AIDS Advances and Global Health Struggles Highlighted
A panel reports AIDS infections possible with early signs of remission in some patients, while warns against premature end to the epidemic. Tuberculosis rises alongside AIDS, with treatment efforts limited by cost and access, says Dana-Farber's William Haseltine. In Tokyo, Kaifu rallies voters as Liberal Democrats seek a decisive election win amid Socialist tensions over defense and the U.S.-Japan security treaty.
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William Haseltine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston
Haseltine
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Tokyo
Toshiki Kaifu
Liberal Democratic Party
Shinjuku Station
Takako Doi
M3. Dol
Japan
Kaifu
Sandinistas and Opposition Trade Threats Before Election
In Nicaragua the campaign grows tense as February 25 elections near with both sides accusing each other of cheating and potential violence. Opposition VP Virgilio Godoy warns the Sandinistas would pay for past misdeeds while President Ortega replies. Contra guerrillas accuse the government of planning an armed push to disrupt voting, the Sandinista regime denies it.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Virgilio Godoy
Daniel Ortega
Havel to Press Change in Washington Amid Eastern Europe Shifts
Vaclav Havel travels to Washington to urge swift U S policy changes to sustain Western standing among Eastern Europeans. He warns the West’s past abandonment of the region and stresses the need to retain goodwill as Europe undergoes upheaval. Israeli forces raid a West Bank village and arrest over 100 fugitives amid Gaza violence. A 22 year old Palestinian woman, Ishanhaz Timraz, is killed in Rafah allegedly by fellow Palestinians at a UN relief office.
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Czechoslovakia
Vaclav Havel
Washington
Bush
America
Europe
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United States
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Havel
Jerusalem
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Ishanhaz Timraz
Gaza
Rafah
U.N
Arafat Promises To Help Free Western Hostages
Yasser Arafat in Tunis meets with Mrs. Say and pledges to do his best to secure freedom for Terry Anderson and 17 other Western hostages in Lebanon. He cites fanatical groups and internal Iranian power struggles as obstacles and reiterates his duty to pursue their release. The AP chief Middle East correspondent was abducted in Beirut on March 16, 1985.
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Yasser Arafa
Terry Anderson
Anderson
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
Fav Airy
Ote Tebane
Mediterranean
PLO
Arafat
Mrs. Say
Tunis
Middle East
Associated Press
Beirut
President Bush avoids Reagan court battle in Maine
President Bush, vacationing in Kennebunkport, Maine, says he will stay out of former President Reagan’s court case with John Poindexter. He has not spoken with Reagan recently and notes the process is for Reagan to decide. Bush denies knowledge of Iran-Contra details and comments on not discussing issues during the snowy holiday visit.
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Maine
Bush
Reagan
John Poindexter
Prident
Poindexter
Congress
National Security
Oliver North
Lyng
Torian
Barbara
Mrs. Bush
Walker
Communists Deny Reports Of Spreading Unrest
In a dispute over regional turmoil, Communist leaders deny rioting in Uzbekistan and tensions in Tabarstan. Pravda links ethnic strife to Gorbachev reforms as Leningrad hosts protests against civil violence. Samarkand reportedly calm after Armenian refugee concerns and military curfews.
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Communist Party
Uzbekistan
Tabzakistan
Pravda
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Leningrad
Radio
Mem
Bers
Samarkand
Lems
Azerbaijan
Tadzhik
Dushancsloring
Militia Launches Tank Assault on Aoun Base in Beirut
Christian militiamen strike back after defeat in Beirut launching a massive tank led assault on a helicopter base north of the capital. Rounds ignite fires in Ashrafiyeh and Nabaa as 1,000 Lebanese Forces fighters press a third attack on Adma base.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Michel Aoun
East Beirut
Ein Rummaneb
Aoun
Ashrafiyeh
Nabaa
Ein Rummanehan
Samir Geagea
Bombs Hit Two Stores After Telephoned Threats
In Roswell Georgia two stores Cub Foods and Kroger were evacuated after telephone bomb threats. Bombs exploded at 2 p.m. no injuries reported. Firefighters called the blasts small. Authorities investigated two more stores Big Star and Winn Dixie with FBI agents en route.
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Atlanta
JJ Moore
Cub Foods
Kroger
Rita Amatoolie
Ms. Moore
Big Star
Winn-Dixie
FBI
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Interfax
Interior Ministry
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Sovietskaya Russia
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Reuters
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Ein ‘Rummaneh
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