Poland tensions rise as grain embargo widens
The report details U S options on Poland including continuing grain sales while embargoes on other trade are considered. Key officials Bush Meese Block Weinberger Regan Brock and department heads joined Monday's Special Situation Group meeting. Poland's martial law era actions and miners protests spread, with Piast mine back at work after a 13 day occupation and 12 ringleaders arrested. Ziemowit and Huta Katowice productions resume as security forces suppress protests.
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John Block
Special Situation Group
Bush
Meese
Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
Bill Brock
Departments of Agriculture and Commerce
United States
U.S
Poland
Reagan
State Department
Dean Fischer
Soviet Union
Warsaw Radio
Ministry of Mining and Industry
Piast
Silesia
Ziemowit
Huta
Spadolini says terrorism makes quantum leap in Dozier kidnapping
Premier Giovanni Spadolini labeled the Dozier kidnapping a quantum leap for Italian terrorism and vowed inflexible firmness with U.S. support, while the Red Brigades offered no release demands as they released a photo of the abducted U.S. brigadier general.
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Rome
Giovanni Spadolini
Red Brigades
U.S
James L. Dozier
Dozier
NATO
Fire on S. S. Norway Likely From Hydraulic Leak
Officials in Miami suspect a small leak in a hydraulic line sprayed fluid onto a hot steam line, causing a fire that crippled the world's largest luxury liner. Deputy Fire Chief Dan Fabyan said the probable cause was identified but Coast Guard verification is pending.
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Miami
Dan Fabyan
S.S. Norway
Coast Guard
Twin births risks and prevention highlighted by Northwestern study
A Northwestern University study of 588 twin pairs from Chicago hospitals shows twins face higher pregnancy loss risk, low birth weight, and greater early mortality. Experts advise early diagnosis, careful monitoring, and potential bed rest to improve outcomes. factors include age, heredity, ovulation drugs, and possible underdiagnosis before birth.
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Yale
Louis G. Keith
Northwestern University Medical School
Keith
Northwestern University
Chicago-area
Northwestern
Donald Keith
Keiths
Louis Keith
Nigeria
World Health Organization
Sweden
Crime up 64 percent in first three quarters Odessa police say
Crime totals through November show 5210 more criminal cases than last year. Auto thefts rose from 600 in 1980 to 802 by November this year. Officials from the Odessa Police Department and the sheriff note departments are overloaded with work and staffing shortages persist. Stewart says growth causes citywide strain but stability will bring improvement.
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Odessa
Stewart
Mock cemetery protest targets Reagan budget cuts
A display of over 500 wooden crosses sits across from the White House in Lafayette Park to protest social service cuts. The Community for Creative Non-Violence sponsors the demo marking homeless deaths from exposure hunger and neglect. National Park Service allows the graveyard for one week with possible renewal.
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White House
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Reagan
Community For Creative Non-Violence
Odessa American publication notice details mailing info
Odessa American postal and subscription notice lists address, mailing permit, and change of address instructions. It notes publication frequency, price, and post office filing details for subscribers.
Weather outlook clouded by mild Texas warmth
The National Weather Service reports no snow for the Odessa area with cloudy skies through Wednesday and temperatures warming to the 50s and 60s, some 70s in far South Texas. Northwest to southeast the state sees varied cloudiness, with highs mostly in the 50s to 60s and lows around 30, as a high pressure ridge sits over the region.
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Odessa
National Weather Service
Texas
Midland Regional
North
South
Coastal Plains
EPA Dials Back Major Hazardous Waste Rules
EPA published a vast 2000 page set of rules on hazardous chemical wastes after four years of drafting. The rules faced concerns over cost and feasibility, prompting a rollback for review. Officials then sought technical input from the very manufacturers and marketers of the chemicals in question.
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Tion
EPA
Love Canal
New York
John W. Hernandez Jr
Mrg. Gorsuch
Hernandez delays in deciding on formaldehyde and DEHP risk
EPA official Hernandez faced pressure from a House subcommittee over two early decisions on formaldehyde and DEHP. He held three meetings on each chemical with industry groups but no consumer groups, insisting he must consult industry as the regulator. A memo notes a collegial atmosphere and a quip about finding a chemist.
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Hernandez
National Cancer Institute
House
The
Formaldehyde Institute
Hardwood-Plywood Manufacturers Association
Chemical Manufacturers Association
DuPont Corp
Monsanto Co
Eastman Chemical Co
Exxon Corp
Lester Brown
Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
EPA
Exxon
Subcommittee
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