Nixon Aide Breaks Silence About Health Risks for Workers
A consumer group founded by Ralph Nader accuses the Reagan administration of withholding 250,000 workers' cancer risk names to shield companies from lawsuits. Dr Sidney Wolfe says the administration protects corporate interests over worker safety and cites a letter to President Reagan urging disclosure.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Reagan
Sidney M. Wolfe
Nader
Public Citizen Health Research Group
Wolfe
America
Government to warn about aspirin linked to Reye syndrome
Washington reports the aspirin industry will place warnings on shelves posters and in public ads to deter giving aspirin to children with chicken pox or influenza. The CDC study shows a 25 fold higher risk of Reye syndrome when aspirin is used for those illnesses.
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Washington
Centers For Disease Control
Bipartisan Lawmakers Plan Civil Rights Bill
A group of lawmakers plans to introduce legislation to restore broad civil rights coverage erased by a Supreme Court ruling. Backed by civil rights groups, the effort contrasts with the Reagan administration push for a narrower bill sponsored by Senate Leader Robert Dole.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Flight crash near Reno killed 68 on gambling trip
Reported witnesses said fluid leaked from the left wing of a charter Electra plane the day before it crashed after takeoff from South Lake Tahoe to Oakland. NTSB chairman Jim Burnett said a certified pilot believed the liquid was fuel as the aircraft landed and then rolled right before the tragedy.
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Reno
Nev
South Lake Tahoe
Calif
Oakland
Jim Burnett
National Transportation Safety Board
Burnett
Kirkpatrick Offered Two Foreign Policy Posts After UN Departure
A Reagan administration source says Jeane Kirkpatrick, resigning as ambassador to the United Nations, will be asked to take the top job at either the Agency for International Development or the United States Information Agency. The source notes she has a choice with no preferred position indicated.
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Washington
Jeane Kirkpatrick
United Nations
White House
Reagan Administration
Reagan
Fire consumes eight story warehouse in Hell's Kitchen
A massive six to nine alarm blaze tore through an eight story Hell's Kitchen warehouse late Wednesday, forcing evacuations at the nearby Travel Inn motel. Dozens of firefighters battled below freezing conditions. eight injured by smoke. scene near Times Square. mayor Koch visited as fire raged.
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New York
Hell’s Kitchen
New York City
Ethel Muller
Travel Inn
Times Square
Emergency Medical Service
Fire Department
Pany
Edward Koch
Henry Nugent
Cornelius Beekman
Citrus Growers Face Hidden Weather Threat After Freeze
Florida citrus growers endure record freeze with losses projected near a billion dollars. Officials warn warming temperatures risk bursting juice cells and wrecking fruit while the Florida Citrus Commission weighs temporary packing limits for damaged citrus. Governor Graham declares a state of emergency as further cold snaps loom.
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Lakeland
Fla
Doug Bernique
Indian River Citrus League
Bernique
National Weather Service
Orlando
Florida
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Ron White
Bob Graham
Bat tleship Discovery to launch on secret military mission
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP after a 24 hour cold weather delay the space shuttle Discovery was set for a secret timed liftoff for the first military man in space mission carrying a $300 million satellite. Mission control will release public updates only after key milestones and the landing time remains secret. Commander Thomas K Mattingly who orbited the moon in 1972 leads the mission as Defense plans expand shuttle use and Star Wars weapons research.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Soviet Union
Globe
Europe
Asia
Africa
Defense Department
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pentagon
Mission Control Center
Discovery
NASA
U.S
Reagan
Battlestar Discovery
Navy
Thomas K. Mattingly
Moon
Plump James Beard Dies at 81 Remembered as Kitchen Pioneer
New York AP reports James Beard died at 81 from cardiac arrest after hospitalization on January 8. Julia Child and others praised his vast influence on American cooking and cuisine, noting his books and media work helped put the American kitchen on the map.
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New York
James Beard
Beard
Julia Child
Judith Jones
Faulty fireplace blamed in deadly South Carolina fire
NESMITH AP Fire officials investigate a late night blaze in rural Williamsburg County near Kingstree that killed Ruth McCutcheon and her three children, ages 7 to 10, with a faulty fireplace cited as a possible cause. The home was gutted before responders from Kingstree and Andrews could reach it. six others were away.
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Tyrone
Ricky McCutcheon
Ronnie Brown
Robert McCutcheon
Billy Horton
Kingstree
Williamsburg County
Harrison McKnight
Horton
McNight
Andrews
Teen Reunited With Mother After Milk Carton Campaign
Beverly Hills California AP reports 13 year old Donna Paige Yarbrough who had been missing since November was reunited with her mother Velma Herman after her photo appeared on milk cartons. She saw a television report while in Fresno and decided to call home Tuesday.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Donna Paige Yarbrough
Fresno
Lancaster
Miss Yarbrough
Ms. Herman
Davis
Los Angeles County
Sherman Block
Emergency Numbers in Aiken Standard Service
The Aiken Standard provides a service listing emergency contact numbers for local police fire ambulance and other vital services. Readers are urged to keep these numbers accessible during emergencies and to use appropriate lines for non emergencies.
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