Navy Study Finds Widespread Asbestosis at Long Beach Yard
A Navy study of 6,640 workers at Long Beach Naval Shipyard finds 16 percent with abnormal chest X rays indicating asbestosis after 17 years or more on the job. About one third of long tenured workers show signs, with no proven cure and cancer risk rising decades later.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
1 Killed 12 Injured In Boating Accident
A 40 year old woman died when the cabin cruiser The Enterprise collided with The Topaz near Greenbury Point by the Severn River. Twelve others were treated at Anne Arundel General Hospital, with one in stable condition. An additional sailboat collision in South River sent four to hospital. Marine Police continued investigation.
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Kristie
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Michael Hitchings
Maryland Marine Police
Hitchings
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Elliott Moore
Washington, D.C
Moore
Israeli Cabinet rejects Sadat plan for West Bank and Gaza
Israel says it rejects Sadat's Egyptian peace proposal without reservation and will not cede West Bank or Gaza. Cabinet reiterates support for limited Palestinian self rule with Israeli military presence for five years. Cairo reports say Sadat plans involve Jordanian and Egyptian control of the territories while negotiations resume.
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South Yemen denies role in North Yemen president's assassination
South Yemen rejected any involvement in the killing of North Yemen President Ahmed al Ghashmi, calling the bombing a dirty attempt to derail unification hopes. North Yemen cut ties after blaming South Yemen's Marxist government. both nations share strategic Red Sea access amid long-standing rivalry.
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North Yemen
Ahmed al Ghashmi
Ghashmi
Sana'a
Ali Nasser Mohammed
Abdul Azia Abdul Ghani
Ghani
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Saudi Arabian Peninsula
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