Co pilot at controls of doomed jet
The co pilot of Continental Flight 1713 had only 36 hours on a DC 9 and was at the controls as the aircraft crashed during a snowstorm in Denver killing 28 people. Capt Frank Zvonek 43 possibly tried to take over as ice on wings was suspected to have hampered lift while co pilot Lee Bruecher 26 had five weeks as a DC 9 first officer.
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Court orders rehiring of AIDS-stricken teacher Chalk
A nine circuit panel ruled that discrimination against AIDS victims is barred under civil rights laws protecting the handicapped. Vincent Chalk, 43, had been teaching seven years before being barred after an AIDS diagnosis. Medical evidence shows no significant risk to students, paving a path for his return.
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Negotiators near pact on intermediate range missiles in Geneva
American and Soviet negotiators narrowed a key obstacle to a treaty banning intermediate range missiles in Europe. Two verification issues remain as President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev prepare for December talks.
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Secondhand smoke linked to heart abnormalities in boys
Gazette wire service reports that boys from smoking homes show thicker heart walls and stiffer aortas during puberty, with lower HDL levels, raising future heart disease risk. A separate Virginia twin study links rapid blood pressure rise during exercise in girls to family heart disease deaths before 55. Both studies were presented at the American Heart Association meeting.
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Wayne Newton libel verdict trimmed by judge
In Las Vegas a federal judge reduced the NBC libel award from 22.8 million to 5.3 million while upholding liability in the case linking Wayne Newton to organized crime figures. The ruling follows stories in NBC news coverage.
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Austrian party chief resigns over Waldheim remark
Vienna senior politician Michael Graff resigned after a L Express interview stating Waldheim's wartime record was not a problem if not proven. The move followed tensions in the coalition government between the Austrian People's Party and the Socialists. In Rome, Italy's Prime Minister Giovanni Goria told the president he revived a five party coalition but President Cossiga refused the resignation and asked a confidence vote in Parliament.
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Former Speaker O'Neill Undergoes Cancer Surgery
Wednesday reports show former House Speaker Thomas O'Neill underwent a seven hour operation to remove a golf ball sized cancerous tumor from his bowel. Doctors say the rectal cancer was completely removed and he came through the procedure well.
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