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Date: 25 March 1989
LEAD: International 3-8 A Central America policy accord that commits Washington to aid Nicaraguan rebels and support the Central American peace efforts was struck by President Bush and Congressional leaders. Page 1 News analysis: The policy accord represents a new approach: Rather than trying to overthrow the Sandinistas, the Bush Administration hopes to prod them toward democracy with diplomatic pressure.
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Requests Soar To Obtain Gun Permits
Date: 26 March 1989
By Kirk Johnson
Kirk Johnson
LEAD: Will it be a finely checkered rosewood grip, cool and perfectly balanced against the palm, with a long sighting plane and a blue-steel barrel machined to a hairbreatdth tolerance for marksman-grade performance? Or will any gun do, just for the sense of it, there in the bureau at night, powerful enough to stop the worst nightmare?
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Bond of $100,000 Is Set for Indian Who Took Over Newspaper Office
Date: 25 March 1989
AP
LEAD: A judge set a $100,000 bond today for Timothy Jacobs, an American Indian who is charged with kidnapping in connection with the takeover of a newspaper office here.
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In Nine Little Words
Date: 26 March 1989
By William Safire
William Safire
LEAD: ACCORDING TO RICH Jaroslovsky of The Wall Street Journal, George Bush described a photo session at which he makes remarks but refuses to answer reporters' questions as ''a modified limited photo op cum statement sans questions.''
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Agency Rental Car
Date: 25 March 1989
Reuters
LEAD: Agency Rent-A-Car Inc. said its chairman, Samuel J. Frankino, had held talks with an unidentified part about the possible sale of his 55 percent stake. Mr. Frankino said that if a sale were to take place, it would be part of a deal in which other shareholders would receive the same price per share.
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Prospect Talks With Brinkmann
Date: 25 March 1989
Special to the New York Times
LEAD: The Prospect Group Inc., which owns 26 percent of Brinkmann Instruments Inc., has held talks with the laboratory equipment manufacturer about selling back some of its shares. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Prospect said it had told Brinkmann that it would be willing to sell some of its stock for $19 a share.
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G.M. Plant to Shut
Date: 25 March 1989
AP
LEAD: The General Motors Corporation said it would shut its assembly plant in Linden next week to reduce inventories of Chevrolet Corsica and Beretta cars. The shutdown will affect about 140 workers. Ward's Automotive Reports, a weekly trade journal, said that as of Feb. 28 G.M. had a 103-day supply of the Corsica-Beretta cars on hand.
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Sears Opens Specialty Store
Date: 25 March 1989
Reuters
LEAD: Sears, Roebuck & Company this week opened its first Sears Ltd. store, a specialty store with brand-name merchandise, on the Near North Side of Chicago.
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Businessland Deal Seen for Next Inc.
Date: 25 March 1989
Reuters
LEAD: Next Inc. has agreed to sell its personal computers through Businessland Inc.'s stores, an industry official said. The move would mark a significant shift in strategy. Since its inception, Next has said it would sell its sophisticated computers only to students and educational institutions.
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