Girl Who Returned Ring To Be Rewarded
Denise McNeely a 14 year old Taylor resident found a 7500 dollar diamond ring at Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crash site and turned it in. Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Greene offered a reward equal to the ring’s value, citing her honesty amid a tragedy that left 156 dead.
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Detroit
Northwest Airlines
Denise McNeely
Taylor
Chicago Tribune
Bob Greene
Greene
McNeely
Arizona
Thelma Poynter
Ms. Poynter
Denise
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Progress Toward A Chlamydia Vaccine Move Reported
Researchers led by Richard Stephens at the University of California San Francisco report a first step toward a chlamydia vaccine. A synthetic antigen triggered antibody creation in rabbits, with human efficacy still uncertain. The study suggests possible vaccine priming and a more reliable test, noting current tests detect only about 75 percent of cases.
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San Francisco
Richard Stephens
University of California At
Stephens
Spouse Loss Hits Harder When Life Feels Out Of Control
New York AP reports psychologist Wolfgang Stroebe finds that spouses who perceive little control over their lives suffer more persistent low mood after a spouse's unexpected death. In a study of 60 West German adults under 60, 40 percent of the bereaved showed mood problems soon after the loss versus 10 percent in matched controls. years later 27 percent vs 7 percent remained affected. The sudden death and helplessness combination, not religious belief or death timing, predicted enduring depression.
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New York
Wolfgang Stroebe
University of Tubingen
West Germany
Stroebe
American Psychological Association
Union Leaders Gather To Pick Strike Target
United Auto Workers leaders from across the nation meet in Dearborn to review offers from General Motors Paris? and Ford and to select a 1987 strike target. The process includes reports to GM and Ford worker councils with a pivotal executive board decision by UAW President Owen Bieber.
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Dearborn
Mich
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
GM Worker Council
Ford Worker Council
UAW
Ford
Chrysler Corp
Owen Bieber
Bieber
World Food Day Notes Hope Amid Hunger Rise
Unpublished FAO summary shows 1986 world food production set a record while undernourishment increased. Third World gains 2.9 percent with 24 percent of yearly consumption in reserves. Prices at 50 year lows accompany rising poverty due to lack of purchasing power. World Food Day events span George Washington University and 400 colleges via satellite.
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Washington
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Rome
International Health News
National Council For International Health
Council
Third World
U.S
Agency For International Development
Jay Levy
Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
George Washington University
United States
Canada
New Report Challenges Haig Yellow Rain Claim
A Foreign Policy magazine account disputes the Reagan era assertion of Soviet use of yellow rain in Laos and Cambodia. It cites declassified documents and says pollen from honey bees likely explained the yellow material, while initial toxin analyses and witness claims were not independently corroborated.
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New Report
Haig
Washington
Asia
Alexander M. Haig Jr
West Berlin
Laos
Cambodia
Foreign Policy Magazine
Soviet Bloc
Julian Robinson
University of Sussex
Jeanne Guillemin
Boston College
Matthew Meselson
Harvard University
Reagan Administration
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Stephane Chapron
France
Chapel Hill
N.C
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Developing Countries
Australia
India
China
Saudi Arabia
Africa
Journal of Bacteriology
Chiron Corp
Emeryville
Paul Costa Jr
National Institute On Aging
State Department
Richard R. Burt
Burt
Washington Post
Southeast Asia
Aiken
Erma Bombeck
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey RD
Shoney
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