Cold weather not the cause of flu says CDC experts
CDC flu experts in Atlanta state cold weather does not cause the flu. The season reflects indoor crowding and shared air as schools stay open, with deaths from pneumonia and influenza rising in winter. In the 1985-86 season at least 29 states report flu activity and amantadine helps only some flu strains.
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National
Centers For Disease Control
Karl Kappus
Health Agency
Kappus
CDC
New England
Strikers Call For Nationwide Hormel Boycott
Striking Local P-9 UFCW members seek a nationwide boycott as they review a fact finder’s interpretation of a disputed contract proposal. National Guardsmen remain on duty outside Hormel’s Austin plant while unions plan demonstrations and a Houston protest at Hormel’s annual meeting.
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Hormel
National Guardsmen
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
P-9
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Jim Guyette
Guyette
Arnold Zack
Harvard University
Rudy Perpich
Zack
Houston
Texas
Local
Charles Nyberg
Nyberg
Perpich
National Guard
St. Paul
Avalanche Kills 10 in Japanese Mountain Village
A Sunday avalanche buried 11 houses in Norimachi about 90 miles northwest of Tokyo. Police spokesman Kenzo Tomisawa says 10 people are dead, 3 missing, 36 were inside when buried, and 23 rescued as rescue teams search amid continuing snowfall.
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Tokyo
Norimachi
Kenzo Tomisawa
Hussein and Arafat meet in Jordan on peace talks
King Hussein of Jordan and Yasser Arafat met at al-Nedwa Palace and in a private session to discuss the Middle East peace initiative launched last February. They consider whether the PLO accepts UN 242 and 338, a US condition for talks, amid wider diplomatic activity and questions of Palestinian representation.
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Jordan
Hussein
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Middle East
Arafat
al-Nedwa Palace
West Bank
Jordan River
PLO
U.N. Security Council
Israel
United States
Richard W. Murphy
U.S
London
Shimon Peres
Nine dead in row house fire after party in basement apartment
AP report from Washington states a hot water heater burst sparking a blaze in a basement apartment used as a gathering spot for transients and poor Hispanics. Nine died, four hospitalized. about 90 firefighters battled ~15 minutes to control the flame causing $75,000 damage.
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Washington
Daniel del Valle
Fire Department
Rayfield Alfred
Freitas do Amaral Falls Short in Portuguese First Round
Conservative candidate Diogo Freitas do Amaral led Portugal’s first civilian presidential race in six decades with about 46.6 percent as 50 of 4138 districts reported. Mario Soares 25.5 percent, Francisco Salgado Zenha 20.7 percent, Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo 7.6 percent. A runoff required over 50 percent of the votes.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Diogo Freitas Do Amaral
Freitas Do Amaral
Socialist Party
Mario Soares
Francisco Salgado Zenha
Maria de Lourdes Pintasil
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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AP News
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Shuttle launch reset points to 8 37 a m
NASA kept hope alive after a weather delay as the space shuttle Challenger was rescheduled to launch at 8 37 a m CST. Officials warned a gloomy forecast could again affect the mission involving schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. A separate coast guard rescue near Miami saved 28 of up to 80 Haitians aboard a stricken sailboat in 60 mph winds amid 20 foot seas.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Christa McAuliffe
Coast Guard
Dave Anderton
Miami
Anderton
Talks Break Down As Eastern Faces Deadline Pressure
Eastern Airlines and the pilots union broke off negotiations Sunday, triggering a 30 day cooling off period. Lenders set a Feb 28 deadline for wage and work rule concessions from three labor unions and require ratification by end of March. The carrier owes about $2.5 billion including $581 million to lenders.
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Eastern Airlines
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