Weinberger denies Kuwaiti claim on downed U S jet
Defense secretary Caspar Weinberger rejected Kuwait's report that Libyan anti aircraft batteries shot down a U S jet in the Mediterranean this week. He called the claim absurd and said there is nothing to it.
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Washington
Caspar Weinberger
Pentagon
U.S
Mediterranean
Weinberger
ABC
David Brinkley
Kuwait
Kuna
Gulf of Sidra
Cancer-Killing Genes Seen By Harvard Researcher
Ruth Sager of Harvard and Dana Farber says human genes likely contain natural cancer killers that destroy tumor cells. She urges scientists to study cancer-blocking substances rather than focusing only on genes that cause cancer.
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Duarte
Calif
Harvard
Ruth Sager
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston
Crusade Asks AMC To Keep The Jeep
Los Angeles reports a local dealer led petition drive to save the Jeep CJ from end of production by American Motors Corp. The crusade aims to keep the 46 year old Army vehicle's civilian version alive as dealers continue outreach.
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Los Angeles
American Motors Corp
John Walker
Clear Skies and Cold Temperatures Forecast Tonight
Forecast calls for clear skies and chilly temperatures with a low in the lower 20s. Tuesday will be sunny with a high near 50. See details on Page 10A.
Obituary notices list deaths across several South Carolina towns
Obituaries summarize multiple deaths including Earl P. Nobles Martinez Turner Aiken Murray Hudson Mrs Mary Witt Jackson Mae Wright Maurice Alcorn Marion Bodie W C Howe Albert Guyton John Walker Nell Howard Cora Wright Lillie Phillips with locations in Aiken Belvedere Pelion Graniteville Jamaica and Charlotte Page 10A contains full details and arrangements
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Earl P. Nobles
Martinez
L.Q. Turner
Aiken
Murray Hudson
Mary Witt
Jackson
Mae Wright
Belvedere
Maurice C. Alcorn
Columbia
Marion W. Bodie
Pelion
W.C. Howe
Graniteville
Albert Guyton Jr
Jamaica
N.Y
John R. Walker
North Augusta
Nell W. Howard
Charlotte
N.C
Cora W. Wright
James Carter
Lillie Mae Phillips
New Ellenton
Budget Bill To Cut Military Spending
New policy under the Gramm Rudman law mandates automatic 4.3 percent cuts for all non military programs and 4.9 percent for military spending starting March 1. The plan aims to trim the deficit and balance the budget by 1991, with $11.7 billion saved this year, while Social Security and some low income programs are exempt.
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New York
Reagan Administration
Congressional Budget Office
Administration
New York Times
The
Times
Phil Gramm
R-Tex
Warren B. Rudman
R-N.h
Letter Threatens American Imperialism From Islamic Jihad
An undated English letter signed Islamic Jihad was received by a Western news agency in Cairo and warned of strikes against the most vulnerable points of American imperialism. The group linked to anti U.S. bombings and kidnappings in Lebanon and Kuwait has in the past circulated communiques in Arabic.
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Cairo
Egypt
Islamic Jihad
U.S
Lebanon
Kuwait
Shuttle Crew Eyes Best Seats for Halley View
Columbia astronauts take prime vantage points to observe Halley’s Comet while using Earth to shade the sun for clearer ultraviolet and spectral data. Mission covers the CHAMP program led by S Alan Stern with George Nelson and Steve Hawley operating experiments to study water in the comet’s atmosphere.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
RCA
Robert Gibson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Satcom
United States
Alaska
George Nelson
Steve Hawley
S. Alan Stern
University of Colorado
Stern
Nelson
Halley’s
Wholesale Gasoline Prices Drop Faster Than At The Pumps
Los Angeles AP reports that wholesale gasoline prices fell 2.36 cents per gallon in early 1986 while retail prices declined 0.57 cents. Oil analyst Dan Lundberg surveyed 16,000 stations and notes dealers widened markups by about 1.75 cents since year end.
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Los Angeles
Dan Lundberg
Lundberg
Blood Pressure Figures Rise Sharply Across U S
The American Heart Association says more than 57 million Americans have high blood pressure, including 2.7 million children, based on 1983 data. The definition was lowered to 140 over 90, raising estimates by about 20 million and signaling rising treatment costs of about $78.6 billion this year.
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Sarasota, Fla
American Heart Association
Association
The
Heart Association
Thomas J. Ryan
Boston University
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