NIH finds amino acid compound halts cancer in tests
NIH researchers report peptide-11 blocks cancer cells from attaching to vessel walls in rats and in vitro, stopping tumor spread and showing promise against lung cancer and Kaposi's sarcoma. Dr. Hynda Kleinman calls the compound very promising and the most potent seen to date.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette notes postmaster changes after disqualification
Regional election board office hours shifted after Cedar Rapids officials disqualified two dozen candidates tied to ousted dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. The Electoral Council ruled they cannot run for the National Assembly on November 29. In Bahrain, Iran and Iraq war reports recount airstrikes and tanker attacks in the region.
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Soviet and U S negotiators tour Utah chemical arms depot
Comrade in arms Yuri Nazarkin and Max Friedersdorf toured Tooele Army Depot where 42 percent of America's chemical weapons are stored. Friedersdorf called the Soviet visit a confidence building measure during the tour with gas masks fitted beforehand.
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Lebanese suspect linked to TWA hijacking case
A Lebanese in the United States faces charges tied to the June 1985 hijacking of a Jordanian airliner and is also implicated in the TWA hijacking the same month. Prosecutors say Fawaz Younis helped guard over 30 hostages in Beirut and await trial for air piracy in the Jordanian incident.
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Physicist Yakov Alpert Wins Emigration Permit
A Jewish physicist once hailed as a top Soviet scientist, Yakov Alpert, 76, announces he is being allowed to emigrate after 12 years of fighting for an exit visa. The case highlights the impact of pro emigration activity on career prospects in the USSR.
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Bishops split over U S support for Nicaraguan contras
At the National Conference of Catholic Bishops annual meeting in Washington the body approved a blunt statement criticizing U S aid to the contras as morally flawed despite protests from conservative bishops. Cardinal Bernard Law led a final push to replace the document with a brief peace backed note.
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Former Gov Dan Walker Sentenced for Fraud and Perjury
Former Governor Dan Walker was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ann Williams to seven years in prison for federal fraud and perjury related to improper loans arranged for his savings and loan business. He received five years probation and must repay $231,609 to First American Savings and Loans Association in Oak Brook, a company he owned with his wife.
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Defense bill clears Congress for Reagan signature
Congress approved a 296 billion defense authorization bill with strong margins. The Senate backed the compromise 86 percent to 14 percent after the House adopted it 264 to 158 amid Republican support for parameters despite arms control constraints.
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Settlement approved in Chicago salmonella outbreak case
A judge approved a class action settlement offering about 2,100 illness victims up to 1000 each plus medical and employment impairment from Jewel Companies Inc. in the nation’s largest salmonella outbreak. The agreement was given Thursday by Circuit Judge John Breen Jr. and covers赔赔.
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