First AIDS drug AZT shows promise in early tests
New York AP The antiviral AZT improved symptoms in 15 of 19 AIDS patients, lowering fevers and boosting appetite and weight. Lancet report prompted Burroughs Wellcome to start a nationwide study of about 200 patients at 10 to 12 university centers. AZT can reach the brain and is taken by mouth, a key advantage for lifelong treatment.
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New York
Lancet
Burroughs Wellcome Co
Research Triangle Park
N.C
David Barry
Burroughs Wellcome
Samuel Broder
National Cancer Institute
U S imposes tariff on Japanese computer circuits
Washington reports a stiff tariff on computer circuit imports from Japan as Baldrige cites semiconductor dumping and plant closures. Six U S plants and production lines have shut down in the past year and overall industry employment has fallen about 20 percent.
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Washington
United States
Japan
U.S
Commerce
Alcolm Baldrige
Weather turns partly cloudy with showers possible tonight
Decreasing cloudiness is forecast with a 30 percent chance of thundershowers tonight and the high in the upper 40s. Tomorrow partly cloudy with 30 percent thundershower chance and a mid 70s high. Details on Page 12A. Names listed: Samuel Kirkpatrick North Augusta Richard Owings Augusta Ga Jacob E Mills Warrenville Fred S Farr Augusta Ga Margaret A Bryant Belvedere Burley P Carver Batesburg Queen Esther Hickson Aiken Minor McGruder Jr North Augusta Roger Curry Decatur Ga ray C Dutton Lancaster Thomas W Gartrell Johnston. Details on Page 144.
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Samuel Kirkpatrick
North Augusta
Richard Owings
Augusta
Jacob E. Mills
Warrenville
Fred S. Farr
Margaret A. Bryant
Belvedere
Burley P. Carver
Batesburg
Queen
Esther Hickson
Aiken
Minor McGruder Jr
Roger Curry
Decatur
Garay C. Dutton
Lancaster
Thomas W. Gartrell
Johnston
Producer Price Index February Monthly Change Report
The seasonally adjusted Producer Price Index shows the February month over month change in wholesale prices. Reports highlight inflation pressure across goods and services with shifts in core and headline indices influencing business costs.
Wholesale Price Decline Tops History in PPI Data
Washington AP report notes February wholesale prices fell 1.6 percent, the sharpest monthly drop since 1947. Gasoline down 11.1 percent, home heating oil off 26.2 percent, and food prices tumble amid a year of declines. Analysts say if continued, February’s rate would imply a 17.1 percent annualized drop.
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Washington
Labor Department
Poar
Nual
Fifth Suspect Is Arrested In Beech Island Kidnapping Case
FBI in Timmonsville arrested fifth suspect Jeffords charged with unlawful flight. Georgia authorities accuse him of using Aleta Bunch credit cards after her disappearance. In Richmond County the search continues as weather hampers aerial efforts while Maj Ronald Strength notes uncertainty on the girl’s status. Williams, Lester, a 16 year old, and Leon Bacon face kidnapping or credit card theft charges.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Beech Island
Don Hayden
Alumbia
FBI
Jeffords
Timmonsville
Georgia
Aleta Carol Bunch
Ms. Bunch
Richmond County
Sheriff's Department
Ronald Strength
Miss Bunch
Aur Gusta
Strength
Alexander Edmund Williams
Miss Bsmen
Harold Tyrone Lester
Leon Bacon
Containment Wall Erected At 102-Drum Toxic Site
Officials from DHEC, EPA and HAZTECH cordon the southeast corner of S C 421 and Dixie Clay Road where about 102 metal drums of polymethylene polyphenylene and polyisocyanate leak. Sampling was completed and removal timetable remains undecided as Superfund funding may be pursued for costs.
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George Burgess
S.C
Bath
S.C. Department of Health Environmental Control
Environmental Protection Agency
Haztech
Atlanta
Pred Stroud
Diane Hazaga
Hagan Mpson
EPA
S. C. 421
Dixie Clay Road
DHEC
EVA
Recorders Recovered as Weather Halts Challenger Search
Rough seas kept most of the recovery fleet in port as divers reportedly retrieved all four flight recorders and some of the shuttle s five computers. The instruments submerged for six weeks may reveal moments before and after the Jan twenty eight explosion that killed seven crew members. Debris and remains of crew were also brought ashore before the USS Preserver returned to sea, then was forced back by 40 mph winds.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Challenger
Preserver
Shuttle Booster Seal Probable Cause to Be Confirmed Soon
NASA officials say within a month the president’s shuttle commission may explain how and why a booster rocket seal caused the Challenger disaster. Recovery ships await calmer seas to resume operations while data from flight computers and recorders is cleaned and analyzed for clues.
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Washington
NASA
Shuttle Commission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Abby
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Furr
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Cmdr
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Earhier
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