Fighting in Chad shatters three week cease-fire
Rebel and government forces clash in northern Chad near Oum Chalouba while France denies rebel claims of bombing. Government says 800 Libyan backed rebels killed and 600 captured as 3,000 Libyan soldiers and rebels attack. French and Chadian officials confirm heavy fighting and ongoing control by government forces.
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Gazette Wire
N'Djamena
Chad
France
Oum Chalouba
N’djamena
Hissene Habre
Mahamat Soumaila
Goukouni Oueddei
Habre
Tripoli
Libya
Kalait
Wadal Abdelkader Kamougue
Queddei
Charles Henru
Francois Mitterrand
French Defense Ministry
Salal
Abeche
Arada
Biltine
Faya Largeau
Bardai
Army sweeps Beirut as strike shuts Christian east
Beiruts Muslim west sees mass roundups as army troops detain suspects. In the Christian east a general strike paralyzes shops to protest alleged massacre of Christians in the mountain village of Bmariam with claims of 27 villagers killed. The Druse party denies a massacre.
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Beirut
Lebanon
West Beirut
East Beirut
Amin Gemayel
Christian Phalange Party
Bmariam
Voice of Lebanon
Druse
Emariam
Druse Progressive Socialist Party
Shamir gains support to be sworn in as Israel's prime minister
Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir quickly won broad backing from Begin's Herut Party and said he hopes to be sworn in within days after securing coalition partners. He aims to continue Begin policies on Lebanon and West Bank settlements but faces a fragile majority as TAMI and maverick factions threaten unity.
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Jerusalem
Yitzhak Shamir
Menachem Begin
Israel
Begin
Herut Party
Shamir
Labor
Knesset
Lebanon
West Bank
Chaim Herzog
Aharon Abu Hatzeira
TAMI
National Unity
Labor Party
Challenger Rats Pass Health Tests Aboard Space Shuttle
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The Challenger crew and six white pink eyed rats are healthy after three days in orbit The rats test the animal enclosure module to determine if cages can carry animals for future experiments Commander Richard Truly lowered the shuttle's orbit to 138 miles and a halo appeared on the tail during a jet firing Dr William Thornton flight physician noted the rats enjoy eating and show no illness signs
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Challenger
University of North Carolina
Mission Control
Houston
William Thornton
Richard Truly
Earth
Thornton
Hospital blaze forces mass evacuation in Phoenix
An explosion and electrical fire at a Phoenix hospital knocked out air conditioning at 12.15 am on Friday. About 185 patients were evacuated in ambulances, fire trucks, and city buses as daytime temperatures neared 110 degrees, with officials transferring patients to other hospitals after cooling could not be restored.
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Phoenix
Ariz
FDA Approves Cyclosporin to Revolutionize Transplant Care
The FDA on Friday approved cyclosporin, a potent drug that suppresses the immune system to prevent organ rejection. Trials show nearly doubled kidney and liver transplant success. approval capped Hayes's tenure as commissioner after nine months of data review. Stanford and others herald faster global adoption and expanded transplant programs.
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Washington Post
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Arthur Hull Hayes Jr
Food and Drug Commissioner
Hayes
New York Medical College
Valhalla
N.Y
University of Iowa
Stanford University
Norman E. Shumway
House
Science and Technology
Stanford
Shumway
Dreyfuss drug charges dropped after program progress
Beverly Hills California AP judge Friday dismissed drug possession charges against Richard Dreyfuss after he showed satisfactory progress in a drug counseling program. The actor faced counts of possessing cocaine and Percodan following a car crash in a Beverly Hills canyon last October.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Friday
Richard Dreyfuss
Andrew J Weisz
Dreyfuss
Beverly Hills Canyon
Appeals Court Reverses Conviction in Land Sales Case
The Florida appeals court reversed Sidney L. Jatte's conviction for illegal land sales practices tied to a 1970s Putnam County deal that prosecutors said cost investors over $2 million. The court upheld the 1981 failure to appear conviction and 30 year prison term.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Sidney L. Jatte
Canada
Florida Sun District Court of Appeals
Frank Habershaw
Jaffe
Putnam County
House aide resigns after transcript alterations admitted
Rep. Jack Brooks of Texas said Lester Brown, a staffer with the subcommittee on the Environment Energy and Natural Resources, admitted altering transcripts of 1982 hearings. Brown has quit, and Republicans say the changes made them appear foolish.
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Washington
House
Jack Brooks
Texas
Government Operations Committee
Lester Brown
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Brown
Brooks
Aquino family refuses to testify at Marcos murder hearings
The family of slain opposition leader Benigno Aquino rejected President Marcos invitation to participate in public hearings by a presidential commission investigating his Aug 21 assassination. They cited distrust and declined to join the sessions set to begin next week.
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Manila
Philippines
Benigno Aquino
Ferdinand Marcos
Aquino
China Seeks Better Ties With Soviet Union After Andropov Call
Peking welcomed Yuriy Andropov's push for improved Sino-Soviet relations and expressed hope for normalization. Chinese President Li Xiannian cited grave obstacles but said they can be overcome, signaling a conciliatory stance after years of estrangement.
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Peking
Yuriy Andropov
Li Xiannian
Government halts paraquat spraying on marijuana fields
The DEA agrees to a temporary halt on paraquat spraying until next Friday as a federal judge weighs a longer restraint. Two lawsuits seek to end the program or limit harm, led by NORML with damages and by Sierra Club Friends of the Earth and NCAMP seeking an end to spraying.
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Washington
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Royce Lamberth
U.S. Attorney's Office
U.S
June Green
National Organization For the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Sierra Club
Friends of the Earth
National Coalition
Train derails and explodes in Illinois destroying cars
A 50 car freight train carrying highly flammable liquids derailed and exploded in Newman Illinois, triggering a fire that engulfed at least 11 cars. No injuries were reported but residents were evacuated from a 144 mile rural area around the derailment. One car contained sulfuric acid and officials warned of potential toxic fumes if it ignited.
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Newman, Ill
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