Atlas Centaur rocket fails at liftoff over Cape Canaveral
The Atlas Centaur rocket carrying a communications satellite was destroyed minutes after liftoff. It followed another recent failure this month prompting a suspension of all launches for a full investigation by space agency officials.
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Pay issue pushes decision on abortion funding
Washington negotiators for the House and Senate seek a compromise on funding abortions for poor women. A three hour session failed to resolve key points, risking pay for more than 240000 federal workers and delaying a $60 billion Labor HEW budget bill with months to work out final terms.
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Blow to opponents of labor law measure in House
The House Rules Committee blocked amendments from big business critics as the AFL CIO backed bill to revise federal labor law heads to the House floor. Backers say the measure strengthens unions while curbing anti union employers, with President Carter support.
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Leukemia drug combo brings major progress toward cures
Cancer specialists at a National Conference on Lymphomas and Leukemias report using drug combinations has solidified the possibility of curing cancers with chemicals. Doctors cite ALL in children and AML in adults showing remissions and long survival, with some patients considered cured after years in remission.
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New York
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Royal Postgraduate Medical School
London
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Sidney Farber Cancer Institute
Boston
Joseph V. Simone
Stanford University
Donald Pinkel
Milwaukee Children’s Hospital
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Emil J. Freireich
University of Texas System Cancer Center
Houston
Charles M. Huguley, Jr
Emory University
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