President Reagan Opposes Teen Contraception Plan
President Reagan opposes a national council recommendation to provide contraceptives to teenagers. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said the president does not approve of giving contraception to teens and is strongly opposed. The National Research Council, part of the National Academy of Sciences, urged free or low-cost birth control for youths based on a two year study by doctors, public health experts, sociologists and demographers.
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Akron Times-Press relics head to Chicago museum
Michael Yore Graham holds a copy of the Dec. 19, 1930 Akron Times-Press. His collection of 2,000 items includes doors from Al Capone's Lexington Hotel suite and whiskey stills from Prohibition era, to be shown in a Chicago museum opening next summer.
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Doctors warn swimmers not to hold breath in training
Boston doctors caution that hypoxic training used by competitive swimmers to build endurance risks drowning. A Virginia researchers letter recalls a 19 year old university swim team member nearly drowning after a three hour session, found motionless at the pool bottom after attempting a final 125 yards without air.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Nixon session with governors sparks Watergate memories
The Reagan era faces its own Watergate shadow as former President Nixon appears at a Republican Governors Association meeting near his Saddle River home. Governors praised his foreign policy knowledge while noting the lingering controversy over arms sales to Iran and funds to the Contras. Roger Stone briefed reporters on Nixon's remarks, describing the crisis in terms of a circus but urging focus on Soviet American relations and world peace.
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