Labor leader defends tenure amid labor pushback
AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland defends his 15 year tenure as unions win pledges from President Clinton to veto several Republican labor measures. Gore reports executive order to withhold funds from contractors hiring strikers. Kirkland faces calls to step aside as rivals urge younger leadership.
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Bal Harbour
Fla
Lane Kirkland
Afl-Cio
Clinton
Afl-Cio Executive Council
al Gore
Republican Congress
Kirkland
Executive Council
RU-486 Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer
Dr. Faina Rose led a U S laboratory study at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey showing RU-486 inhibited and killed ovarian cancer cells, more effective than tamoxifen and sometimes defeating taxol. She plans patient trials after presenting at the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists meeting in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
U.S
Faina Rose
University of Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey
Rose
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
Universities pay for fire protection in host cities
Iowa City receives 801000 from the University of Iowa, Ames gets 613000 from Iowa State University, and Cedar Falls collects 217000 from the University of Northern Iowa. Police costs are not paid. each campus handles security. Fort Madison receives 28900 for fire protection and 5000 for police services from the Iowa State Penitentiary, while the Men’s Reformatory at Anamosa has no such arrangement.
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa State University
Ames
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Anamosa
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