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''I look forward to conducting relations with the new leadership in the Soviet Union with the aim of expanding areas where our two nations can cooperate to mutual advantage.'' -President Reagan. (A1:3.)
The space shuttle Columbia returned to orbit today, and in its inaugural mission as a space freighter, successfully released the first of two satellites it was hauling for the program's initial paying customers. Four astronauts, the largest crew ever, rode the winged spacecraft into an 184-mile-high orbit. On their sixth revolution of the earth, they ejected a 7,200-pound business communications satellite from the rear of the open cargo bay. The satellite drifted away, fired its own rocket and then climbed toward a higher orbit.
For the past half-century, orange-roofed Howard Johnson's has been a fixture of the American highway, an inevitable stop for the American family on vacation. Times have changed, but the Howard Johnson's chain has not - and that, industry analysts and competitors say, is the source of the problems afflicting the 57-year-old restaurant and lodging company. ''The Howard Johnson concept, the orange roof on the highway, is dead,'' said Charles Bernstein, editor of Nation's Restaurant News. ''It's a chain that's riddled with problems. It's going to take time to turn this around.''
The Federal Railway Administration announced yesterday that every train on Conrail's New Haven line must stop every 30 miles so that each wheel of the train can be inspected. In addition, trains will not be permitted to go faster than 55 miles an hour. The restrictions, which went into effect yesterday, will force delays of up to 30 minutes in each direction on the line, which carries 40,000 commuters a day. The measures will be in effect for 11 months while faulty axles are replaced. Commuters on Conrail's Harlem and Hudson lines will not be affected.
Stock prices shook off early selling pressure yesterday that was touched off by news of the death of Leonid I. Brezhnev, the Soviet leader, and then staged a strong rally in the final half-hour of trading. Brokerage stocks were particularly strong. The Dow Jones industrial average finished at 1,054.73, up 10.21 points. At 3:30 P. M., it had been down by more than 4 points. The announcement of Mr. Brezhnev's death came shortly after midnight Wednesday. At 10:30 A. M. yesterday, the Dow industrials were off nearly 9 points.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 10, 1982, covering November 12, 1982.
Men at Work
Fleetwood Mac
Bruce Springsteen
John Cougar
Lionel Richie
1982Anne Hathaway, American actress[†]
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Her films have grossed over $6.8 billion worldwide, and she appeared on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2009. She was among the world's highest-paid actresses in 2015.
1982Mikele Leigertwood, English footballer[†]
Mikele Benjamin Leigertwood is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in England, he represented the Antigua and Barbuda national team at international level.
1982USSR: Yuri Andropov becomes the General Secretary of the Communist Party's Central Committee, succeeding Leonid I. Brezhnev.[†]
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until it dissolved in 1991. During its existence, it was the largest country by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing borders with twelve countries, and the third-most populous country. An overall successor to the Russian Empire, it was nominally organized as a federal union of national republics, the largest and most populous of which was the Russian SFSR. In practice, its government and economy were highly centralized. As a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), it was a flagship communist state. Its capital and largest city was Moscow.
In 1982, the world population was approximately 4,612,673,421 people[†]