Rocard Appointed French Prime Minister in Surprise Move
President Mitterrand named Michel Rocard premier replacing Jacques Chirac. Rocard, popular and seen as a bridge figure to non leftists, must form a government amid a conservative National Assembly majority and seek centrist votes or govern as a minority. Chirac resigned as premier and remained Paris mayor.
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Alaska oilfields blamed for greater environmental damage
A preliminary Fish and Wildlife Service report finds Prudhoe Bay and the Trans Alaska Pipeline caused far more air and water pollution and wildlife habitat loss than predicted. It notes 11 000 acres of wildlife vegetation at Prudhoe Bay lost, birds and predators decline, and urges better monitoring amid debate over Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil exploration.
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Scientists isolate virus causing hepatitis at Chiron
Emeryville California scientists at Chiron Corp report for the first time isolating the elusive hepatitis virus linked to liver disease in transfusion patients. The work uses genetic manipulation and aims to create a screening test for donated blood and possibly a vaccine. Chairman William Rutter said a antibody test could enter clinical trials by year end and be approved for blood banks about a year after that.
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Postal chief predicts full service this summer
Postmaster General Anthony Frank said he hopes to restore full hours at post offices and resume Sunday mail sorting by summer. Cutbacks since February saved about 9 million dollars monthly, with other cost-saving projects under way and no rate increase expected for three years.
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Musicals dominate Tony nominations for 1987-88 season
Broadway’s best season in years yields many nominations with Phantoms Opera Into the Woods and Anything Goes each earning ten. Chess is largely shut out with two acting noms, while Best Play contenders include Speed the Plow Joe Turner’s Come and Gone A Walk in the Woods and M Butterfly. Best Actor nods go to Jacobi Prosky Lithgow and Silver. leading actresses include Jackson Allen Danner McDormand.
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Israeli troops confiscate IDs in Gaza Strip
Israeli forces roused Palestinians at dawn and seized identity papers in a campaign to compel about 400000 Gaza residents to renew government IDs. Maj. Gen. Mordechai says the program seeks to expose fake cards and tax offenders. Some cards bar entry to Israel. In the West Bank village of Ramin, an Arab youth was wounded after a jeep was stoned.
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Ogilvie dies former Illinois governor at 65
Former Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie who led the state from 1968 to 1973 died Tuesday after a heart attack and bypass surgery. He was 65. The report notes other national items on dropouts, gun bans, Danish elections, Pope John Paul II, and Middle East and India security developments.
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Shultz Aims to Nail Down INF Treaty Details in Geneva
In Washington a Reagan official voiced confidence that Secretary of State George Shultz could resolve technical differences over the missile ban in Geneva talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze. Shevardnadze, arriving in Geneva, said Soviet verification answers were delivered and that basic issues on monitoring appear resolved.
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