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* October - Government statistics for
unemployment are now based on those
claiming benefit rather than those
registered unemployed.
* 1 October - First CD Player has gone
on sale in Japan. The CDP-101 is from
Sony and costs 168,000 yen. Fifty
music CDs are available including
'52nd Street' by Billy Joel.
* 5 October - Johnson & Johnson have
issued a nationwide recall of Tylenol,
a headache pill. Seven people have
died in the Chicago area after taking
pills laced with potassium cyanide.
The FBI are investigating.
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