RiO De Janeiro bishop abducted and editor's home bombed
An anti-Communist group claimed kidnapping Bishop Adriano Hipolito in Nova Iguacu, beating him, and leaving him naked on a road. The group also bombed the Novo Globo publisher Robert Marinho's Spanish mansion, injuring two servants. Police note Hipolito's criticism of death squad violence. In Washington, the FBI links rising crime to thefts of citizen band radios, noting overall serious crime fell in early 1976 except larceny and theft.
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OCR to clear backlogged civil rights cases in 12 months
The US Office of Civil Rights announced it will resolve hundreds of backlogged civil rights complaints within 12 months. It aims to finish all 611 school complaints by Oct 1 1977 and handle half of 650 college and university discrimination complaints by that date. The agency says this is the first comprehensive report on its enforcement plan across race color national origin religion sex and disability laws.
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Ocean research fends off NASA style programs at MIT
An MIT conference heard that federal aid favors mission oriented programs like Mars exploration, hurting broad based ocean research. An ocean engineer warned universities struggle to secure support for fundamental ocean studies amid NASA driven priorities.
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Venus day longer than its year sparks awe in space watchers
Venus completes one rotation every 243 Earth days and orbits the Sun in about 224.7 days, making its day longer than its year and surprising scientists. This unusual spin shows a slow rotational period despite a rapid orbital cycle.
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Estrogen drug labels to urge use only for severe symptoms
The FDA will require estrogen medications to carry warnings that they should be used only for severe menopausal symptoms. Commissioner Alexander Schmidt told a Senate subcommittee the labeling emphasizes both the drug's value and the tendency for overuse. The move comes as about 22 million prescriptions are written annually, plus warnings about the risk of uterine cancer with prolonged use.
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New Lebanese president faces rightist opposition
Beiru t Lebanon. President Elias Sarkis begins his first full day amid war in Beirut and the mountains. The 51 year old Christian moderate seeks a truce after Yasser Arafat offered a unilateral ceasefire while rightist factions resist. Sarkis to receive Rashid Karami’s resignation and form a neutral cabinet as fighting continues in Beirut and the central mountains. Arafat pledges support for Sarkis peace efforts.
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South Africa ends sports apartheid global integration move
South Africa will sanction multiracial games at all levels and integrate teams in competition abroad, a policy approved by the National Party's federal council. Blacks and whites may play against each other, with local seating rules left to individual organizations. The move aims to regain Olympic participation amid racial unrest and long international sports ostracism.
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Episcopalian Bishops vote leniency on irregular women clergy
In Minneapolis the Episcopal Church's House of Bishops reversed a previous stance and unanimously eased criteria to regularize 15 women ordained irregularly. The move clears the path for the 65th General Convention's finish, alongside topics like a $96 million fundraising plan and a revised Book of Common Prayer.
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Health official warns inadequate polio immunity
Washington health officials warn millions of American children lack full polio immunity with 8 million under ten not receiving the recommended three doses. 2.5 million have no vaccine at all and 5.5 million are underimmunized, while vaccine shortages may persist for weeks.
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Medical body backs doctor's refusal to treat politician's kin
El Paso medical association official defends a physician who declined to operate on Rep. Ron Coleman's daughter Kimberly, saying doctors may choose their patients. Coleman suspects political pressure linked to his opposition to a malpractice bill.
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