Reagan signs rights panel compromise
President Reagan signed the compromise bill restructuring the U S Civil Rights Commission into eight members four appointed by the president and four by Congress with no more than four from any one party He may remove members only for neglect or malfeasance The move aims to insulate the panel from political tampering and uphold civil rights enforcement.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Reagan
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
United States
Department of Justice
Congress
Clarence Pendleton
Linda Chavez Gersten
Commission
Zablocki Political Leader Stricken By Heart Attack
Rep Clement Zablocki chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee suffered a heart attack in his Rayburn Building office. The Wisconsin Democrat, 71, known for a Lebanon war powers compromise, was reported in extremely critical condition after ambulance transport to Capitol Hill Hospital.
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Washington
Clement Zablocki
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Lebanon
Zablocki
Congress
Wisconsin
Rayburn House
Capitol Hill Hospital
Six Israeli POWs criticized after homecoming
Six freed Israeli prisoners of war who were welcomed home on November 24 faced sharp public criticism. Raphael Eytan accused them of disgracing the nation by surrendering without resistance, amid claims they were out of uniform, sleeping, or not properly guarded.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Raphael Eytan
High School Crown Sparks Debate Over Unwed Queen
Dallas reporters note Hillcrest High School crowned 17 year old Asgle Martin, an unwed mother of a two year old, as homecoming queen. Parents criticize the choice as condoning teen pregnancy, prompting a committee to review candidate guidelines. Martin says she was surprised and others voiced mixed reactions.
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Dallas
Asgle Martin
Hillcrest High School
Martin
Bernice Launius
Hillcrest Parent Student Association
Ken Harris
Anisha Nicole
White House balks at Feldstein tax warning clash
The White House pressured Council of Economic Advisers chair Martin Feldstein amid fights over deficits taxes and defense spending. Feldstein defended his stance on tax increases while Speakes said no resignation was asked. Feldstein flew to New York to promote a tax rise despite administration hesitance.
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New York Times
Washington
Martin Feldstein
Council of Economic Advisers
White House
Larry Speakes
Feldstein
New York City
Speakes
Reagan
Harvard University
Treasury
Donald Regan
Secretary of Treasury
Breast Cancer Recurrence Prediction Tied to Hormone Receptors
Boston doctors show that measuring sex hormone receptors in tumors from lymph node positive breast cancer patients predicts recurrence and guides therapy. Receptors attract estrogen and progesterone. presence signals slower, hormone-driven cancer growth and potential benefit from tamoxifen. absence implies aggressive disease and faster return.
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Boston
William L. McGuire
McGuire
Reagan administration abandons parental notice rule for teens
The Health and Human Services spokesman said the department dropped efforts to overturn court rulings on notifying parents before contraception for unmarried teens. Solicitor General Rex Lee chose not to take the case to the Supreme Court and no new legislation is planned to enforce the restriction.
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Washington
Claire del Real
Department of Health and Human Services
Rex Lee
Supreme Court
Senator Concedes Recall Loss Over Tax Vote
Mount Clemens Michigan State Sen. David Serotkin conceded defeat after his recall bid failed following his support for a state income tax increase. Campaign manager Ed Bruley announced the outcome late last night.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
David Serotkin
Serotkin
Ed Bruley
16th suspicious dorm fire hits UMass Amherst
A women's dormitory at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst suffered its 16th suspicious fire of the semester. A toilet paper blaze in a second-story bathroom at Crampton Dormitory was extinguished by a security guard after students alerted authorities.
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Amherst
Mass
University of Massachusetts
Crampton
Philip J. Cavanaugh
British unions clash with police at Warrington printing plant
About 2,000 police and 4,000 union demonstrators clashed outside a Warrington printing plant as unions challenge new labor laws. Some 40 injured and 73 pickets arrested amid mass picketing that disrupted a publisher’s six free newspapers and led to $10.5 million in National Graphical Association assets being seized.
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Los Angeles Times Service
London
Warrington
Liverpool
Britain
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Labor Party
Neil Kinnock
Margaret Thatcher
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