Polio Virus Altered To Target AIDS Virus Studied
New York researchers report an altered polio virus carrying a AIDS protein fragment may become an AIDS vaccine. In rabbits, injected virus prompted blood proteins that blocked AIDS infection in vitro. The work appears in Nature with other AIDS vaccine research.
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Pope begins historic Scandinavian tour 10 days long
Pope John Paul II starts a 10 day visit to Oslo Reykjavik Helsinki Copenhagen and Stockholm the first papal trip to the region. He will deliver over 30 speeches to a Catholic population of about 197000 less than 1 percent of locals and meet King Olav V and Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland.
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Radicals arrested in nuclear sabotage plot
An FBI statement says founder of an environmental group and three others were arrested in a West region plot to sabotage two nuclear power plants and a Department of Energy facility. Arrests occurred in Wenden Prescott and Tucson as part of a conspiracy spanning Wintersburg Arizona and near San Luis Obispo California.
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Soviet Seaman Jumps Ship To Defect In Dardanelles
Anatolia reported engineer Tetkhiladze Archil, aboard the Soviet freighter Nikolai Kuznetsov, jumped into the Dardanelles strait before dawn Wednesday while defecting to Turkey. The ship, traveling from Spain to a Black Sea port, searched for him without success.
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Senate Moves To Approve 3.3 Billion Domestic Spending Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee backs a 3.3 billion package with 1.2 billion for veterans benefits and health items. It trims 822 million from House add ons for law enforcement and prisons plus anti drug programs. A vote near, risk of Bush veto cited. Excludes delayed pay for anti drug funds. Includes 75 million for a West Virginia radio telescope and 6.6 million subsidies for airlines serving small communities. Orders Exxon Coast Guard recovery bill.
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Expanded Martial Law Restrictions On Foreign Reporting In Beijing
Beijing tightens martial law press rules forbidding foreign reporters from interviewing demonstrators and requiring prior approval for all coverage. The Foreign Correspondents Club denounces the order as censorship and harassment while tens of thousands remain in Tiananmen Square amid ongoing protests.
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Death Toll Rises to Fifteen in Argentina Food Riots
In three days of unrest over inflation and purchasing power, fifteen people killed across Mendoza Corrientes and Buenos Aires areas. Police say looters shot in Moreno and injuries from rioting in Rosario and the capital prompted a heavy government response as President Alfonsin declared a state of siege.
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Soviet Congress Enters Second Week of Debate
In Moscow the new Congress of People's Deputies began a second week of debate after an ex Olympian attacked the KGB as out of control and Latvia's president urged virtual autonomy for the republics. Gorbachev reported 469 deputies signed up to speak, with 250 heard in six days.
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Senate Sends Beach Bill To House
South Carolina Senate passes revisions to the 1988 Beachfront Management Act to curb lawsuits and permit reasonable land use. The 20 foot construction free zone would be dropped, with environmentalists and developers eyeing changes to take effect next year if the House approves.
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