Tylenol cyanide scare prompts wide drug curbs
Johnson & Johnson chairman disputes Tylenol cyanide theory as unlikely coincidence after two stores near each other received bottles.Authorities in 14 states plus DC and Italy ban Tylenol capsules or pull them from shelves. A Westchester woman dies after taking potassium cyanide capsules and a second poisoned bottle is found nearby.
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Oil Price Drop Sparks Optimism for U.S. Economy
Economists expect stronger growth this year as oil prices plunge from about 25 to 17 dollars per barrel. The shift follows earlier cautious forecasts that the economy would grow slowly with stagnant unemployment.
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Bonner to stay longer in West Germany for three months
West German Bild reports Soviet authorities will let Yelena Bonner stay in the West for an additional three months. The claim could not be immediately confirmed with Soviet officials or Bonner relatives in Newton Massachusetts. Bild cites strong Soviet sources.
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Train Derailment Spills Poison near Fort Langley
A Canadian National freight train derailed near Fort Langley spilling over 300 tons of ethylene dichloride into the Fraser River. Workers began cleanup Sunday with no injuries reported. The incident marks Canada's third major rail wreck in two weeks.
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Graham dismisses top NASA manager amid Challenger probe
Acting NASA chief William R. Graham fired Philip E. Culbertson a 20 year veteran from his post as general manager. Meanwhile Cape Canaveral officials report finding components of the right solid rocket booster in the ocean bottom. NASA inquiry thus narrows potential participants as a presidential commission weighs which personnel may be barred from the internal Challenger probe.
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Panicky passengers trigger unsupervised jet evacuation at JFK
An Eastern Airlines L 1011 bound for Miami aborted takeoff at Kennedy after passengers used two emergency chutes. Between 25 and 40 evacuees left the plane as flames issued from the right engine. 19 were injured, one with a broken hip. Passengers acted before crew orders. the plane later flew to Fort Lauderdale. The NTSB will likely issue no immediate report.
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Riots in Alexandra Township Leave At Least 10 Dead in SA
Weekend unrest across South Africa left at least ten dead, with four killed in fierce Alexandra clashes. Witnesses described fires, petrol bombs, and police using tear gas as armored vehicles patrolled the streets. Countering reports noted additional deaths and hundreds wounded from Saturday into Sunday as authorities imposed controls.
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Soares elected Portugal's first civilian president in 60 years
Mario Soares won about 51 percent to 49 for Diogo Freitas do Amaral in virtually complete returns. The three time former prime minister ends military rule era since 1926 and vows a new democracy as Portugal joins the Common Market and transitions from the recent recession. Amaral conceded, urging forward Portugal.
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