Arab group persuades Coleco to stop making Desert Warrior doll
In Washington Nomad a desert warrior doll, disputed as Arab stereotyping, led the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee to protest. Coleco halted advertising and manufacturing Nomad, with stock to be sold off and retailers reimbursed for returns.
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Coleco
Washington
Nomad
Coleco Industries Inc
Sylvester Stallone
Barbara C. Wrack
Wruck
Bourhafa
West Hartford
AmeriCas-Arab Committee
Bouhafa
Bill Coebys
Middle East
Reagan defends Iran Contra actions amid calls for testimony
President Reagan urged focus on nations' freedoms as ABC poll shows 48 percent would demand his resignation if he lied about Iran Contra. Reports link Israel to Contra support, while disclosures cite cargo flights and CIA denials. A legal fund forms for North as classmates rally aid.
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ABC News
The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Haaretz
Jerusalem Post
Israel
United States
Lebanon
Nicaragua
Associated Press
el Salvador
Southern Air Transport of
Miami
CLA
New York Times
U.S
Nancy Reagan
South Yemen
Washington Post
Carlucci
CIA
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Afghanistan
Pentagon
Defense Department
George Lauder
Utah
North’s
Naval Academy
H. Keith Haines
Academy
North
Honeywell selling South African subsidiary to local firms
Honeywell Inc will sell its South African subsidiary to Murray and Roberts, with about 175 employees likely retained. The move follows a pattern of divestment by American firms amid apartheid and unrest, part of broader exits by GM, IBM, Kodak and others since 1985.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Honeywell Inc
Markos Ismongeras
Ocal
Murray and Roberts
Honeywell
General Motors
IBM
Eastman Kodak
Bata Shoe Company
Barclays Bank
Elizabeth Bailey
Carnegie-Mellon University
Pittsburgh
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
Johns Hopkins plans $110 million cancer center in Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital announced plans to build a 119 million dollar cancer center on its east Baltimore campus to replace an overcrowded facility. Construction is slated to begin fall 1987 and finish in 1980, with approval from Maryland Health Research Planning Commission. The center will house a day hospital, surgical suites for intraoperative radiation therapy, an in center pharmacy and blood bank, plus air filtration. It will include 14 research laboratories focusing on bone marrow transplants, chemotherapy, radioimmunoglobulin therapy, and genetic cancer research with new programs in cancer cell biology. The project aims to accelerate transfer from lab to bedside and address rising cancer cases in Maryland.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Marylands Health Research Planning Commission
Hopkins
Robert M. Heyssel
Johns Hopkins Health System and Hospital
Albert H. Owens Jr
Resignation of 1985 Trooper of the Year at Kennedy Barracks
Pikesville Maryland AP report states 31 year old State Trooper Leroy Michael Wilson, named 1985 Trooper of the Year at Kennedy Highway Barracks, resigned after a suspension for theft allegations. Internal affairs completed a two week probe and the case was referred to Harford County prosecutors. A Sun source says the investigation involved alleged cash theft after arrests for traffic or drug violations.
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Pikesville, Md
Kennedy Highway Barracks
Maryland
Leroy Michael Wilson
Chuck Jackson
Wilson
Harford County
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Westminster
Don Hollinshead
P.O
Philadelphia
White
Brass
Bassett
Eran
Dinettes
Wonder Book & Video
Cancer Care Center
Everedo Square
Frederick
Susan Williams
Austin Reed
Christian Dior
Glen Eagles
Mighty Mac
Woolrich
South Market Street
Mentown
Fredetah
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