Girl 12 appeals treatment ruling in cancer case
In Tennessee, the state Court of Appeals is asked to reverse a judge ordering chemotherapy and radiation for Pamela Hamilton, a 12 year old with Ewing's Sarcoma who says God will heal her. Doctors say without treatment her survival chances are under 25 percent.
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Charles Herman
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St. Jude
Supreme Court
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Congress moves to block weather satellite sale to private firms
Congress plans resolutions in both chambers to oppose selling weather satellites to private entities. The measures state it is not appropriate to transfer the satellites now, though not legally binding. Administration officials warn a sale could occur within weeks with bids from about 10 firms, including Comsat.
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Congress
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Commerce Department
Communications Satellite Corp
Comsat
Kammer
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Fiske
Justice Department
Cause of heart failure unknown surgery fails Medeiros dies
Boston mourns Cardinal Humberto Medeiros after bypass heart surgery for valve replacement. An autopsy did not reveal the cause of death, while doctors said the heart failure remained unexplained. The Portuguese born cleric, praised for desegregation support and anti arms stances, was 67.
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Medeiros
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Stetz
Cardinals
Drifter Lucas Claims 156 Victims Across States
A 47 year old drifter, Henry Lee Lucas, claims to have killed 156 people across 16 states and has provided investigators vivid details. He is jailed in Mountague near Ringgold, Texas, awaiting trial for an 80 year old woman’s slaying and charged in four other Texas slayings and one in California.
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Texas
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Ringgold
California
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Los Angeles Teachers Vote on Strike Amid Talks
In Los Angeles UTLA resumes talks with the Board as teachers plan a vote to authorize a strike. The district weighs a rotating pool plan and dues questions while pay demands cite 9.4 percent rise. 53 percent of teachers were absent Friday.
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Michigan
Rhode Island
Illinois
Joliet
Chicago
New York
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Len Feldman
Feldman
Unannounced Bulgarian Plane Brought Down Swiss Airspace
Bulgarian transport aircraft entered Swiss airspace without notifying controllers prompting two Swiss fighter jets to intercept. The incident occurred during a flight en route to France and follows standard routing but lacked required notice. Local authorities reported the event as a doorway intrusion rather than an emergency.
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Poland
West Berlin
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Zielona Gora
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Zytka
East Germany
Illusion of Westdale on Rand McNally map stirs confusion
Rand McNally maps Illinois showing a 10 300 population community Westdale in Chicago western suburbs south of O Hare. Northlake Bensenville and Franklin Park officials say Westdale does not exist though two Westdales appear in phone book.
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Rand McNally
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Westdale
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Franklin Park
Conroy Erickson
The
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Kathy Graham
Erickson
Is That Your Neighbor in Out on the Acres
A reader asks whether a neighbor appears in the column Out on the Acres, seeking confirmation about a local resident's identity. The query notes the piece's focus on neighborhood life and invites clarification.
Pershing 2 missile completes final test at White Sands
The Pershing 2 missile finished its 18th and final test with no problems. It hit the target 88 miles away from McGregor Range in New Mexico, reached 197 miles in altitude, and stayed aloft about 90 minutes. Deployment steps follow.
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N.M
Army
Dave Harris
Army Missile Commmand
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Ala
Harris
McGregor Range
New Mexico
Rise in probation and parole numbers in 1982
The Justice Department reports one of every 200 adults on probation in 1982, totaling 1,335,359 with a 9 percent yearly rise. Parolees numbered 243,880 after an 8 percent increase. From 1979 to 1982 probation rose 25 percent and parole 12 percent, both below the 42 percent prison growth.
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Justice Department
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