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September 21, 1983

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Headlines from September 21, 1983

DOW RISES BY 15.25, TO NEW HIGH

By Alexander R. Hammer

Increasing hopes of lower interest rates sent the Dow Jones industrial average up 15.25 points yesterday, to a closing record of 1,249.19, in accelerated trading. Powering the advance was heavy buying by pension and insurance funds in the recently strong blue-chip, transportation and technology issues. In the last three sessions, the key indicator has soared 34 points. Turnover on the New York Stock Exchange climbed to 103.1 million shares from 85.6 million the day before. The volume was the largest since 114 million shares changed hands on Sept. 12.

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EATING SPICY FOOD: WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS?

By Jane E. Brody

THOUGH much is suspected, relatively little is known about the health effects of peppery foods. In general, hot, spicy foods are stimulants. They stimulate the circulation and raise body temperature. If you are living in a hot climate, the increase in body temperature can make you feel cooler by diminishing the difference between you and the surrounding air and by inducing sweating, which cools the body when the perspiration evaporates. Peppery foods are also believed to stimulate the appetite by setting off the flow of saliva and gastric juices, a nutritionally important effect for people in tropical areas where the oppressive heat acts as an appetite suppressant. And, anecdotally at least, they act as an overall stimulant, producing a titillating, awakening effect and increasing the acuity of the senses.

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FRENCH PLAN TO REVAMP THE ELECTRONICS SECTOR

By Paul Lewis

The French Government today announced a major restructuring of the country's recently nationalized electronics and telecommunications industry in an effort to stem heavy losses, increase exports and keep France in the forefront of modern technology. Under an agreement between France's two leading electrical companies, Compagnie Generale d'Electricite and Thomson-Brandt, they will exchange assets so that C.G.E. becomes France's premier telecommunications manufacturer, while Thomson-Brandt concentrates on consumer electronics and military equipment. The aim is to strengthen the competitiveness of the French electronics and telecommunications industry at a time when major international changes are under way in that sector. The American Telephone and Telegraph Company has recently linked up with Philips of the Netherlands, for example, while Honeywell Inc. has made an agreement for cooperation with Ericsson, the Swedish electronics concern.

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BIG BOARD'S JUMP INTO OPTIONS

By Yla Eason

Tonight the New York Stock Exchange is throwing a gala coming out party, and it is the talk of Wall Street. For on Friday, the Big Board will plunge into the options business, one they have neglected for 10 years. And the party is the curtain raiser in an elaborate, $4 million celebration of, and promotion for, the main event, the actual start of trading of the New York Stock Exchange index option. The Big Board will be trading an option on its composite index, which tracks all the 1,500 common shares listed on the exchange. The new option thus gives investors the right to participate in the movement of that index. Despite all the hoopla involved in the introduction of the option, many traders have developed a wait-and-see attitude.

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CONGRESS AND REAGAN BACK COMPROMISE ON WAR POWERS KEEPING MARINES IN LEBANON

By Steven V. Roberts

Congressional leaders from both parties and President Reagan agreed today on a compromise resolution that would authorize the continued deployment of American marines in Lebanon for an additional 18 months under the War Powers Resolution. Many lawmakers expressed serious reservations about the compromise and voiced fears that before the 18- month period expired American troops could be drawn deeper into the fighting in Lebanon. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, the Democratic leader in the Senate, said that he had not ''signed on'' to the compromise and that a majority of Senate Democrats thought the 18-month deadline was too long. But the predominant feeling on Capitol Hill today was that the compromise resolution would be approved quickly, because most lawmakers feel there is no practical alternative to continuing the troops' mission in Lebanon. 'No Good Solution' ''There is no good solution,'' a senior Democrat in the House said. ''Staying in is bad, but leaving is worse.''

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 21, 1983, covering September 21, 1983.

1
Synchronicity
The Police
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
13
2
Thriller
Michael Jackson
Last week
2
Peak
1
Weeks
40
3
Flashdance
Soundtrack
Last week
3
Peak
1
Weeks
22
4
Pyromania
Def Leppard
Last week
4
Peak
2
Weeks
34
5
An Innocent Man
Billy Joel
Last week
5
Peak
5
Weeks
6

Notable Births

1983Ndiss Kaba Badji, Senegalese athlete^[†]

Ndiss Kaba Badji is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres, which he achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships. He has a personal best long jump of 8.32 metres, achieved in October 2009 in Beirut, which won him the silver medal at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie.

