Local stores pull Chilean grapes from shelves
Lee County Health Department and Illinois health officials coordinate with stores to pull Chilean fruit after two seedless grapes tested positive for cyanide. Local managers report swift action and urge customers to discard or return affected fruit, noting some stores pulled all Chilean fruit Tuesday.
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Julius Caesar
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Illinois
Johnny Oliver
Bill
IGA
Eagle Food Store
Howard Glessner
Chile
Eagle
Glessner
Dixon Food Center
Dan Willard
Eastern strikers hold fast amid bankruptcy and wage strain
Striking Eastern Airlines workers on day 12 say funds are dwindling but show no intent to end the walkout that has crippled the carrier. IAM mechanics and ground staff, owed pay and benefits, have kept lines closed while the IAM and pilots unions stay off the lines in solidarity.
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Eastern Airlines
International Association of Machinists
Eastern
Karen Ceremiak
New York
Boston
Washington
Ceremiak
IAM
Pilots Union
Robert Lowry
AVMED
Area schools still serve apples amid nationwide scare
Area districts say they will continue serving apples, juice, and applesauce despite a national alert over the chemical daminozide marketed as Alar. Local health officials and farmers deny danger, noting low EPA tolerance levels and no current advisories.
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National Resources Defense Council
California
Uniroyal Chemical
Buzzard
Dixon
Rick Innis
Lee County Health Department
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Innis
Illinois
Ment of Public Health
United States
R.D. Lovelace
Oregon
State Department of Public Instruction
Amboy High School
Jim Braida
Lee Center
Life expectancy rises in U S with racial disparities noted
The 13th annual health report shows life expectancy at birth up to 74.8 years in 1986 with overall declines in heart disease and stroke but rising homicides and motor vehicle deaths. Black Americans face lower life expectancy and higher infant mortality. infant deaths drop to 10.4 per 1000, while the black rate remains twice white.
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Washington
UPI
America
Public Health Service
Louis Sullivan
Sullivan
Secrets from North trial could force state secrets release
UPI Washington Iran-Contra judge Gesell ruled some Central America related state secrets must be released at Oliver Norths trial. Names of countries and leaders involved in the Contra airlift can be used in court, potentially altering the prosecution. The decision could lead to substitutions or admission of classified material or even dismissal of charges if the government withholds it. North faces 12 felony counts tied to arms sales to Iran and profits diverted to Nicaraguan rebels, risking up to 60 years and 3 million dollars in fines.
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Washington
UPI
Central America
Oliver North
North
U.S
Gerhard Gesell
Bush
Gesell
Brendan Sullivan
Robert McFarlane
Sullivan
Iran
Congress
McFarlane
Dan
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