Texas State Fair ride crash before crowd tragedy
Officials said no trouble was reported prior to the Enterprise ride failure at the Texas State Fair. A five passenger car detached and plunged into a crowd, killing 19-year-old William Phillips and injuring several others, with witnesses recalling cries to stop the ride.
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Allen
Parkland Hospital
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Glenn Freeman
GM agrees to record bias settlement with EEOC
GM and the EEOC reached a 42.5 million five year settlement to boost minority education, hire more women and minorities, and set hiring goals. The accord, effective Oct 31, 198? targets 28 percent women in non skilled hourly openings by 1988 and up to 10 percent minority journeymen, with 61,000 hourly workers still on layoff among 446,869 total.
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Bill Winters
Winters
Eyes as windows, mouth as not the brain door
A witty remark notes that eyes reveal more than the mouth does about thoughts and feelings, quipping that facial insight is not a pathway to inner reasoning.
Senate rejects effort to block King holiday
The Senate voted 76 to 12 against Jesse Helms' bid to block a federal holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. Supporters denounced the move as a smear campaign, while Northern Iowa and other Republicans weighed in with varied views and cost estimates.
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Jepsen
Congressional Budget Office
Lebanon Talks Planned Behind Marines Lines
Beirut officials announced reconciliation talks among Lebanon's Muslim, Druse, and Christian leaders would start Thursday behind U S Marines lines at the Beirut airport. Syria reportedly refused to participate, risking the conference amid ongoing shelling and a deadly attack on Marines.
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Gene technique could reshape vaccines for herpes and flu
New vaccines use genes from herpes hepatitis and influenza inserted into smallpox vaccines. Paoletti says human trials two years away with potential to protect against multiple diseases in a single shot. The approach may lower cost and refrigeration needs, aiding undeveloped nations.
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Enzo Paoletti
Paoletti
Dennis Panicali
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Albany
Joseph Esposito
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
David Axelrod
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