Laboratory interferon tests planned at Baltimore center
Baltimore Cancer Research Center will begin first tests of laboratory produced interferon on cancer patients next month if FDA approval is granted. Researchers led by Dr. Richard Leavitt say the 95 percent pure lab interferon will be tested on acute leukemia lung cancer and multiple myeloma after safety phase one nears completion at five centers.
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Reagan asks Carter help to push AWACS for Saudi Arabia
Atlanta AP President Reagan asked former President Jimmy Carter to aid in pushing the Senate to approve safe AWACS radar warning planes to Saudi Arabia. Carter confirmed talks with Reagan but would not discuss details or his response. Carter commented he would await the administration proposal before commenting further. Former Carter aides and White House staff joined a Swan House lawn dinner in Atlanta for a hoped annual event.
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Elvis Physician on Trial Over Presley's Drug Use
Dr George Nichopoulos, Elvis Presleys long time doctor, faces 14 counts of illegally prescribing drugs to Presley and others. His trial begins this week in Criminal Court Memphis. Presleys death in 1977 sparked controversy over drug use and prescription practices.
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Triplets Born in El Paso Include Siamese Twins
Siamese twins born in El Paso as part of a set of triplets remain in stable condition. Doctors report the girls are joined at the chest and upper abdomen with separate hearts and shared organs, born by C section three weeks early and averaging four pounds each.
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12 year old fights for abortion in Oklahoma case
A 12 year old girl, three months pregnant after a gang rape, seeks an abortion opposed by her mother on religious grounds. The state Supreme Court may rule soon as doctors warn birth endangers the girl. The judge made her a ward of the court but stayed ruling pending appeal in the absence of clear state law.
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Weekend Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Forecast
The forecast calls for sunny and mild conditions today with a high near 80 and a cooler night down to the low 50s. Monday should reach the mid 80s, followed by a tentative Tuesday through Thursday with a chance of precipitation and a cooling trend into the 70s and 40s to 50s.
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Caucus warns parties not to ignore black voters
Washington AP The Congressional Black Caucus urged Democrats and Republicans to heed black voters as potential swing power in 110 districts. Caucus chair Walter Fauntroy warned that blacks will judge this year’s votes by next November’s results, citing voting age blacks at 15 percent in those districts and calling for targeted outreach beyond large military and tax-cut plans. He noted the caucus uses a Washington alert network similar to conservative groups to mobilize black organizations. The event accompanied a $150 dinner and a weekend of political education for 18 House members and supporters.
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Federal judge declares mistrial in Layton case
SAN FRANCISCO AP A federal judge declared a mistrial in the Larry Layton murder conspiracy trial after the jury said it was not possible to decide if the former Peoples Temple cultist conspired to kill Rep Leo Ryan. Prosecutors would decide on retrial. Layton faced murder conspiracy charges stemming from the 1978 Guyana incident.
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Downsize Housing To Cut Resource Strains Warns Study
Washington based report from Worldwatch Institute and UN Population Activities warns US home costs could nearly double by decade's end. It advocates smaller houses, smaller lots, resourceful building, and government aid to curb demand while noting risks of a growing divide between homeowners and nonowners.
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Reagan aims broad criminal code revision and tougher bail
President Reagan will back sweeping changes to federal criminal law and stricter bail rules to keep some defendants jailed. White House spokesman David Gergen said Reagan will also rule on MX missile deployment and a new bomber, and will hold a news conference within two weeks.
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