Nuclear Freeze Plan Faces Crucial Test
The House faces a razor close vote on a non-binding nuclear freeze resolution opposed by President Reagan. Supporters, led by Speaker O'Neill, push to halt weapons production and testing amid urging from both sides as lawmakers weigh impact on START and INF talks.
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Washington
House
Reagan
Thomas P. O'Neill
D-Mass
White House
Soviet Union
Senate
William Carney
R-N.y
Geneva
Europe
Edward J. Markey
Dmass
Sen
Edward Kennedy
U. S. Capitol
Thomas P. O’neill
Manufacturer Halts Sales of Oraflex Arthritis Drug
Eli Lilly and Co. announced a voluntary suspension of Oraflex after safety concerns. Britain reports 61 deaths tied to the drug and the United States 11, prompting the British agency to pause sales for 90 days and the U S government to seek details.
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Oraflex
Washington
Britain
Eli Lilly and Co
Indianapolis
United States
Lilly
British Committee On the Safety of Medicines
Food and Drug Administration
Artificial Lung To Be Implanted
Researchers at Brown University prepare to implant an artificial lung in a sheep as a crucial step toward a self contained replacement organ for humans. The goal is a booster lung to supplement a weak diseased organ and improve life for people with chronic breathing problems.
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Providence
A.I
Brown University
Seatbelt Ruling Hits Automotive Industry Setback
Two automobile manufacturers say they cannot meet a federal court order requiring all new cars to have automatic seat belts or air bags starting in fall 1983. The three judge appeals court mandates that the Transportation Department enforce a rule for automatic seat belts or air bags, a blow to the Reagan administration and consumer groups.
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Washington
Reagan Administration
Transportation Department
FBI agent foil museum heist plot target paintings worth 25 million
An FBI agent posing as a hired gun helped stop a four person scheme to raid a museum and steal 10 paintings by Monet Manet Degas Whistler. The group threatened to shred the works unless ransom was paid. About 1.4 million dollars of Florida thefts were recovered.
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New Haven, Conn
FBI
Monet
Manet
Degas
John Whistler
Florida
Nude driver and passenger arrested after White House gate crash
Secret Service identifies driver as Roland Martin, 29, of District Heights Maryland, and passenger Carl Wellman, 35, of Washington. Police say the vehicle, sought in a chase, rammed the steel gate at mid evening near the White House.
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Washington (Ap
White House
Joseph Petro
Secret Service
Roland Martin
District Heights
Carl Wellman
Washington
Petro
District of Columbia
Talc use linked to higher ovarian cancer risk study
Brigham and Women's Hospital reports a study showing women who dust genitals and sanitary napkins with talcum powder have about three times the risk of ovarian cancer compared with nonusers. It is described as the first study to establish a link between talc use and the disease.
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Boston
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Nuclear Waste Bill Clears House Hurdle
The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a bill to create the nation s first permanent nuclear waste dump by the mid 1990s advancing it to the Rules Committee. The plan includes six potential sites and interim storage at Barnwell South Carolina with opposition over state influence and water rights.
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Washington
House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Rules Committee
Energy Panel
House Committee
Jim Santini
D-Nev
Nevada
Utah
Texas Panhandle
Gulf Coast
Midwest
Energy Department
House of Congress
Barnwell
S.C
Butler Derrick
Ds.c
Derrick
Richard Bolling
D-Ma
Joe Moakley
D-Mass
Rules Committee
Moakley
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