FDA weighs OTC saccharin sale amid ban plan
The FDA plans to allow saccharin as an over the counter drug while continuing a ban on its use as a food additive. Spokesmen signalled an official announcement this week detailing the move, countering claims of cancer risk while maintaining the food additive ban. The agency also opposes saccharin in cosmetics.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Associated Press
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Jack Walden
Wayne Pines
Massacre warning as Israel threatens Lebanon border Christians
Israel warns it will not tolerate the massacre of Christians in Lebanese border villages where Christians clash with Palestinian guerrillas. Yigal Allon majority supported by cabinet ministers signals possible direct intervention actions across the northern border. Officials say warning relayed through friendly states to Palestinians and Syria, with Israel aiding Christian units to form a buffer zone.
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Jerusalem
Yigal Allon
Israel
Allen
Syria
Lebanon
Cincinnati Teachers Strike Shuts 104 Schools
Public school teachers in Cincinnati began a city wide strike affecting 65,000 students. Picket lines formed at 104 schools as the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers presses for higher pay and recognized bargaining rights.
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Roger Hall
Cincinnati
Withrow High
Roger Stephens
Cincinnati Federation of Teachers
CFT
Stephens
Henry Kasson
Ohio
Weekend Weather Outlook With Patchy Rain
Skies stay partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with a low in the low 50s and a Thursday high near 78. Rain chances are 10 percent tonight and 20 percent Thursday, after a 86 degree high yesterday and 48 overnight. The extended outlook calls for fair conditions Friday, a chance of rain Saturday, and clearing Sunday.
Zaire War Spillover Hits Zambia As Bombings Reported
Zaire air force bombed two villages and a mission hospital in northwest Zambia over the past three days. Spokesmen noted no casualties, while Zambia sent a fact-finding mission to assess damage. The clash marks the first confirmed spillover into neighboring Zambia amid broader regional fighting.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Zambia
Lusaka
Shingamfunji Manganago
Nyakaseya
Kenneth Kaunda
Mobutu Sese Seko
Limbless trooper proves resilient at Ohio patrol academy
In Columbus, Trooper Bruce Wallace, 29, lost a leg to a 1976 West Virginia blast that killed four, but returned to duty. Now a firearms instructor at the patrol academy, he runs the firing range, teaches ballistics and helps load ammunition while balancing family life and hobbies.
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Highway Patrol
Bruce Wallace
Wallace
Patrol
Mason County
W.va
Gallipolis
Academy
Reiss
Columbus Training Center
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Hassan II
Shaba
Angola
Katanga
Moshe Tshombe
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Carter
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