Doctors Lengthened Boy Born Dwarf to Help Normalize Life
Newark doctors performed leg lengthening on 10 year old Anthony Tarabocchia Jr by breaking his legs and applying harnesses. A screw slowly lengthened the bones by a millimeter daily for eight months. The procedure added seven inches in a year and helped him escape labeling as shrimp or midget. His mother Mary said the aim was to give him a better chance to live normally in society.
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Newark
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Anthony Tarabocchia Jr
Mary
Cancer Gene May Predict Breast Cancer Survival
Washington AP reports researchers identify an oncogene that appears in higher numbers in tumor cells of many patients whose cancers recur or resist treatment. The gene may outperform current measures in predicting outcomes and could guide aggressive follow up. If the gene drives cancer, blocking its effects could become a new therapy spotlight.
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Washington
Science
Rainy Weekend Forecast With Showers Expected
Forecasters call for a rainy weekend with no sunshine tomorrow. Highs near the low 50s and overnight low in the low 40s as rain begins tonight after midnight. Details on Page 10A.
Deaths listed for region figures across Georgia and South Carolina
Obituary notice lists deaths including Edward S. Harris Jr Belvedere Grace D Hickerson North Augusta Charlie Jenkins Thomson Eugene Lindsay Aiken Levi Morris Bath Arthur J Munz Largo Fla Jessie Reynolds Augusta Robert W Turner Belvedere Geneva Walker Aiken details on Page 10A
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Edward S. Harris Jr
Belvedere
Grace D. Hickerson
North Augusta
Charlie Jenkins
Thomson, Ga
Eugene Lindsay
Aiken
Levi Morris
Bath
Arthur J. Munz
Largo
Fla
Jessie Reynolds
Augusta
Robert W. Turner
Geneva Walker
SRP Officials Deny Drug Allegations By DOE Spokesman
Joy M. Adams and Roger D. Wensil claim drug use at Savannah River Plant prompted firings. DOE spokesman says no investigation will start until a formal complaint is backed by a former SRP employee and cites routine reductions in force at the Defense Waste Processing facility.
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Savannah River Plant
U.S. Department of Energy
Joy M. Adams
SRP
B.F. Shaw Co
Defense
Washington Post
Roger D. Wensil
DOE
Department of Labor
Adams
Gan
Wensil
Cliff Webb
Ms. Adams
Reagan Hoped Iran Arms Deal Aided Hostage Release
Reports say Reagan authorized 1986 arms shipments to Iran with understood hostage release conditions or halt of sales. NBC cites a background paper, while The Washington Post and LA Times published details. The Senate panel staff report found no proof Reagan knew of covert Contra profits.
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Washington
Reagan
Iran
Lebanon
U.S
NBC News
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
Senate Intelligence Committee
NBC
CIA
William Casey
Nicaragua
Casey
Decline In Prices Best In 37 Years
Wholesale prices fell 2.5 percent in 1986 the best inflation performance in 37 years. December showed no overall change as energy costs rose modestly offset by lower food prices. Energy declines drove the yearly drop with oil prices plunging worldwide aiding the U.S. economy.
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Washington
Labor Department
End Of 1986 Shows Gains In Employment
The U S job market ended 1986 with a rally as civilian unemployment fell to 6.2 percent. The government’s household survey showed 205 000 jobs created in December raising total employment to 110 637 000, a rise of about 2 ½ million since December 1985. The unemployment rate for the fourth quarter slipped to 6.9 percent, while a separate payroll survey counted 270 000 jobs added in December.
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Washington
Real
Tate Denna
Thesp
White House
Opinions Mixed On New Stock Market Record
The Dow Jones average rose past 2000 to 2002.25 amid a rally in early 1987 drawing hoopla over the round number and sparking debate that the Dow may be an outdated gauge of market health despite remaining Wall Street’s best known indicator.
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New York
Newton D. Zinder
E.F. Hutton Group Inc
Zinder
Wall Street
Theodore Halligan
Piper Jaffray & Hopwood Inc
Minneapolis
Exxon Corp
General Motors Corp
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