Basic terms of Panama Canal agreement outlined
U S and Panamanian officials detail terms for a treaty ending in 1999. The United States retains defense until then, with Panama taking over afterward. The plan includes 14 bases, 9,000 troops, a neutral waterway, and phased U S legal jurisdiction. Economic aid totals and governance changes are specified, with a nine member policy board and shifts in administration roles through 1990.
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Panama Canal
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Washington Not Given Flag Until 1783
A UPI report notes that revolutionary troops did not fly Old Glory in battle and that Congress supplied George Washington with a Stars and Stripes flag only in 1783, the war’s end year.
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UPI
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First antiviral drug Ara-A treats life threatening viral disease
Washington scientists announced the first successful drug treatment of herpes encephalitis with ara-A. In 18 patients seven recovered, mortality dropped from 70 to 28 percent. Experts cautioned it is early, limited to intravenous hospital use, with potential for future viral therapies.
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Washington
United States
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Richard Krause
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Alford
Parke, Davis and Co
Wholesale prices fall for second straight month
Washington AP reports wholesale prices dropped 0.1 percent in July, the second consecutive monthly decline led by farm and processed foods. The decrease follows a 0.7 percent drop last month and marks the first back-to-back decline since winter 1975, even as consumer food prices rose 0.8 percent in June.
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Washington
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Origin of Son of Sam name disputed by police and press
Police weighed several theories on who or what named the New York killer Son of Sam as David Berkowitz, 24, faced arrest. The New York Post quoted Berkowitz linking the name to Sam Carr, a neighbor and Carr denied knowing Berkowitz but said the killer had tormented him. Carr reported hate mail threats and dog shooting incidents linked to Berkowitz.
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Yonkers County
Bus plunge kills 10 near Kofu Japan sightseeing crash
A sightseeing bus plunged from a mountain highway near Kofu in Japan killing the driver and nine passengers and injuring 35 others. Police reported the toll.
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Kofu
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