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Most of the 1000 people housed in the Red Cross shelter at the huge Moscone Convention Center were moved yesterday to the Presidio army base and to a Navy transport ship, allowing time to prepare for the American Society of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgeons' convention Oct. 30, city officials said...
...sell-off was the sharpest since the market plunged 508 points on Oct. 19, 1987. In terms of points, it was the second largest loss in Wall Street history; in percentage, the day ranked twelfth worst. "It's total emotional and psychological chaos," said Eugene Peroni, an analyst with Janney Montgomery Scott, a Philadelphia brokerage firm. "People are dumping < everything. A great deal of money is being lost...
...drop invited instant comparison with the month's two historic calamities: the 1987 collapse on Oct. 19 and the 1929 debacle on Oct. 29. Particularly gnawing was the memory that 1987's Black Monday was preceded by a Friday plunge of 108.35 points. Last week's drop-off rekindled fears that an era of heedless borrowing by corporations and the Federal Government might finally be coming to grief. At the very least, the rout reminded investors that the stock market is a volatile place where fortunes can vanish at the touch of a computer key. After one frantic hour...
DateOpponent Score Attendance Sept.16 at Columbia 26-10 4,750 Sept. 23 HOLY CROSS 17-31 17,500 Sept. 30 at Army 28-56 39,115 Oct. 7 LEHIGH 28-50 11,200 Oct.14 at Cornell 0-28 21,000 Oct. 21 DARTMOUTH Oct. 28 PRINCETON (ESPN-TV) Nov. 4 at Brown Nov. 11 PENNSYLVANIA Nov. 18 at Yale...
Although Bakker will almost certainly not get the maximum penalty (120 years and $5 million in fines) when he is sentenced Oct. 24, he is likely to spend time behind bars. Potter had earlier meted out a tough eight years in prison and a $200,000 fine to former Bakker aide Richard Dortch, even though Dortch testified for the prosecution. Two other staffers who provided evidence drew draconian prison terms for tax evasion...