Immigration bill hangs by thread over job discrimination
Washington negotiators for the first U.S. immigration law revision in 30 years are deadlocked as Sen. Alan Simpson refuses House language banning job discrimination on national origin or alien status. Rep. Hamilton Fish condemns the impasse as a crying shame and minor compared with larger issues.
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Egypt seeks U S peace role in Arab‑Israeli conflict
Egypt's Foreign Minister Esmat Abdel-Meguid travels to Washington to deliver Mubarak’s message as Cairo consults with the United States on renewing a peacemaking role in the Arab Israeli dispute.
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Violence erupts as general strike shuts Dhaka
In Dhaka amid an anti-government strike violence broke out with police and paramilitary patrols. Dozens of opposition activists were arrested earlier as about 30 supporters of the martial law regime roamed the city armed with rods rocks and sticks. Police did not intervene as officers chased away protesters in several areas.
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Bangladesh
Fewer plasma transfusions urged by NIH panel
A National Institutes of Health study group says there are no proven medical reasons for giving plasma transfusions to most patients and that plasma is used unnecessarily about 9 percent of the time. The panel urges doctors to consider safer alternatives and notes fresh frozen plasma usage has risen tenfold in a decade. Dr. Bruce A. Reitz of Johns Hopkins weighs in on possible cardiac-surgery links to overuse.
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Hong Kong Accord Signals Taiwan Policy Shift
Peking pledges to maintain Hong Kong's free-enterprise system after the 1997 handover, guaranteeing autonomy for at least 50 years. Diplomats say the pact strengthens Beijing's soft-line approach, aims to reassure Taiwan and bolster its one country two systems message. The agreement, announced Wednesday in Peking, frames Hong Kong's economy and social order as preserving stability under Beijing.
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Gromyko Talks To Shultz U N Meeting Seeks Thaw
Secretary of State Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko met for three hours in New York to discuss U S Soviet relations and plan further talks with Reagan at the White House. Gromyko spoke at the United Nations and met Mondale as analysts watch for clues to a possible thaw amid cautious expectations.
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Reagan cites near destruction of U S intelligence in Mideast
Reagan says Carter era policies nearly destroyed U S intelligence and warns of ongoing impact in Lebanon. Mondale meets with Soviet foreign minister Gromyko in New York as Bush defends tax disclosures and seeks to avoid campaign taxes controversy. Reagan plans a Friday talk with Gromyko while Shultz meets him in Washington.
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Lab blast rocks Union Carbide lab in Tarrytown
An explosion outside Union Carbide's Silicones Building research lab in Tarrytown damaged a 20 by 20 foot exterior wall and shattered 100 windows. The United Freedom Front claimed responsibility, linking to 12 similar incidents over 22 months including a South African consulate attack in NYC.
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New York Daily News
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Aiken Standard Offers Contact to Subscribe and Advertise
The Aiken Standard lists contact numbers for subscriptions and advertising and provides office hours at 124 Rutland Drive. Phone lines include 648-2311 for subscriptions and ideas, and 649-1555 for classified ads. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Felon Seeks Senate Seat While Serving 210 Year Jail Term
Daniel Gray also known as Khalil Ullah Al Muhaymin runs as an independent for the U S Senate from Tennessee while imprisoned at Nashville State Prison for armed robbery. He argues inmate voting rights and petitioning to add his Muslim name to the ballot. A judge ruled felony status does not bar Senate candidacy if constitutional qualifications are met.
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