Appeals court overturns Palme killing conviction
The Svea Court of Appeals dropped the murder conviction of 42 year old Christer Pettersson in the Olof Palme assassination case. The court found insufficient evidence he stalked and killed the Swedish prime minister on February 28, 1986. Pettersson remains jailed but would be freed immediately. Erik Hansson noted the ruling.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Olof Palme
Svea Court of Appeals
Christer Pettersson
Palme
Pettersson
Palme Pettersson
Erik Hansson
East Germany Hints at Reforms Amid Honecker Unrest
Berlin sources say Politburo members discuss opening society as protests shake East Germany. High ranking officials warn Honecker to report on the critical situation by Friday amid warnings of labor unrest if democracy calls escalate. Nearly 50,000 flee westward in the biggest street protests since 1953.
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Berlin
Erich Honecker
Communist Party
Honecker
Lyphomed Plans Free Pentamidine Distribution Delayed
Lyphomed Inc announces plans to give pentamidine free to the poor while continuing paid treatment. Distribution was delayed until government approval. the company says the $100 wholesale and up to $200 through doctors reflects development costs. AIDS activists accuse overcharging. health groups notified of availability for uninsured.
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Sai Lyphomed Inc
Melissa Marsden
Rosemont
Lawsuits Drive Away Doctors Slowing Obstetric Care
The Institute of Medicine reports fear of lawsuits and rising malpractice premiums are causing obstetricians family physicians and nurse midwives to limit prenatal and delivery services. The result is reduced care for high risk pregnancies and a rise in infant mortality, with urban low income women most affected and a broader shortage of obstetrical care in rural and inner areas.
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Washington
Institute of Medicine
Institute Study Committee
Roger J. Bulger
Association of Academic Health Centers
Aiken Standard Office and Subscription Details
Aiken Standard offices are at 124 Rutland Drive with hours 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday. Mailing address is P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802. Subscription rates shown include 3 6 12 month options with payments by mail. Established 1867 the paper is published weekday afternoons and weekend mornings by Aiken Communications Inc. Postmaster address changes to the same P O Box.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken Standard, P.O
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Officials Find U S Slow Actions Highlight Panama Coup
U S officials say the failed Panama coup exposed delays in crisis decision making and weak authority at frontline commands. They fault Washington’s slow machinery though President Bush defended the response as appropriate amid limited undivided attention.
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Washington
US S
Panama
U.S
Bush
Francesco Cossiga
Ficials
Noriega
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
New Target For Shuttle Launch
Technicians work around the clock to swap a faulty engine computer and set a new Atlantis launch target for next Tuesday. NASA says a 50 50 chance exists to finish the work in time, with managers to decide Saturday whether to proceed or delay to Wednesday.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Atlantis
Jupiter
Abernathy Memoirs Portray King With Moral Strength Yet Flaws
The memoirs by Ralph David Abernathy describe Martin Luther King Jr as a moral leader who struggled with sexual temptations. Abernathy defends his friend’s morality while detailing alleged extramarital encounters the night before King’s assassination. He stresses King’s beliefs in biblical standards and notes others doubted his influence within the movement.
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Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
King Harper & Row
Ralph David Abernathy
King
Abernathy
Memphis
Martin
No Takers For Hurricane Hugo Mobile Homes
Charleston reports that despite more than 10 000 victims seeking temporary housing after Hugo none requested mobile homes yet federal officials warn trailers may still be used as thousands remain displaced FEMA says 10 229 housing applications were received with 1330 eligible and 1158 payments totaling 1.5 million. 8 255 pending 61 withdrawn. South Carolina extends grace period on 8.25 million cleanup funds and shellfish season reopens as timber tax relief and mortgage aid are advanced.
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Charleston
Bush
South Carolina
U.S
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Carroll Campbll
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Paul Hall
Coordi
Americans German win physics Nobel Prize in Stockholm
Nobel Prize in physics shared by Norman F. Ramsey Hans G Dehmelt and Wolfgang Paul with the Royal Swedish Academy citing their work on trapping atoms to study a single electron or ion with extreme precision Ramsey Harvard University and Dehmelt University of Washington Seattle Paul University of Bonn share 469000 prize Their work underpins cesium atomic clocks and precise time measurement Ingemar Lindgren committee chair notes potential implications for fundamental physical laws
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Stockholm
Sweden
U.S
Norman F. Ramsey
Hans G. Dehmelt
Wolfgang Paul
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Ramsey
Harvard University
Dehmelt
Germany
University of Washington
Seattle
Paul
Academy
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