Show World News News' Briefs Briefs- by Linda Lind Fabert Wednesday night on live TV a safe and a satchel from the wreck of the Titanic were opened in Paris Soggy banknotes coins and jewelry were found The coins were from the assistant pursers purser's safe of of the ship which has been at the bottom of the North Atlantic oce ocean ocean n for the past 75 years The banknotes banknotes banknotes bank bank- notes and jewelry found in th the satchel apparently belonged to Richard L L. Beckwith a first-class first passenger who escaped the ship on ona a life boat with his wife Also recover recovered d were the ships ship's giant bell porthole covers delicate blue and white china and fluted silver serving trays Evidence recovered from the wreck indicated that a fire in the Titanic's hold played a part in its sinking In addition the position of two mechanical arms used by the Titanic bridge to communicate direction to the engine room indicate indicate indicate indi indi- cate the ship may have been moving forward when it collided with the It was formerly believed that the ship was trying to reverse its engines when the collision occurred X S President Reagan has made another selection for a a- a anew 0 new 0 Supreme Court nominee The new nominee is f federal deral appeals judge Anthony M. M Kennedy of Sacramento California Judge Kennedy is described as a low- low profile judge who has stirred little controversy and has not been identified with public causes The witches are out with their annual Halloween predictions They say Col Oliver North will start a string of franchise military summer camps and Michael Jackson will try to adopt Jim and Tammy Bakker Pretty good Here are some other predictions Sen Robert Dole will win the GOP presidential nomination NY Governor Mario Cuomo will be the Democrats Democrat's vice presidential presidential presidential candidate A Japanese electronics company will introduce a device used for decolorizing TV movies Why Wednesday Iran threatened to shut down the Hormuz Strait if the West imposes an effective embargo against it In the meantime Iraqi jets attacked three ships and other Iranian oil targets Tehran Radio quoted President Ali All as saying his nation was not frightened by President Reagans Reagan's call for Americas America's allies to impose an economic embargo against them The day we feel no ship enters this passageway Hormuz Strait for forus forus forus us we will not allow any ship to enter the Persian Gulf We turn the pressure back on our enemy enemy and will not be crushed under pressure We declare that any wicked act by bythe bythe bythe the US U.S. in the gulf will get a proportionate response said Scientists have found a way to genetically alter a mouse to produce antibodies in its milk that can be used for a heart serum With this breakthrough comes the possibility possibility possibility of genetically altering other animals such as cows to produce antibodies for other diseases in a similar fashion Good thing Could you imagine how many mice you'd have to milk every morn morning ng Locally Salt Lake County is denying property tax exemptions to profit non-profit hospitals for the first time saying they do not qualify as c charitable h a r ita b I e 0 organizations r g ani z a tio n s Wednesdays Wednesday's decision by the county leaves Alta View Cotton- Cotton wood Holy Cross Cross' Jordan Valley Hospital and Holy Cross' Cross Magna Clinic faced with the decision of whether they'll pay or appeal Appeals go goto to the state tax com commission commission commis commis- mission mis- mis sion then to district court According to vice president Douglas Oo glas J. J Hammer Standards criteria for exemption are unclear Our inclination would be to appeal To what degree do you let the community know you have free care asked Commissioner Mike Stewart Primary Medical Center which won exemption stresses in fund fundraising fundraising fundraising raising that no one will be denied care because of race religion or i creed J Shriner's Crippled Childrens Children's Hospital also won exemption N because quoting Commissioner a Barker It gives percent charity You couldn't pay if you wanted to |