New cancer chief predicts progress in prevention and treatment
Dr. Vincent DeVita, new director of the National Cancer Institute, says advances in aggressive therapy have raised cure rates from 33 to 41 percent since the 1950s and that prevention efforts, including lab-tested chemicals like vitamins A and C, may later reduce cancer risk though human trials are not yet underway.
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Nursing home fire in Mississauga leaves multiple dead
An elderly man is rescued after a nursing home fire in Mississauga Ontario as authorities report up to six residents killed. Police say the blaze prompted an extensive rescue and investigation underway.
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Ontario
Billy Carter Registers as Foreign Agent
Billy Carter, brother of the president, registered as a foreign agent after receiving 220000 from Libya. He said he did it to avoid a grand jury and denied wrongdoing while noting he likes Libya. The Justice Department suit claimed a propaganda campaign supporting Libyan policy.
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Iranian Hostage Admits Spying Under Code Name Penguin
An American hostage identified as Thomas Ahern admits to working under code name Penguin with sources in Iran. Azadegan reports the hostage's interview with militant students and links between Khosrow Ghashghai and CIA agents. An Islamic judge says two generals linked to a failed coup will be tried soon, and 26 people are executed for drug offenses and corruption.
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Plot Foiled to Kill Sharon and Detain El Al Crew
Israeli and Scandinavian authorities foiled schemes to murder Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon and his family and to seize a hotel in Copenhagen and abduct an El Al crew. Four Gaza residents were arrested in the Sharon plot, while a Scandinavian plan reportedly involved Swedes aiming to seize the Copenhagen hotel and capture the El Al team.
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Anderson Backers Less Certain to Vote for Their Candidate
A nationwide Los Angeles Times poll shows independent John Anderson trailing in a three man race and less sure to vote for him. Only 66 percent of his supporters are "pretty certain" to vote, versus 79 percent for Reagan and 72 percent for Carter.
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UPI
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Carter
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Los Angeles Times
Anderson
Reagan
Burglars Hit Medford Bank Safe Deposit Boxes
Boston AP reports burglars broke into a Medford bank and rifled safe deposit boxes, investigators said. Evidence collected includes damaged boxes and security footage as police pursue leads. No injuries reported and no arrests announced.
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Medford
Suzuki Named LDP President in Japan After Ohira
Zenko Suzuki, a longtime Ohira aide and negotiator, was chosen as president of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party after Ohira's death. With 287 of 511 Diet seats, Suzuki is the likely prime minister when the Diet convenes Thursday, chosen unanimously by LDP leaders as a compromise uniting factions.
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Zenko Suzuki
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Liberal Democratic Party
Masayoshi Ohira
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