Pope John Paul II Seen as Mixed Blessing by Russians
In Leningrad Soviet Catholics view the papal election as a mixed blessing. They see a potential boost for faith but fear a renewed crackdown. Only 5,000 Catholics remain in Russia, with 4 million Catholics across the region, as anti religious campaigns persist in schools and society.
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U.S.S.R
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Ukraine
Byelorussia
Russia
World’s Largest Refracting Telescope in Caucasus
A 236.2-inch refracting telescope, reportedly the world’s largest, can detect a flickering candle at about 15,000 miles. It is housed in the Caucasus Mountains region of Russia.
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Russia
Caucasus Mountains
Blood Donor Arrests and Knife Attack at Omaha Center
A transient engineer, James L. Tulloch, 33, was arrested on suspicion of first degree murder after fatally stabbing doctor Paul Reichstadt, 62, and employee Bernadette Fuller, 28, at Blood Plasma Service Inc in Omaha. Another donor, Richard Haines, 33, fled as the attacker struck. Police suspect preexisting tensions over donor rejection and money. A butcher or hunting knife was used. another knife found nearby was not employed in the killings. Tulloch had been camping in the area and refused to name his hometown.
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Omaha
Neb
Blood Plasma Service Inc. Center
James L. Tulloch
Tulloch
Foster Burchard
Burchard
Richard Haines
Bernadette Fuller
Thymidine drug enters human cancer trials nationwide
FDA approval allows two limited IND licenses to test thymidine in up to 50 patients. National Cancer Institute funds tests at Baltimore Cancer Research Center with three terminally ill patients and Stehlin Foundation in Houston also conducting trials. Drug derived from bacteria, imported from Japan and Germany, aims to disrupt cancer cell replication but is unproven and not generally available.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
National Cancer Institute
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IND
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Stehlin Foundation For Cancer Research
Houston
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Foundation
FDA
The
Cancer Institute
Japan
Germany
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Baltimore Center
Baltimore Evening Sun
Wiernik
Power Shortage Threatens Jobs and Economy by 1985
A GE executive warns that electric power shortages could cost millions of jobs and raise prices if nuclear and coal plans falter. He cites 1980s forecasts, potential brownouts, and a 15 percent energy gap causing a 25 percent GNP dip and unemployment rise to seven percent.
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United States
DRI
U. S
New England
U.S
Cold cure myth sparks playful old superstition
In a bygone era some believed reciting "cold-fighting" words could cure a cold. The quirky practice reflects historical reliance on verbal ritual and folk remedies amid gaps in scientific understanding.
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