Smuggling Ring Expands Illicit Laetrile Trade Across Borders
Federal investigators probe a large international laetrile network moving outlawed cancer drug from Tijuana and Munich to the United States and Canada. Customs, FDA, and postal inspectors link 20 to 30 major distributors with a broad cadre of doctors and cancer patients aiding the ring.
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San Diego
United States
Canada
Krebiozen
U.S
Food and Drug Administration
Tijuana
Mexico
Munich
Germany
California
FDA
California Bureau of Food and Drugs
Hoffman
Customs Service
New York Times
Israel Jets Aid Ground Fighters in Southern Lebanon Clash
Israeli warplanes joined a 15 hour battle in southern Lebanon where Lebanese army units engaged artillery and infantry. Beirut says seven Lebanese soldiers died and three were wounded, while Israel reported casualties including two soldiers killed in initial exchanges amid heavy fighting.
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United Press International
Lebanon
Beirut
Tel Aviv
American student freed in Tanzania after ransom demand
Barbara A. Smuts, 24, of Ann Arbor Michigan, was released near Kigoma after a week in captivity by African guerrillas who demanded about 1 million dollars for the freedom of three other captives and called for the release of prisoners in Zaire. Stanford students Carrie Hunter and Kenneth Smith and Emilie Bergman, a Dutch national, were abducted earlier from a wildlife research center. Jane Goodall welcomed the release as a relief.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
UPI
Barbara A. Smuts
Ann Arbor
Mich
Kigoma
U.S
W. Beverly Carter
Zaire
Miss Smuts
Carrie Jane Hunter
Atherton
Calif
Kenneth S. Smith
Garden Grove
Stanford University
Emilie Bergman
Lake Tanganyika
Peoples’ Revolution Party
Jane Goodall
Animal Research Center
Ambassador Carter
Dr. Goodall
California anesthesiologists plan broader slowdown after law
Doctors escalate work stoppage hitting 100 plus southern California hospitals by week end. Riverside Hemet Valley joins Tuesday. Anesthesiologists refuse nonemergency services citing inadequate insurance relief and looming balloon repayment.
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Riverside County
Hemet Valley Hospital
California
Donald Dose
California Anesthesiological Society
Dose
Long Beach
San Gabriel Valley
Los Angeles
Calif leading U S road toll tops holiday deaths
California led the nation with 23 traffic deaths during the holiday period, despite Los Angeles to Las Vegas escorting by Highway Patrol. Southland fatalities included two motorcyclists and one man struck by an out of control car, with another at Saugus Speedway. National tolls reached 244 traffic deaths and 76 drownings.
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California
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Southland
Texas
Ohio
Michigan
National Safety Council
Charles Russell Miller
Highland Park
Angeles Forest Highway
Saugus Speedway
U.S. Airlines Close Laos Operations Amid Evacuations
In Laos the Bird Air contract operation closed its Laos base as equipment and about 10 Americans were moved out. Continental Air Services cut two of six planes and remained open, with the embassy asking for two planes for possible evacuations. More than 500 Americans were evacuated in the past week with another 400 to 500 remaining.
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Vientiane, Laos
U.S
Laos
Bird Air
Oakland
Calif
Southeast Asia
Phnom Penh
Larry Joseph
Continental Air Services
Joseph
Continental
Pathet Lao
Burns Ullman split on economy
Federal Reserve Board chairman Arthur Burns on Meet the Press said the economy is turning around and signs of recovery appear. Rep Al Ullman warned unemployment could rise further before the real turn late this year and next.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur Burns
al Ullman
Dore
House
Ways and Means Committee
Burns
Nbc-Tv
Meet the Press
Federal Reserve System
Reces
White lawmaker seeks seat in Congressional Black Caucus
The article notes a White lawmaker applying for membership in the Congressional Black Caucus. Page A-2. Also covered: Senator Mansfield warns the U S would defend South Korea if North Korea attacks. Page A-4. Warriors win to claim basketball title over the Bullets. Page C-1. Nude beach draws thousands to San Diego beaches malgré cooler weather. Page A-8, C-7.
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Congressional Black Caucus
Sen. Mansfield
U.S
South Korea
Warriors
Bullets
SUN
San Diego
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Everett R. Holles
U.S. Atty
Herbert B. Hoffman
San Ysidro
Indy
Tom Sneva
Sneva
Bobby Unser
Barbara Smuts
Associated Press
Mike Jelf
Gorman
Interstate 5
Danny Meek
North Hollywood
Meek
George Marquez
Miguel Sanchez
Maywood Market
Sion
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