Sudafed capsules recalled after cyanide linked deaths
Burroughs Wellcome ordered a nationwide recall of about 1 million Sudafed 12 Hour capsules after two deaths and an illness in Washington state tied to cyanide tainted tablets. Investigations traced cases in Tacoma Olympia Tumwater and Lacey with lot numbers 802846 002847 802849. Authorities, FDA, and police expanded checks as tests determined tampering occurred after packaging at the Greenville plant.
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Seattle
Burroughs Wellcome
Tacoma
Olympia
FBI
Dick Thurston
Phil Tracy
Research Triangle Park
N.C
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Tion
Jennifer Meling
Tumwater
Kathleen Daneker
Stanley McWhorter
Lacey
Laurie Peterson
Organ
Susan Hutchcroft
FDA
Sudafed
Greenville, N.C
Mr. Tracy
Baltic votes surge for independence amid Baltic and Yugoslav unrest
Latvia and Estonia reported about 77 percent in favor of independence while Lithuania saw 91 percent backing the move after a crackdown that left over 20 dead. In Croatia a police operation blocked Serbs from Osijek as tensions threatened civil war in Yugoslavia. In Hartford, about 1,000 students rioted at the University of Hartford after a keg party was halted, resulting in injuries and arrests.
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Riga
U.S.S.R
Soviet Union
Latvia
Estonia
Kremlin
Baltics
Pakrac
Yugoslavia
Osijek
People’s Army
Tanjug
Josip Reihl-Kcir
Hartford, Conn
University of Hartford
Hartford
Cary Gilbert
Competing clot-dissolving drugs save heart attack lives
A study of about 40,000 patients across nearly 1,000 hospitals finds three clot-dissolving drugs streptokinase TPA and APSAC save lives up to 12 hours after a heart attack with no mortality difference among them. The results, presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting, suggest broader use beyond previous limits.
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Atlanta
United States
World
Rory Collins
Oxford University
England
Collins
American College of Cardiology
B 1 bomber study cites radar jamming and de icing gaps
Washington AP The Air Force B 1 bomber cannot operate as nuclear or conventional due to no radar jamming system and lacks de icing, according to House Government Operations Committee documents. Grounding incidents and engine failures have plagued the fleet since 1986 deployment, with critics labeling the B 1 a missing link between aging B 52s and a planned stealth bomber.
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Washington
Air Force
House
Government Operations Committee
Iraq
Pentagon
John Conyers
D-Mid
House Government Operations
Maj. Cole
Desert Death March Memorial Trek Held in New Mexico
In Las Cruces the fourth annual Memorial Bataan Death March Competition drew 550 of 750 expected participants as many stayed home to watch the Persian Gulf vigil. The run honors about 30 000 allied POWs who perished in the 90 mile World War II march from the Philippines.
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Las Cruces
N.M
New Mexico
Bataan
Persian Gulf
Philippines
Michael McGowan
1St Air Defense Artillery
Fort Hood
Texas
New Mexico Army Reserve Officer Training Corps
New Mexico State University
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Anderson-Little
Francis Scott Key
Frederck
Orphive
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