Judge Dismisses Subpoena For Doctor Identity In JAMA Killing Account
A Cook County judge ruled the grand jury subpoena seeking the name of a doctor who authored an anonymous JAMA account of a cancer patient’s death is not valid. The state attorney failed to prove a crime or exhaust other sources. The same week a House commission urged privatization of prisons, air traffic control, and mail services, arguing government agencies are too entrenched to reform.
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Senate extends Price Anderson Act liability to seven billion
The Senate on a voice vote approved a 20 year extension of the 1954 Price Anderson Act increasing the maximum damages nuclear plant owners must pay after a catastrophe to seven billion dollars. The chamber rejected a proposal to strengthen safety oversight of the federal bomb production complex. A White House panel discussion followed.
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Federal Amnesty Plan Extended For Illegal Aliens
The federal government extended the amnesty process allowing skeletal applications from April 4 to May 4. Applicants may submit without supporting documents and medical data initially, with required evidence due after July 5.
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Panama declares state of urgency amid crisis
Panama's Noriega government proclaimed a state of urgency to reopen banks and businesses closed during three weeks of crisis. The move suspends civil liberties while the United States weighs terms for Noriega's possible departure. Dockworkers blocked Balboa port as troops loyal to Noriega moved to quell the coup, and Noriega purged defense officers amid the upheaval.
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Moderate fitness lowers heart attack risk even without exercise
A study of 3,120 women and 10,226 men at the Cooper Clinic in Dallas finds moderate aerobic fitness reduces heart attack risk without requiring high levels of exercise. Steven Blair of the Institute for Aerobics Research says you don’t need to be a super athlete to gain benefit.
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Blood mixups stun DC Red Cross and Nashville centers
Federal officials disclosed that last month tainted blood infected with AIDS and hepatitis B was sent to hospitals for transfusion from Red Cross centers in Washington DC and Nashville. None of the infected units were transfused, and authorities say the remaining blood has likely been destroyed. FDA officials said audits and new training will tighten controls after a tiny 24 unit incident out of 18 million donate yearly, while two senior DC Red Cross officials face 30 day suspensions.
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Wedtech allegedly planted mole in Navy chief's office
Witnesses say Wedtech paid $60,000 to Richard Ramirez, then in charge of the Navy small business program, to influence Navy officials in fall 1983 as part of a bid winning $143 million for motorized pontoon contracts. Moreno testified in U S District Court in New York about the scheme.
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Israelis kill two Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza clashes
Israeli troops opened fire after Friday prayers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, killing two Arabs and wounding at least 25 protesters, hospital officials said. In the Gulf region, Iran and Iraq reported firing 41 missiles at each other amid attacks on ships by warplanes and gunboats.
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Poland bans first sex education book from schools
A government commission in Poland declared Poland's first sex education book unacceptable and barred it from schools after a six month dispute. The text titled Preparation for Life in the Family became a best seller on the black market amid protests in high schools last fall.
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