No Trade Talks Pressure Reagan After Bonn Summit
President Reagan faces mounting protectionist pressure from Congress after the Bonn summit failed to agree on a new round of international trade talks under GATT. France favors a freer trade conference but demands a clear agenda, while Japan seeks relief from a surging trade surplus.
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Reagan
Congress
Francois Mitterrand
Mitterrand
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Senate
Admin
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United States
Japan
Dumas
Europe
Challenger astronauts wrap up weeklong Spacelab mission
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Challenger crew completes final space experiments from a week in orbit. They collected data on stars cosmic rays and Earth's atmosphere and tested space manufacturing while studying weightlessness effects on animals and humans. Norman Thagard says experiments are complete and the crew will return soon. Debbie Underwood wishes a happy landing as the center confirms sign‑off. Fred Gregory confirms crew safety on descent.
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Science Communications Center
Debbie Underwood
Fred Gregory
Gemayel Calls Crisis Session as Beirut War Rages
President Amin Gemayel summoned the army Higher Military Council to a crisis session amid nine days of Moslem-Christian fighting in Beirut. Shells hit the capital airport as mortars and rockets lit the sky. Police report 29 killed and 187 wounded since April 28.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Amin Gemayel
Britain reports huge Legionnaires outbreak at Stafford hospitals
A government scientist says a Legionnaires outbreak likely from hospital cooling towers has caused 30 deaths. In three weeks 123 patients with flu like symptoms, mostly over 50, were admitted to three Stafford hospitals. 70 remain hospitalized while others were treated and discharged.
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Stafford
England
Britain
Mid- Staffordshire
Erosion Costs Put Billions on Water Supplies
The Conservation Foundation reports soil erosion costs the United States about 6 billion dollars yearly in flood damages water treatment dredging and lost recreational capacity. This first broad downstream assessment in 40 years aims to quantify erosion effects beyond farms with rough estimates.
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Washington
United States
The
Conservation Foundation
Washington Research Group
Excess TV May Cause Kids To Be Fat
Boston AP reports Dr. William H. Dietz Jr. of New England Medical Center advises parents to limit television time to curb obesity. He notes heavy TV use in preteens links to fatter teens, as viewers eat more and exercise less.
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Boston
William H. Dietz Jr
New England Medical Center
Blue Laws Reform Bill Reported Inaccurately
The Associated Press cited a report that claimed a compromise blue laws reform bill passed both houses Thursday. The measure would lift Sunday sales at 1:30 p.m. once signed by Gov. Dick Riley.
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Associated Press
House
Senate
Dick Riley
Award Against Dupont Overturned
A Charleston nurse Rose Marie Meierer who sued Du Pont for wrongful dismissal and emotional distress had her $1 million award overturned by U S District Judge Glen Williams of Virginia. He ruled the 1981 firing was an ordinary industrial action and failed the legal standard for outrageous conduct.
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Charleston
du Pont
Rose Marie Meierer
U.S
Glen Williams
Virginia
Williams
Public will judge hospitals with new federal data access
A May 17 rule allows consumers to compare hospital performance data gathered by Peer Review Organizations. PROs, formed by Congress in 1982 and now active, oversee care for Medicare patients and aim to curb unnecessary procedures while favoring cheaper options like outpatient care. Critics worry data may be wrong or unfair, while supporters say it boosts accountability and sparks public debate.
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Pros
Congress
Govern
Pital
Peter
Aronson
Los Angeles
Federation of American Hospitals
Willis Goldbeck
On Health
Helicopter Crash Off Japan Kills 19 Marines
A US Marine CH-53D helicopter with 15 to 19 aboard crashed 12:50 p.m. off Yakushima island en route from Iwakuni to Okinawa. Japanese and US rescuers searched the Pacific while officials said there were no survivors and the crash could be the deadliest in years for US personnel in Japan.
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Japan
Maritime Safety Agency
Washington
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Air Force
Peter Hefler
Marine Corps
Okinawa
Mark Hough
U.S. Marine
Japanese Maritime Safety Agency
Iwakuni
Futemma
Dan Trout
Kadena Air Base
Associated Press
Marine Aircraft Wing
Pacific Ocean
Yakushima
U.S
Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni
Uncremated Body Nightmare Ends, But Probe Continues
Portland AP report details six months after 16 unembalmed bodies were found in Dale Omsberg's Oregon mortuary garage. Authorities later found 31 more bodies with missing cremation records, and graves at Pacific View Memorial Gardens yielded 17 identified remains. Omsberg pleaded guilty to 60 counts, received 23 days jail, 18 400 restitution, five years probation, and plans to move out of county and seek psychiatric counseling. He faces civil lawsuits. no cemetery charges were filed.
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Orc
Lincoln City
Diane Bassett
Omsberg
Pacific Mortuary
Dale P. Omsberg
Pacific View Memorial Gardens
Main County
Steven Lovejoy
Aiken Standard Offices Open Weekdays
The Aiken Standard reports its offices at 124 Rutland Drive are open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Rutland Drive
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