U S trade deficit improves as dollar weakness helps
The Commerce Department reported April’s trade gap at 12.1 billion dollars, down 16.6 percent from March, with imports sliding 10.2 percent to 30 billion and exports dipping 4.8 percent to 18.0 billion. The weaker dollar boosts imports and US exports, though economists expect no sharp shift in deficit this year.
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Commerce Department
U.S
Com
Merce Department
Janean
Lana
Canada
Japan
Ean
Reagan
Unassuming Swingles shun Lotto windfall praise
The northeast Ohio couple Donald and Kay Swingle of Brunswick won the $20 million Super Lotto jackpot as the only winning ticket. They refuse to release personal data or meet the media, choosing privacy. The prize will be paid in 20 yearly installments of about $1 million before taxes, or $800,094 after federal withholding. Their daughter bought the ticket at Bill's Beverage in Medina. owner Bill Dobbins notes the calm reaction from the winner.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Donald J
Kay M. Swingle
Brunswick
Medina County
Lottery
Anne Bloomberg
Swingle
Swingles
Brunswick Plumbing & Heating
John Swingle
Donald
Florida
Bill
Medina
William Dobbins
Dobbins
Porno theaters on the way out
Washington the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography reports 700 adult theaters could vanish in four years as home video rises. The panel cites rising production costs for theater releases versus cheaper home tapes and notes mob links in the industry, with most films made in Los Angeles by figures tied to major New York and New Jersey mob families.
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Washington
Attorney General’s
Commission On Pornography
New York Daily News
John Weston
Adult Film Association of America
Arlington
Henry Hudson
Los Angeles
Gambino
Lucchese
Colombo
Mob
New York
de Cavalcante
New Jersey
Researcher Finds Public Image Swings Votes in Surveys
Social psychologist Shawn Rosenberg of UC Irvine reports that candidate appearance influences voter judgments and outcomes. In experiments with unfamiliar faces labeled by party, favorable image ratings boosted support. altering camera angles and smiles reversed results, suggesting looks affect perceived trustworthiness competence and attractiveness for both sexes.
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Rosenberg
American Journal of Political Science
Public Opinion Quarterly
Chernobyl toll hits 23 says U S bone marrow doc
Dr. Robert P. Gale, a U S specialist in Moscow, said the Chernobyl death toll reached 23 and outlined plans to visit Ukraine to assess victims for long term care. He reported about 55 patients in Moscow hospitals, 14 in critical condition, with more possible fatalities.
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Moscow
U.S
Chernobyl
Ukraine
Robert P. Gale
Chernobyl Atomic Power Plant
Kiev
Gale
FBI arrests California man in tampering cases
FBI says Edward Arlen Marks of Temple City California faces one count of tampering with consumer products for spiking Contac Dietac and Teldrin capsules with rat poison to profit from stock moves. He was arrested at LAX after returning from Boston as probes tie him to other tainting cases triggering recalls and rewards.
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Los Angeles
FBI
Edward Arlen Marks
Temple City
Calif
U.S
Jim Neilson
Orlando
Fla
Houston
Texas
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Marks
Los Angeles International Airport
Neilson
Boston
FBE
Gary
Smith, Kline Beckman Co
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San Francisco Examiner
Shawn Rosenberg
Clint Eastwood
University of California-Irvine
Orange
California
Radio Moscow
Cologne
West Germany
Yevgeny Chazoy
Chazoy
International Physicians For the Prevention
Bernard Lown
United States
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Elyria
Lorain County Printing, & Publishing Company
Carrer
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United States Daily & Sunday
Chronole-Telegram
East Ave
P.O
Elyna
Lorain
Nelson
SmithKline
Proprietary Association
Austin
Kenneth Wayne Faries
University of Texas At Austin
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Faries
Pullman, Wash
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