Expanded terror alert reaches U S facilities in the Netherlands
Authorities broaden security to U S diplomatic and commercial sites in The Hague and Amsterdam as Interpol warns Abu Nidal targets may include American interests. Police tighten patrols while Oslo to Washington discuss responses to Libyan threat shifts, Newsweek reports.
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Deficit act threatens five year farm program and budget priorities
At a news conference in Atlanta on the eve of the American Farm Bureau Federation meeting, president Robert B. Delano warned that Gramm-Rudman deficit controls threaten the five year farm program enacted last month. He urged farmers to back spending cuts but oppose budget balancing on agriculture and called for potential PAC development. Delano noted Farm Bureau shifts toward market forces amid ongoing farm failures.
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Robert B. Delano
American Farm Bureau Federation
Delano
Farm Bureau
Gramm-Rudman
National Federation
Abortion Prevalence Surges in Soviet Union
Medical officials note about 10 million abortions yearly in the USSR with some women receiving four or five each and up to 20 in state clinics. High demand in Moscow and Leningrad reflects limited access to safe contraception while birth rates dwindle among Russians.
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Los Angeles Times
Moscow
Soviet Union
Leningrad
Kazakhstan
William A. Knaus
United States
A.A. Popov
U S civil health costs rise to record 78.6 billion
The American Heart Association estimates heart and circulatory disease will cost 78.6 billion dollars this year about 325 dollars per person. The figure underscores ongoing high mortality and economic impact nationwide.
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Sarasota
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Thomas J. Ryan
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United States
Amtrak cuts reduce service on major routes
Amtrak reduced trains on key corridors by ten percent in response to lower federal support. Routes cited include Chicago to Detroit, Washington to Atlanta to New Orleans, and Chicago to Salt Lake City to Seattle. All 24,000 miles of network will retain some service.
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FDA criticized for lax oversight of veterinary drugs
A House Government Operations Committee report accuses the FDA of failing to protect consumers from drug residues in meat milk and eggs. The panel cites only about 2 500 approved drugs from an estimated 20 000 on the market and notes minimal enforcement effort despite undercover drug purchases.
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FDA
Ted Weiss
D-N.y
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Lester Crawford
Center For Veterinary Medicine
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Iowa
Activist Slain Ahead of U S Official's Arrival in Johannesburg
In KwaThema Duduza and Katlehong, Ampie Mayisa 58 was killed by about 10 youths two hours after sunset. Chester Crocker, U S assistant secretary for African affairs, toured the townships amid tense security and declined to comment beyond calling the death terrible.
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South Africa
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Ampie Mayisa
Leandra Township
Joshua Mayisa
Leandra
Chester Crock
Poison frogs blamed in illness report
Brazilian scientist Augusto Ruschi, a leading hummingbird expert, was exposed to poisonous Amazon frogs while studying them in Amapa. He suffers dizziness, liver damage estimated at 95 percent, fever, nasal bleeding, and severe pain. Indigenous people avoid the frogs.
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