Panel backs ban on all-terrain vehicles in Congress
A Democratic House Government Operations panel voted 20 to 15 to urge the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban three wheeled all-terrain vehicles, halt production and recall those in use. A 100 day delay tactic failed along party lines. Rep. Jack Brooks said action is needed as deaths and injuries rise.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Jack Brooks
D. Texas
House Government Operations Committee
Regulatory Commission
Brooks
Congress
Doug Barnard
D-Ga
House
CPSC
Barnard
Consumer Safety Agency
Brill joins Parks Department after wild plant arrest
New York ecologist Steven Brill known as Wildman to readers has become a Parks Department employee after being arrested in March for criminal mischief for foraging in Central Park. Commissioner Henry Stern announced Brill will supervise plant-watching walks to curb his appetite.
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Call OF the Wild
Steven “Wildman” Brill
New York City
Brill
Central Park
Henry Stern
Steve
Stern
U S Becomes Largest Debtor Nation As Deficit Surges
The Commerce Department reports the United States ended the year with a $107.4 billion deficit, marking a shift from a $4.4 billion surplus the previous year and the first net debtor status since 1914. Delegates at Kiwanis International vote to maintain male-only membership 2,555 to 2,295. A judge denies guardianship for du Pont heir Lewis Smith, keeping a bank guardian and a $1.5 million trust.
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Washington
United States
Brazil
Mexico
Commerce Department
Westchester
Lewis Smith
du Pont
Lyndon LaRouche
Chester County
Lawrence Wood
Wood
Smith
Delaware
House panel approves unpaid parental leave bill
The House Education and Labor Committee backed a plan offering 18 weeks of parental leave within 24 months and up to 26 weeks of medical leave for workers at firms with 15 or more employees. Rep. William Clay led the push while opponents argued it burdens small businesses and invites discrimination concerns.
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House Labor Committee
Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
House
William Clay
D-Mo
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Tauke
Lowa
Tauke
Impeachment urged for imprisoned federal judge Claiborne
A House panel unanimously recommended impeachment for imprisoned judge Harry Claiborne after his tax evasion conviction. Lawmakers condemned his actions and noted he still collects a $78,700 salary despite imprisonment.
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Washington
House
Congress
Harry Claiborne
AIDS patient healthy after twin bone marrow graft
U S researchers report an AIDS patient back at work after treatment including a bone marrow graft and immunity cell transfusion from his healthy twin. Dr. Anthony Fauci cited two nonresponding twins while presenting at the Second International AIDS Congress. In Manila, Secretary of State Shultz and Vice President Laurel prepare to sign a $200 million aid pact for Corazon Aquino to stabilize living standards after Marcos fled Feb 26.
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Paris
Anthony B. Fauci
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Manila
Philippines
U.S
George Tuesday
Corazon Aquino
Shultz
Salvador Laurel
Ferdinand Marcos
Aquino
Reagan poised to sign daylight saving bill expanding time
Congress cleared a bill to extend daylight saving time by three weeks starting next year, moving the start to the first Sunday in April. Support from Rep. Edward Markey and Rep. Carlos Moorhead highlighted a broader push from business and health groups, while a fall extension was dropped to avoid a Senate filibuster.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Reagan
Congress
Edward Markey
D-Mass
House
Carlos Moorhead
R-Calif
Sen
Wendell Ford
D-Ky
Georgia executes mentally retarded killer in electric chair
Jerome Bowden was executed in Georgia’s electric chair after the U S Supreme Court declined to intervene. Bowden, convicted in 1976 of beating Kathryn Stryker to death during a Columbus robbery, thanked prison staff as he died. An accomplice remains serving a life sentence.
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Jackson, Ga
Georgia
Jerome Bowden
Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center
U.S. Supreme Court
Bowden
Sting
Lou Reed
Atlanta
Amnesty International
U.S
Ralph Kemp
Kathryn Stryker
Columbus
James Graves
Italian Official Says Abbas Was PLO Envoy In Lauro Crisis
In Genoa a senior Italian testified that Mohammed Abbas was believed to be a PLO envoy sent to end the Achille Lauro hijacking. Italy released him after U.S. authorities could not prove he masterminded the hijack. Fifteen men face trial in absentia, five in custody.
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Genoa
Italy
Mohammed Abbas
Palestine Liberation Organization
Achille Lauro
Abul Abbas
Leon’ Klinghoffer
Boom
Klinghoffer
New Jersey
Gerardo de Rosa
Port Said
Egypt
Antonio Badini
Bettino Craxi
U.S
Sigonella
NATO
Sicily
Badini
EgyptAir
Yasser Arafat
PLO
Arafat
United States
Yugoslavia
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Isaac Bashevis Singer
City
Singer
Edward Koch
Melvin
Melvin Dummar
Howard Hughes
Gables
Nev
Dummar
Hughes
Las Vegas
Associated Press
Isaac Singer
Kiwanis
Iowa
Bill
Senate
James Benfield
National Daylight Saving Coalition
Abbas
Lindale
Westdale
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