Iran US contacts linked to Jacobsen release in Lebanon
Arab newspapers report high level Iran United States talks may connect to David Jacobsen’s 17 month captivity release in Lebanon. Sources say release came through indirect negotiations via a third party and Waite contacts as Reagan asks for Islamic Jihad demands.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Iran
United States
David Jacobsen
Lebanon
Associated Press
Jacobsen
Islamic Jihad
Kuwait
Al-Qabas
Anglican Church
Terry Waite
U.S
Paris
Vienna Chancellor Links Peace to Easing Borders
Austrian Chancellor Franz Vranitzky opened a Helsinki East West security review stressing lasting world peace requires removing barriers between peoples and nations. He spoke to representatives from 35 signatory countries at the Hofburg palace.
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Vienna
Austria
Franz Vranitzky
Vranitzky
Hofburg
Jet air near miss over Chicago prompts FAA review
A single engine Cessna passed within 100 feet of an American Airlines Boeing 727 carrying 50 passengers, flying under the nose of the jet about 30 miles southwest of O Hare. No injuries were reported. American Airlines says the pilot reported the Cessna flew under their plane and required a nose lift to avoid collision.
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Chicago
American Airlines
O’hare
Mort Edelstein
Federal Aviation Administration
John Howard
Dallas
Austin
Texas
Shultz Warns Budget Cuts Endanger National Security
Secretary of State George P. Shultz labels congressional budget cuts as Russian roulette with national security, citing reduced foreign aid and anti terrorist funding. He points to the Syria campaign as an example and urges restoring resources in a Philadelphia speech.
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Washington
George P. Shultz
Syria
Shultz
Philadelphia
Cystic Fibrosis Gene Race Captures Researchers Across Nations
At least six research teams in the United States Canada and England race to identify the cystic fibrosis gene. The effort aims to enable carrier tests for one in twenty whites and to unlock significant prestige funding and profits, said scientists at the American Society of Human Genetics meeting.
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Philadelphia
United States
Canada
England
American Society of Human Genetics
Justice Department Probes Enrile on Aid Funds
The Justice Department denies political motivation in its inquiry into Philippine Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile. Officials say the probe assesses whether Enrile and his wife misused American aid funds, while Enrile calls it a veiled blackmail scheme to silence criticism of President Corazon Aquino.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
Juan Ponce Enrile
Enrile
Corazon Aquino
Patrick Korten
U.S
Company Holidays Are In The Works
Nearly half of 408 employers surveyed by the Bureau of National Affairs plan an extra paid holiday for Friday Dec 26 as Christmas falls on Thursday. About no one will observe Dec 24 widely, while 14 percent offer a half day on Christmas Eve.
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Washington
Bureau of National Affairs
Bureau
Hasenfus Seeks Mercy Before Nicaraguan Tribunal
Eugene Hasenfus appears before a three member People’s Tribunal in Managua to seek mercy for charges including terrorism and public security violations in connection with a Contra weapons flight. His defense team, including Griffin Bell, says Hasenfus aims to Mitigate and hope for mercy though conviction seems likely.
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Eugene Hasenfus
People’s Tribunal
Managua
Nicaragua
U.S
Griffin Bell
Hasenfus
Marinette
Bell
Rus
South Carolina Rules Growing Marijuana Is Moral Turpitude
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that growing marijuana is a crime of moral turpitude, allowing impeachment of a witness with a marijuana manufacture conviction. The decision arose in Alfred Drakeford’s murder appeal from York County, but the court upheld the conviction and denied a new trial, noting the witness testified about events before the shooting and was not present at it.
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Columbia
South Carolina Supreme Court
York County
Alfred Drakeford
Billy McConnell
Drakeford
Robert McFadden
High Court
FDA Expands List Of Risky Blood Donors
The FDA recommends excluding prostitutes active in the last nine years and their recent customers from donating blood to reduce AIDS risk. It urges facilities to provide an easy self exclusion method, and adds that anyone who has sex with a prostitute since 1977 should not donate.
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FDA
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
William Grigg
Grigg
Philippines seeks AIDS-free troops from United States
Manila Health Ministry asks Washington to guarantee sent troops to the Philippines are AIDS free after bargirls near bases were diagnosed with HIV. Executive secretary Horacio Severino says the request to USA officials seeks certification that all deployed troops have been screened and found free of the virus.
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Manila
Philippines
United States
U.S. Defense Department
Horacio Severino
Associated Press
Fidel V. Ramos
Severino
Understanding AIDS and its suspected cause
The text explains AIDS as a disease where the immune system fails to resist illness. It notes no cure exists and mentions HTLV-III as a virus thought to cause AIDS, with discovery in France and the United States.
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France
United States
Aiken Standard Subscription and Contact Details
Aiken Standard provides phone numbers for subscriptions and classifieds and lists office hours and address. It notes 3 6 12 month advance payment to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription and provides mailing address in Aiken South Carolina.
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Aiken Standard
PBM
Emergency numbers list from the Aiken Standard
A scanned insert lists local emergency contacts including North Augusta and Salley agencies, sheriff and fire departments, and poison control, with a partial address and publisher note for The Aiken Standard dating to 1867.
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North Augusta
Deaf
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Salley Police Sheriff's Department
Long Distan
Abused Persons Coalition
Aiken
Aiken Police
Emerg
HCA
Jackson
New Ellenton
New Holland
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