1983Fernando Cavenaghi, Argentine footballer^[†]

Fernando Ezequiel Cavenaghi is a retired Argentine professional footballer. He played as a striker who was efficient in front of goal with either foot and from any range. More recently, in 2021, Cavenaghi was the co-owner, along with Alejandro Domínguez, of Uruguayan football club Racing Club de Montevideo, until 2023 when the club was sold to Bayern Munich.

1983Francesco Dracone, Italian race car driver^[†]

Francesco Dracone is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series with BHK Motorsport.

1983Scott Evans, American actor^[†]

Scott Andrew Evans is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of police officer Oliver Fish on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live, the recurring role of Oliver on the series Grace and Frankie, and one of the Kens in Barbie. He is the younger brother of actor Chris Evans.

1983Anna Favella, Italian actress^[†]

Anna Favella is an Italian stage, television and movie actress. She is best known for her role as Elena Marsili in the TV series Terra Ribelle, directed by Cinzia TH Torrini, and Terra Ribelle – Il nuovo mondo, directed by Ambrogio Lo Giudice.

1983Maggie Grace, American actress^[†]

Margaret Grace Denig is an American actress. She is known for playing Shannon Rutherford on the ABC television series Lost, Kim Mills in the Taken trilogy (2008–2014), Irina in The Twilight Saga (2011–2012), and Althea Szewczyk-Przygocki in Fear the Walking Dead (2018–2021).

1983Cristian Hidalgo, Spanish footballer^[†]

Cristian Hidalgo González, known simply as Cristian, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played for Andorran club FC Ordino as a winger.

1983Greg Jennings, American football player^[†]

Gregory Jennings Jr. is an American sports television personality and former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Western Michigan Broncos and was selected by Green Bay in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft. Jennings was named to two Pro Bowls during his seven seasons with the Packers and was part of the team that won a Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XLV. In his final three seasons, he was a member of the Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins. He was inducted into Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 2022.

1983Joseph Mazzello, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter^[†]

Joseph Francis Mazzello III is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Tim Murphy in Jurassic Park, Roarke Hartman in The River Wild, Eugene Sledge in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, Dustin Moskovitz in The Social Network, and Queen bass player John Deacon in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.

1983Anna Meares, Australian track cyclist^[†]

Anna Maree Devenish Meares is an Australian retired track cyclist. She currently resides in Adelaide in South Australia where the Australian Institute of Sport's Track Cycling program has its headquarters at the Adelaide Super-Drome.

1983Reggie Nelson, American football player^[†]

Reggie Lee Nelson is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, winning a national championship and earning consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft and also played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Oakland Raiders.

1983Rafael Marques Pinto, Brazilian footballer^[†]

Rafael Marques Pinto, most commonly known as Rafael Marques, is a Brazilian former footballer.

Notable Deaths

1983Andrew Brewin, Canadian politician (born 1907)^[†]

Francis Andrew Brewin (1907–1983) was a lawyer and Canadian politician and Member of Parliament. He was the grandson of Andrew George Blair a Liberal cabinet minister who was also the Premier of New Brunswick. His son John Brewin also served in the House of Commons of Canada.

1983Bob Donham, American basketball player (born 1926)^[†]

Robert E. Donham was an American professional basketball player. Donham was selected in the third round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics after a collegiate career at Ohio State. In four NBA seasons, all with the Celtics, Donham recorded 1,818 points, 1,071 rebounds and 706 assists.

1983Bada Rajan, Indian mobster (born unknown)^[†]

Rajan Mahadevan Nair, popularly known in the Mumbai underworld by his moniker Bada Rajan, was an Indian mobster and underworld don from Mumbai.

1983Birgit Tengroth, Swedish actor (born 1915)^[†]

Birgit Tengroth was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1926 and 1950. She was married briefly to Danish politician Jens Otto Krag in 1950.

1983Willy Trenk-Trebitsch, Austrian actor (born 1902)^[†]

Willy Trenk-Trebitsch was an Austrian actor.

1983Xavier Zubiri, Basque philosopher (born 1898)^[†]

Xavier Zubiri was a Spanish philosopher.

Historical Context for September 21, 1983

In 1983, the world population was approximately 4,697,327,573 people^[†]

Headlines from September 21, 1983

DOW RISES BY 15.25, TO NEW HIGH

EATING SPICY FOOD: WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS?

FRENCH PLAN TO REVAMP THE ELECTRONICS SECTOR

BIG BOARD'S JUMP INTO OPTIONS

CONGRESS AND REAGAN BACK COMPROMISE ON WAR POWERS KEEPING MARINES IN LEBANON

Synchronicity

Thriller

Flashdance

Pyromania

An Innocent Man

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for September 21, 1983