Sulfuric acid cloud forces Elm City evacuation
A CSX freight train derailed near Elm City North Carolina spilling about 115000 gallons of sulfuric acid. The cloud prompted evacuation of 2800 residents, two throat irritations reported, several Amtrak trains disrupted, and local schools and a nursing home evacuated. The cloud dissipated to a thin haze by afternoon with EPA oversight and car recovery underway.
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Doctors protected by Medicare rules revised
The Reagan administration agreed to stronger procedural protections for doctors facing Medicare discipline. The change allows lawyers at proceedings, expert witnesses, and a verbatim record, while doctors may face eventual exclusion after panel discussions. The settlement prompts AMA to drop its lawsuit. AARP backs the deal to keep the review program functional.
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India Ad Code Sets Conduct for TV Commercials
The code lists 33 dos and don'ts and bans ads degrading women or showing them as subordinate. It bars sounds like gunfire and bans moneylenders and certain product ads. In northeast India, video parlors thrive despite no TV yet, with youths mimicking film stars and some screenings of pornographic content. The government proposes low power transmitters to relay state TV.
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Thatcher calls early general election in June
Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher urged a June 11 general election, seeking a third successive term. Her announcement comes as she began her bid to extend a historic leadership stretch begun in 1979.
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Barbie faces trial under alias Klaus Altmann in Lyon
The former Gestapo leader Klaus Barbie, calling himself Klaus Altmann since 1951, opens his trial in Lyon. Prosecutors accuse him of crimes against humanity for deporting Jews and resistance members. The court review may span six hours while eyewitnesses and memorials mark the event.
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Deportation Dismissed In Palestinian Group Case
An immigration judge dismissed deportation proceedings against eight alleged members of a Palestinian terrorist organization after a government official failed to appear in court. Arab and civil rights groups condemned the move as harassment of opponents of U.S. policies in the Middle East.
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U.S
Middle East
Kerrey signals Senate bid likely over presidential run
Former Gov. Bob Kerrey said on a Grand Island radio interview that he is interested in running for president in 1988 but is more likely to pursue a Senate seat. He noted a presidential bid is not as serious as a possible Senate campaign.
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