Space pioneer Courtlandt Gross slain with wife and maid
Police hunt suspects after the triple murder at the Gross mansion in Villanova Pennsylvania. Coroner Theodore Garcia said Courtlandt Gross 77 his wife Alexandra 72 and housekeeper Catherine Vander Veur 69 were all shot in the head and died without a struggle. Investigators believe burglars broke in Thursday night and the alarm may have triggered accidentally. Detectives questioned neighbors as they searched for clues in the Main Line home valued at 600000 to 1 million dollars.
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Kennedy matriarch funds Harvard chair for mental retardation
Rose Kennedy endowed 750000 for a professorship at Massachusetts General Hospital to research mental retardation and child neurology, with 250000 from Harvard Medical School. Sen Edward M. Kennedy announced the gift from the Kennedy summer home porch as family members watched, aiming to advance prevention and understanding of causes.
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Jean Kennedy Smith
IMF approves $81 million loan to El Salvador
The IMF grants El Salvador 81 million dollars at 6.5 percent for five years to bolster the economy. Funds aim to strengthen reserves and restore balance of payments amid civil conflict, weak demand, and rising unemployment. More than 34 million available immediately to offset export downturn with the rest over the next year.
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International Monetary Fund
el Salvador
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Ber
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China
Romania
Hungary
Yugoslavia
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