Dexter Gordon, Bebop Saxophonist, Dies at 67
Saxophonist Dexter Gordon, a bebop innovator of the 1940s and Oscar nominated star of Round Midnight (1986), died Wednesday at 12:50 a.m. from kidney failure. He was 67. Gordon was part of a lineage with Lester Young and Charlie Parker, according to Blue Note Records spokesman Don Lucoff.
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U.S. Japan Reach Agreement on Wood Products Trade
The United States and Japan agreed to expand sales of American wood products. The Bush administration signaled Tokyo would avoid a hit list by opening markets, wrapping up a key outstanding case targeted last year for priority market-opening talks.
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Drug Slows Lung Damage in Cystic Fibrosis Study
A preliminary Boston study finds inhaled amiloride slows lung decline in cystic fibrosis by about 60 percent versus a placebo. The spray medicine helped clear thick lung secretions and may improve patient outcomes in this inherited disorder.
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Peres fails to form government in Israel
Labor Party leader Shimon Peres announced he could not assemble a new coalition and would return his mandate to President Chaim Herzog after efforts to reconfigure the government failed. In a separate Medellin attack, a dump truck bomb killed at least six and wounded about thirty-eight as security forces pursued the Medellin cartel leader.
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Hubble Freed for 15 Year Space Quest From Discovery
NASA and the shuttle Discovery release the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope after delays. Mission specialists Hawley and Sullivan guide the 12-ton instrument into orbit 330 nautical miles above Earth as panels deploy.
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Lithuania seeks oil and gas from Soviet regions amid embargo
Vilnius looks to Soviet republics for energy and food swaps as Western relief fades. Centralized pipelines and transport hinder deliveries while Western analysts foresee bold regions facing Kremlin retaliation and limited supplies. The Vilnius government warns of April shortages despite guaranteed salaries pensions and student grants.
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Bush to stop glaucoma eye drops after doctors confirm mild condition
Two prominent eye doctors said President Bush has a mild form of glaucoma and will discontinue Betagan eye drops. White House physician Dr. Burton Lee reported no abnormalities or visual loss after extensive eye testing and said Bush will be closely monitored without treatment for now.
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West German Politician Shot At Campaign Rally
West Germany AP reports opposition leader Oskar Lafontaine was stabbed by a woman in a white dress at a Saarland rally. He remained in serious condition after surgery for a severed neck artery and blood loss. authorities offered no motive or background for the attacker.
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Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink and recycling drive
The Cedar Rapids Gazette highlights its use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint to support farming awareness. Readers are urged to recycle by dropping papers in boxes at City Carton and the former fire station locations in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Researchers link EMS deaths to Showa Denko L-tryptophan
Federal researchers presented evidence at a CDC forum that a contaminated batch of L-tryptophan from Showa Denko caused eosinophilia myalgia syndrome EMS in Minnesota and Oregon. Two independent studies traced all EMS cases in those states to the same source. FDA spokesman Jeff Nesbit called the findings extensive but noted possible contamination from other shipments remains. EMS, first seen last year, ranges from flu like symptoms to severe nerve and muscle damage.
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