Whitten urged to retire after 50 years in Congress
Rep Jamie Whitten of Mississippi, age 82 and hospitalized for a prostate issue, faces mounting calls to resign as chair of the House Appropriations Committee after five decades in Congress. aides say he has made no decision and has given no retirement thought despite concerns over his handling of a bill and his long tenure.
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Study links smoking, mood history to nicotine dependence
Ford Hospital researchers presented a Michigan study showing smokers with a history of major low mood have about double the risk of becoming dependent on nicotine within 14 months. M. Marlyne Kilbey of Wayne State helped, and Columbia’s Dr. Glassman commented on the findings from 995 adults in an HMO cohort.
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Community groups rally to curb litter in city
Herzog credits citizen aid and city partnership for a cleaner city. Litterbusters director Anne Sherburn says education campaigns aim at schoolchildren to foster long term change. Volunteers, the transportation department, andDont Mess With Texas ads drive progress, while officials note litter cleanup saves money and reduces highway clutter.
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Greta Dietrich remembered as film legend and stage icon
Close friend Ernest Hemingway era dubbed her the Kraut and she became a defining Hemingway heroine symbol. Dietrich starred in The Blue Angel Shanghai Express Morocco and The Flame of New Orleans shaping 1930s to 40s cinema. She refused Hitler's call, performed for U S troops, and her wartime song Lili Marlene cemented her legacy. She retired after a 1978 last film and died just before Cannes 45th festival poster honors. Stewart Leigh and others laud her as a elite screen star with mastery of lighting and presence.
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Gorbachev Calls for Global Arms and Ecological Controls
Mikhail Gorbachev urged a world convention to ban chemical and limit nuclear and conventional weapons by 2000. He warned of ecological threats from climate change to ozone depletion, urged international agreements, and praised farmers during a 13 day U S tour with Raisa. In Decatur he toured a food plant and praised farmers as essential.
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