Americans expect healthier elders by 2000 in new view
CHICAGO based report predicts by the year 2000 Americans over 65 will be generally healthier and require less hospital care though chronic illnesses like cancer and Alzheimer's will rise. Life expectancy may reach about 90 with 65 seen as middle aged and many seniors working past 75.
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Chicago
UPI
Jeff Goldsmith
Ernst & Whitney of
Journal of the American Medical Association
Goldsmith
Jews celebrate Hanukkah festival across ages
United Press International reports Jews lit the first Hanukkah candles marking the eight day Festival of Lights commemorating the Maccabees revolt. Rabbi Richard Marcovitz urged Pittsburgh Jews to remember Soviet peers by lighting an unlit menorah as a silent message.
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Richard Marcovitz
B’nai Israel
Squirrel Hill
Pittsburgh
Soviet Union
Marcovitz
Hijacking attempt foiled Iraqi Airways flight drivers? No.
Two hijackers reported held by the Saudis after a thwarted Iraqi Airways Boeing 737 flight from Baghdad to Amman. Reports say two hijackers survived and were in Saudi custody. groups including Revolutionary Action Organization and Islamic Jihad claim involvement. Officials cite no confirmed casualty figures. 32 people were injured and 62 reported dead by varying sources.
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Amman
Jordan
UPI
Iraqi Airways
Baghdad
Washington Post
Damascus
Syria
Tehran
Iran
Beirut
Suleiman Arrar
Washington
State Department
Arar
Saudi Arabia
Taher al Masri
Egypt
Iraq
Revolutionary Action Organization
Voice of the Nation
Islamic Jihad
al Daawa Party
Lebanon
al Daawa
Saddam Hussein
Reagan names in house Iran inquiry coordinator Abshire
NATO Ambassador David Abshire is named in house counselor to coordinate White House strategy on the Iran Contra controversy. He will assume Jan 5 with cabinet rank and work with senior staff to respond to congressional requests. Reagan heads to California for year end vacation amid probes and health concerns.
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Washington
UPI
Reagan
NATO
David Abshire
White House
Capitol Hill
Abshire
California
Alton Keel
John Poindexter
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Belgium
House
U.S
Iran
Anniversary of Afghan Invasion Sparks Pullout Calls
On the seventh anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan Western officials urged Moscow to withdraw all troops. In Moscow dissident Andrei Sakharov called for a fast Soviet pullout after seven years of exile. China and Britain also marked the anniversary with similar demands. about 110,000 Soviet troops remain in Afghanistan and roughly 2 million Afghans have fled.
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China
Britain
West Germany
Afghanistan
Kremlin
Moscow
Andrei Sakharov
Kabul
Pakistan
United States
Gorky
Peking
Understanding gift return policies from AG Zimmerman
Harrisburg reports Attorney General LeRoy Zimmerman urges shoppers to learn each store policy before returning unwanted Christmas gifts. He notes exchanges are not required by law unless defective or deceptive sale, and refunds depend on a store policy. Buyers should keep receipts, return promptly, use original packaging, avoid home repairs, and seek a manager if disputes arise.
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Harrisburg
LeRoy Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Deaths of Six Residents Reported in Local Obituaries
The death notices list Mrs. John Doran aged 66 of 2103 Pulaski Road, Mrs. Rosa Massacci aged 92 of Mercer Road, Wilbur Newswander aged 79 of Wampum Road, Bessie L. Schneider aged 89 of 932 East Hazel Street, Evelyn Shulansky aged 87 of New Wilmington, and Jeanette Vaughn aged 69 from Indian Creek Center, with dates around December 27, 1986.
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John Doran
Pulaski Road
Rosa Massacci
Mercer
Wilbur Newswander
Wampum
Bessie L. Schneider
E. Hazel St
Evelyn Shulansky
New Wilmington
Jeanette Vaughn
Indian Creek Center
Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania
UPI reports a cloudy night with flurries and a low in the upper 20s with light winds. Sunday turns mostly cloudy with a high near 40, followed by an extended forecast of partly cloudy Monday with 20s lows and 30s highs, then Tuesday likely cloudy with rain or snow.
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Pennsylvania
Upi
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