Cedar Rapids Church Declares Sanctuary for Central American Refugees
The United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids becomes Iowa's first church to declare itself a public sanctuary for Central American refugees. In a 89 percent yes vote by 77 members, the Faith church will provide food clothing shelter medical care and legal aid while awaiting resources to support the effort. The move follows a UMC resolution supporting sanctuary and criticizes Guatemala El Salvador and U.S. policies.
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Sandra VanAmburg
United Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Central America
Gilbert Dawes
Faith
30Th St
Dawes
Guatemala
el Salvador
United States
Reagan rules out Social Security cuts for current and future beneficiaries
President Reagan publicly rejects any reductions in Social Security benefits for current recipients or future retirees. Speakes announced the policy shift amid Mondale's call for reform, while Reagan met with Israeli PM Peres and prepared for the Thursday debate with Ferraro. Mondale warned of moral commitments to contributors and questioned benefits for those not yet eligible.
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Washington
Reagan
Larry Speakes
Walter Mondale
Cincinnati
Speakes
White House
Mondale
Shimon Peres
George Bush
Geraldine Ferraro
Cincinnati Convention Center
Trade bill and stopgap funds win congressional approval
Congress approved a broad international trade bill extending tariff concessions to 140 poor countries and authorizing talks with Israel. The measure passed the House 386 to 1 and moved to the President for signature, while a stopgap funding bill kept the government running until Thursday. The same session advanced semiconductor chip copyright protection and stalled on a broader spending package, as negotiators sought a catchall appropriation.
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Washington
Congress
Israel
United States
House
Senate
Philip Crane
R-Ill
Reagan
White House
Utley Today’s Chuckle
A humorous quip notes that hitching your wagon to a star will vaporize instantly, poking fun at lofty ambitions. Copyright notice appears at end.
El Salvador rebels accept Duarte peace talks invitation
El Salvador leftist rebels agreed to meet the government to discuss ending the five year civil war. The seven point communiqué invited mediation by Belisario Betancur of Colombia to arrange a La Palma meeting with President Duarte.
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el Salvador
Duarte
San Salvador
New York
U.N. General Assembly
la Palma
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front
Democratic Revolutionary Front
Belisario Betancur
Colombia
Betancur
Cartagena
Willy Brandt
Ruben Zamora
Salvador
Experts doubt wipe out cancer soon despite gene findings
Researchers at the Bristol-Myers Symposium say cancer may never be eradicated because mutations in proto-oncogenes and oncogenes drive disease. While diagnosis and treatment may improve, complete elimination of cancer development is unlikely given normal roles of these genes and environmental factors.
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William Hayward
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Paul Marks
Sloan- Kettering
Ay EW York
Bristol-Myers
Rockefeller University
J. Michael Bishop
Microbiology
University of California
San Francisco
Hayward
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