Vatican punishes U S priest for liberal views
The Vatican declared that Charles Curran cannot remain a church theologian and cannot keep his professorship at Catholic University of America due to views on birth control divorce and abortion. Cardinal Ratzinger approved by Pope John Paul II issued the decision in Washington.
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Charley Weakens to Tropical Storm After North Carolina Strike
Charley moved out to sea after battering the Outer Banks and mid-Atlantic coast, drenching New Jersey and causing five deaths. The storm weakened to a tropical storm with 60 mph winds while warnings were discontinued west of Rhode Island, though gale conditions persisted up the coast. Three fatalities included a plane crash over Chesapeake Bay and two vehicle incidents on the Outer Banks and in Virginia. Power outages affected about 15,000 Atlantic Electric customers in southern New Jersey.
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Pakistan unrest leaves nine dead as protests rise
Thousands march in Pakistan cities to oppose President Zia with clashes against police. At least nine dead and many injured as protests widen across Sind and other provinces.
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Pentagon Unveils 11 Billion Air Defense Plan for 1991
The Pentagon on Monday announced an 11 billion, 10 year program to build an integrated air defense system to shield US tanks and infantry from Soviet helicopters. Army officials expect deployment by 1991 as floodwaters from a rising creek inundate streets and drive rescues in progress.
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Sound aversion may be primate vestigial reflex
New York reports that the screech of a garden fork on a chalk board echoes a wild monkey danger cry. Randolph Blake of Northwestern University suggests our spine tingling aversion to scraping sounds may be a vestigial reflex from primate ancestors.
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Newberry SC Rainfall Drenches Region With Heavy Downpour
Newberry South Carolina reports an estimated 10 inches of rain fell before early evening as flooding and water damage prompted local warnings and emergency responses.
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Red Cross halts Sudan food flights after rebel threats
The International Red Cross suspended emergency food deliveries to southern Sudan after SPLA rebels warned relief flights were not immune from attack. The SPLA claimed responsibility for downing a Sudan Airways plane, killing 60, and warned against flying over rebel-held airspace as famine affects about two million people amid civil war and floods.
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Birthday Ad Mystery in Redford Chronicle
A Santa Fe New Mexican full page ad salutes Robert Redford on a 50th birthday that may be a year early. The unsigned message, funded by a younger friend, cites Tom Brokaw as the caller and places Redford in New Mexico directing The Milagro Bean Field War.
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Reagan weighs new South Africa sanctions expansion
President Reagan plans an expanded executive order to tighten sanctions on South Africa and persuade Congress to accept a veto of broader measures. Officials say the move aims to accompany a new U S ambassador appointment, with actions expected after Congress returns.
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Impoverished Indian women seek jail births for meals and omen
In drought struck Madhya Pradesh impoverished Boari and Mangarodi tribal women reportedly commit petty crimes to be jailed before delivery. They prefer prison meals and safe birth inside custody, with police superintendent A K Ansari noting many refuse bail to stay until their babies are born.
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Explosion Kills SOS France Leader in Toulon Car Blast
In Toulon France police say a blast in the car of SOS France founder Claude Noblin 43 and three associates killed them and damaged a nearby building. Investigators suspect bungled handling of about 11 pounds of explosives caused the explosion.
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Tanker blast feared off Dubai amid Iran air attack claims
Warplanes believed from Iran attacked a half loaded supertanker off Dubai causing a blaze. Marine salvage executives warned the blaze endangers Fateh oil field with 105 wells beneath Dubai.
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Nobel laureates urge Supreme Court to strike down creationism law
Seventy two Nobel Prize winners and 24 scientific organizations urged the Supreme Court to invalidate a Louisiana 1981 law that required teaching creationism alongside evolution. The brief labeled creation-science as religious and harmful to scientific education, arguing it misleads youth and creates a false science vs religion conflict.
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Supreme Court
Louisiana
Murray Gell-Mann
California Institute of Technology
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5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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