Gorbachev backs Star Peace urges pact over weapons
Mikhail Gorbachev told India that Star Peace could avert nuclear apocalypse and urged U S Soviet talks to demilitarize Indian Ocean and sea routes. He endorsed nuclear disarmament with Rajiv Gandhi and called for limits on space defense and naval forces.
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Strategic Defense Initiative
Argentina Supreme Court rules divorce ban unconstitutional
In a 3-2 ruling the Supreme Court struck down Argentina’s 98 year old law barring divorce. The decision stemmed from a case involving a former on the bench and his wife seeking the right to remarry. Meanwhile in Newry Northern Ireland mortar shells hit a crowd near a police station wounding at least 25 and trapping residents in debris.
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Northern Ireland
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Irish Republic
Michael Glover
First observation of a star being torn by a black hole
Ohio State University astronomers report the first sighting of a star being shredded as it falls into a black hole in galaxy NGC 5548. Using a 72 inch telescope they tracked rising brightness and spectral changes indicating star ingestion and light emission from extreme compression.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
OSA
Bradley Peterson
Peterson
Gary Ferland
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Ariz
Earth
Lovastatin Shows Promise In Lowering Cholesterol Levels
Doctors report lovastatin reduced total cholesterol by a mean 32 percent in 101 patients over 18 weeks, with experts noting a 1 percent drop in cholesterol links to a 2 percent drop in fatal heart attack risk. The study, in JAMA, also highlights measurement variations across lab methods and calls for confirmation before treatment.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
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Merck Sharp & Dohme
West Point
Merck
Food and Drug Administration
Jaffe
U.S
Jeremiah Stamler
Northwestern University Medical School
West Germany orders expulsion of Syrians over Berlin bombing
West Germany ordered five Syrian Embassy diplomatic personnel to leave Bonn after a West Berlin court found Syrian officials involved in the bombing of the German Arab Friendship Society headquarters. The move downgrades ties, bars new economic cooperation, rejects new ambassador, and may affect East Berlin residents. A Damascus regime link was not asserted, but Syrian intelligence personnel are implicated by testimony.
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Lava destroys nine Kalapana homes as lava reaches highway
A seven mile lava flow from Kilauea Destroyed nine houses and cut Kalapana Highway as it neared the ocean. Officials note ongoing eruption with no immediate change in activity and about 60 people evacuated from nearby homes.
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Kilauea
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U.S. Geological Survey
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AIDS tests ordered for Foreign Service staff and applicants
The State Department will begin AIDS testing within two months for Foreign Service employees their dependents and job applicants. Positive results will restrict overseas service for employees and bar applicants from entering the Foreign Service according to Dr. Paul Goff deputy medical director.
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