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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1978
Page
19
The Russian Nationals coach Alex Andr Gomelski, unable to speak English, is pleased with a gift from University of Iowa head coach Lute Olson before the basketball contest in Iowa City. Coaches and players exchange gifts prior to tipoff Friday night.
A Newark based medical team at New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry reports PLA carbon fiber scaffold may grow new tendons and ligaments. Tested successfully on dogs, human trials could follow, offering an alternative to synthetic replacements.
Researchers led by Dr. Andrew Weiss and Harold Alexander report a carbon mesh over a PLA base that may replace tendons and ligaments. In canine tests PLA carbon formed new ligaments in 63 days, with humans awaiting safety checks on long term effects and potential tissue migration risks.
The FTC votes unanimously to proceed with a plan banning television ads aimed at children under eight and targetting sugary foods for ages eight to twelve, with public service nutrition messages funded by advertisers. Public comment ends next Friday before hearings begin.
Thomas King Forcade founder of High Times died at St. Vincent's Hospital after a gunshot wound to the head. Police indicate a personal safety related shooting, with brain death declared earlier and the death to be ruled as apparent suicide pending medical examiner findings.
The Danish Parliament approved giving Greenland self rule for the world's largest island. Greenlanders will vote in January, elect their first Parliament in April, and gain home rule May 1. Meanwhile Egypt linked a peace plan with autonomy talks and U.S. mediation moves. Thousands of Vietnamese refugees near Malaysia received limited aid aboard a rusty freighter as conditions deteriorated.
The hovercraft completed the 75 mile Hong Kong to Canton run marking the first HK Canton ferry in since 1948 and inaugurating a three daily trips link. Fishermen and crews watched the arrival as British and Chinese flags flew. Secretary of State Cyrus called proposals constructive.
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Hanoi radio says Vietnam activated combat readiness after a midnight raid by over 60 Chinese plainclothes officers and armed intruders who entered Vietnamese waters in Quang Ninh province near Hanoi. The incident prompted calls to counter provocative acts and defend territorial claims.
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