Four East German ministers fired in economic shakeup
Prime Minister Lothar de Maiziere dismissed four cabinet members including Finance Minister Walter Romberg and Agriculture Minister Peter Pollack amid the currency and economic crisis. The Agriculture Minister was previously pelted by angry farmers and joins Gerhard Pohl and Kurt Wuensche in the purge.
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East Germany
East Berlin
Lothar de Maiziere
Walter Romberg
Gerhard Pohl
Kurt Wuensche
Peter Pollack
Yosemite fires near containment in park wide effort
Firefighters say three major fires in Yosemite National Park will be contained by Friday night as lines of bare earth are completed. The park remained closed to visitors due to ongoing fire danger. In Niagara Falls area, nine Love Canal homes go on sale amid safety doubts.
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Yosemite
Yosemite National Park
Calif
Love Canal
Niagara Falls
N.Y
William Stevenson
South Africa townships back in flames as death toll climbs
In Katlehong Thokoza and Vosloorus clashes between ANC Xhosa supporters and Inkatha Zulus leave at least 140 dead. Police report hundreds wounded as armored units patrol. Eyewitnesses describe mass attacks with axes spears and knives amid fierce tribal rivalry over leadership and future of South Africa.
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Katlehong
South Africa
Johannesburg
African National Congress
Zulu Inkatha
Independent South African Press Association
Thokoza
Vosloorus
Fatty acids in margarine may raise heart risk
A Dutch study cited by the New England Journal of Medicine links trans monounsaturated fatty acids in margarine and shortenings to higher LDL and lower HDL cholesterol. Experts caution against abandoning margarine for butter and urge moderation and reformulation to safer products.
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New York Times
New England Journal of Medicine
Scott Grundy
Presidential panel urges faster drug approvals for AIDS and cancer
A nine member panel urged Bush to speed up access to experimental AIDS and cancer drugs by easing proof of effectiveness. It argues morally and scientifically justified for early access amid thousands of annual deaths from delays in approval and marketing.
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Washington
Bush
White House
Feder
Louis Lasagna
School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
Tufts University
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