soviet contracts, expels two Tass journalists, closes the Soviet military liaison bureaus, and gives most advisers a week to depart.
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Cairo
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Moscow
Sadat
Vladimir Polyakov
Tass
Aswan Dam
Chain saw robbers seize cash from armored truck
London police report six gunmen halted an armored security truck on the southwest outskirts, chopped it with a chain saw and escaped with an estimated 2.77 million dollars. The raiders, armed with rifles and shotguns, fled in two sedans after stopping near Chatham during a cash delivery to local banks. It ranks as one of the year's largest London robberies.
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London
Kent County
Chatham
Scotland Yard
Scots complete first two man English Channel hang glide
Jim Potts and John Pilkington, both Scots from near Glasgow, landed in Calais after a 21 mile flight in 50 minutes. They launched from Dover cliffs using a 38 foot hang glider canopy, near the historic Bleriot landing site of 1909.
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Dover
England
Calais
France
Jim Potts
John Pilkington
Glasgow
Louis Bleriot
Pakistan Accepts $3.2 Billion Aid Package
Pakistan announced on Tuesday its formal acceptance of a six year $3.2 billion military and economic aid package from the United States. The decision comes as the Reagan administration speeds F-16 deliveries, ahead of a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on easing the Pakistan aid ban amid Pakistan's nuclear concerns.
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New York
Pakistan
United States
Reagan
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Protesters regroup after 500 plus arrests at Diablo Canyon
About 2,000 demonstrators unite against the Diablo Canyon nuclear complex as 300 barricade ladders scale six foot fences, 700 construction workers blocked, and police arrest more than 200 at multiple points. Jeff Kalbach of Abalone Alliance vows more action despite an ongoing NRC approval process.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
Diablo Canyon
Constructin
Pacific Gas & Electric
Jeff Kalbach
Abalone Alliance
Alliance
Pg&e
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Los Angeles
San Fran
California Highway Patrol
Ron Henn
Credit market rallies spark hope of lower interest rates
A string of rallies in the nations credit markets lifted Wall Street hopes for a modest, lasting decline in rates. Fed easing spurred lower federal money rates, leading major banks to cut the prime rate to 20 percent, easing pressure on top-rated borrowers while smaller firms face continued high costs.
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New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Alan Murray
Citibank
Murray
Fred Deming
Chemical Bank
Irwin Kellner
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co
August Production Decline Deepens for Auto Sector
Washington AP reports U S industrial production fell 0 4 percent in August the steepest drop in over a year with autos trucks and parts leading the decline. Output also fell for home goods construction supplies and materials while equipment rose. Consumer durable goods dropped 1 percent as consumer goods overall declined.
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Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve
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