89 Dead In Chile Quake Aftershocks Hit Cities
The 7.4 magnitude quake crushed walls and cut communications across an 800 mile Chilean stretch. At least 89 people died and about 2,000 were injured as aftershocks continued through the night. In Santiago and nearby cities tens of thousands camp outdoors amid cracked adobe homes and shattered infrastructure.
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Explosion Hits Mosque as Israeli-Lebanon Clash Rages
In Maara ke Lebanon an explosion tore through the second floor of a stone mosque killing at least 11 and injuring 19 as UN peacekeepers and rescue crews remove bodies. Israeli troops also pull back from the frontline with Syria amid the withdrawal plan and Rabin warns Damascus. In London Britain ends a 357 day coal strike with miners returning to work after talks fail to win Thatcher plan concessions.
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Reagan presses hard line amid Geneva arms talks prep
President Reagan calls the Soviet Union tyrannical and on the defensive as he plans meetings with top leaders before Geneva discussions on strategic arms. West Germany and the Soviet foreign ministers hold talks amid pre Geneva diplomacy. In New York polls show mixed views on the Goetz subway shooting among whites and blacks. In Selma a 50 mile march marks Bloody Sunday anniversary with organizers criticizing policy. In West Virginia House Democrats set aims to reduce deficits and aid farmers.
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Joseph Lowery
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EPA Cuts Lead in Gasoline to 0.5 and 0.1 Grams
The EPA finalizes rules lowering lead in gasoline from 1.1 to 0.5 grams per gallon effective July 1 and to 0.1 gram next January 1. A full ban is not yet adopted but public comment will be sought on banning lead entirely possibly by 1988. The move aims to reduce blood lead levels and prevent harm to children.
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Centers For Disease Control
Rich Nations Get Richer Poorer Nations Fall Behind in World Bank Report
The World Bank figures show the 1970s widened gaps as wealthy U S Japan and Western Europe prospered while about 30 African and Latin American countries saw average incomes decline. In 1983 the United States trailed Switzerland Norway Sweden and others, with oil-rich states posting higher yet skewed wealth. Bangladesh and Nepal remain the poorest but improving.
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Candy Bar May Help Lose Weight in New Study
Cambridge based MIT researchers led by Dr Judith Wurtman report that a daily candy bar or English muffin snack can satisfy carbohydrate cravings in a low calorie plan and aid many obese individuals in weight loss. In a trial 20 self described carbohydrate cravers ate freely at MIT's Clinical Research Center and still lost weight.
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