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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1987

Page

3

World's heaviest man Walter Hudson seeks weight loss plan

Walter Hudson a 42 year old Hempstead resident believed to weigh up to 1200 pounds began a diet under weight loss advocate Dick Gregory. The plan aims to reach 190 pounds in three months with pear apple banana breakfast big salad and steamed vegetables for dinner plus orange juice and diet powder. Hudson hopes to leave his bed after years of confinement and regain mobility while Gregory warns the process will be arduous and may provoke reluctance.

Richard Simmons Overeaters Anonymous Dick Gregory Bahamas Hudson Gregory Brooklyn Hempstead Walter Hudson N.Y

Monkey busi ness aboard an orbiting menagerie in space

Tass reports that a weightless mission faces possible curtailment after a monkey incident aboard the orbiting station. The article notes Yerosha, one of two primates, amid the developments.

Moscow Tass Yerosha

Air Force grounds B 1B bombers for crew ejection check

The Air Force grounded 68 new B 1B bombers for a two hour crew ejection system inspection following the Sept 28 training range crash in eastern Colorado. SAC says planes will return to service quickly after the precautionary check.

Washington Air Force Strategic Air Command Colorado

Gene map of human chromosomes announced

New York scientists report assembling a map of genetic signposts for all 23 chromosome pairs. The nearly 400 DNA markers enable locating nearby genes linked to diseases, improving prevention diagnosis and treatment possibilities.

New York Times NEW York Cell

Democrats attack Gore in heated Kennedy Center debate

Four Democratic rivals assail Albert Gore over defense stance and rhetoric during a fiery debate at the Kennedy Center. Paul Simon leads the assault accusing Gore of attacking opponents and distorting positions as Richard Gephardt says Gore manufactures phantom differences to win Super Tuesday support. Jesse Jackson and Bruce Babbitt press Gore to soften tone amid the campaign brawl before 378 delegates and reporters.

Los Angeles Times Washington Tennessee Albert Gore Paul Simon D-Nl Gore U.S Persian Gulf Missouri Richard Gephardt Gephardt South John F. Kennedy Center Simon Jesse Jackson South Carolina Arizona Bruce Babbitt

Telephone hearings in Medicare appeals declared voluntary

HCFA head Dr William Roper told a House subcommittee that telephone hearings for Medicare appeal denials are optional and not intended to replace in person hearings. The plan also envisions more telephone hearings and a national corps of administrative law judges based in Baltimore.

Washington Reagan Administration William Roper Health Care Financing Administration House New York Times the Times Roper Bob Hardy HCFA

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