Reagan Aides Win Senate Committee Confirmations
Three Reagan nominees Alexander Haig Terrel Bell and Jeane Kirkpatrick won confirmation votes in Senate committees while William French Smith was unanimously approved as attorney general. Donovan faced delayed action amid new charges. Haig’s full Senate vote postponed.
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Desegregation clash ends as Buckeye Three withdraw
Three girls at Buckeye High School drop out amid a bitter desegregation dispute between Judges Nauman Scott and Richard Lee. Under a court compromise the girls must enroll next semester at the racially mixed Jones Street school to receive earned Buckeye credits.
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Arson Ruled Cause of Stouffer’s Inn Fire
UPI reports Westchester investigators ruled the December 4 blaze at Stouffer’s Inn in Harrison a deliberate arson. District Attorney Carl Vergari said a highly volatile liquid was introduced into hallway carpeting near three conference rooms, killing 26. No suspects named.
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Westchester County
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Laser weapon advances tested at Kirtland AFB
Air Force Secretary Hans Mark announced success in ground tests of a one of a kind aircraft equipped with a laser weapon at Kirtland Air Force Base. He said flying tests would follow and lasers could become a major 21st century weapons advance, potentially replacing guns and bullets.
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Kirtland Air Force Base
Study links husbands smoking to lung cancer risk in non smoking wives
A 14 year Japanese study to be published in The British Medical Journal finds that non smoking wives exposed to their husbands cigarette smoke face a significantly higher lung cancer risk than non smoking wives of non smoking husbands. The risk increases with the amount their spouses smoke and ranges from one half to one third of the risk for direct smoking.
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New York
Poles Hit by Four Hour Transport Strike in Warsaw
In Warsaw drivers of trams and buses halted services for four hours to press Solidarity demands for a five day 40 hour week and guarantees against retaliation for rejecting Saturday shifts. Government warned it would not pay workers staying home and warned of potential clashes as strikes spread.
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Poland
UPI
Solidarity Committee
Labor Federation
Cancer Catch-22 in Cholesterol Link to Colon Cancer
A JAMA analysis of the Framingham Heart Study finds that very low cholesterol levels may correlate with an increased risk of colon cancer in men. The report highlights a potential tradeoff in efforts to reduce heart disease risk through cholesterol lowering.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Framingham
Trudeau's Brazil arrival sparks fashion clash in press
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau drew comment in Brazil over white tennis shoes and a seersucker suit at Brasilia arrival. A cartoon mocks "Brazil is not a serious country" with a caption about proper protocol as Brazilian officials react.
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Emanuel Celler dies at 92 after 50 years in Congress
Longtime New York congressman Emanuel Celler, author of major civil rights legislation, dies of pneumonia at his Brooklyn home at age 92. He served 25 terms in the House and chaired the Judiciary Committee for 22 years before losing in 1972. A service is planned in New York.
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Gunmen wound Devlin and husband in Ireland attack
Three gunmen stormed the cottage of Bernadette Devlin McAliskey and her husband Michael injuring both seriously. The couple's children were unharmed. An army patrol detained three suspects as police linked the incident to Protestant paramilitaries.
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