Great American Smokeout sparks nationwide quit attempt
Millions of smokers join the sixth annual Great American Smokeout organized by the American Cancer Society to abstain for 24 hours. Events from Maine to New York feature rallies, skits, and freebies like cold turkey lunches to encourage quitting, with reports of mixed success and ongoing tobacco use.
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Oxford
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Albany
N.Y
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Reagan says substantial East West trade pact sparks France rift
President Reagan announced a substantial East West trade agreement with European allies, widening U S French tensions over sanctions on the Soviet Union. France’s Mitterrand may boycott Williamsburg summit, risking U S host concerns and possible German alignment to deter a French move. Williams Clark’s Paris talks offered cautious optimism but failed to erase French reservations about public linking of trade and sanctions.
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Soviet Union
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Mitterrand
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Staffers confront smoking ban amid newsroom tensions
A Chronicle reporter fights to publish on smoking bans while staffers push back. In a defiant exchange, editors threaten to shape the story and a corner office figure smokes on, underscoring newsroom clashes with policy and authority. Several garbled lines and a cipher-like tail end the fragment.
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Unemployment benefits spur October income rise
Americans saw a 0.7 percent lift in personal income in October, the largest since July, driven mainly by transfer payments including unemployment benefits amid the recession. Personal consumption rose 0.1 percent as government pay rose and wages fell, signaling limited economy recovery despite higher income.
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Commerce Department
Cleveland film promotes city image in unpaid ad style
A $60,000 30 minute promotional film funded by the New Cleveland Campaign features Cleveland residents explaining why they stay despite a poor national image. The film, directed by Dennis Goulden, uses unpolished city scenes and no narrator to appeal to businesses and residents and highlights Cleveland’s medical and research strengths.
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New York
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Stanley Stone Jr
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Stone
Morris Levinsohn
Rhoda
South Africa
Cape Town
Pound Falls as Rates Cut Spark Export Boost
Falling interest rates push the pound to about $1.6008 against 14 currencies, easing costs for visitors and aiding exporters. Imperial Chemical Industries says profits from annual exports of $2.08 billion should rise, while tourism prices ease but may curb foreign travel to Britain. Analysts forecast job gains and a potential export-led revival amid record unemployment and rising bankruptcies.
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London
Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd
Press Association
Britain
Bath and Breakfast
Catholic bishops press nuclear freeze stance against White House
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops advances a pastoral letter demanding a nuclear freeze and condemning use or threat of nuclear weapons. White House objections, delivered in a lengthy memo, challenge the bishops’ view while noting door was open for discussion. The clash centers on deterring Soviet arms buildup versus administration calls for flexible response to conventional attacks.
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Joseph L. Bernardin
Chicago
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