Reagan calls for caps on damages and legal fees in civil suits
President Reagan urged Congress and states to limit damage awards and non economic damages citing soaring lawsuits. He proposed a $100,000 cap and urged business leaders to back civil law revisions while protesters gathered outside.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Edwin Meese
Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige
American Tort Reform Association
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
White House
Public Citizen
Ralph Nader
Consumer Group
Joseph Goffman
Consumer Federation of America
CFA
Federation Legislative
Gene Kimmelman
Jewish leader calls Waldheim ban urged by UJC officials
Israel Singer and Elan Steinberg of the World Jewish Congress condemned U S inaction on banning Kurt Waldheim over wartime conduct. The group cites a 1948 War Crimes Commission report alleging his involvement in murder and hostage actions in Yugoslavia and Greece. The report links Waldheim to Wehrmacht retaliation in Yugoslavia.
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New York
World Jewish Congress
U.S
Kurt Waldheim
Israel Singer
Justice Department
Office of Special Investigations
Elan Steinberg
WJC
Waldheim
United Nations
Austria
Balkans
Greece
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Yugoslavia
Steinberg
Dirt eating linked to possible health benefits and risks
AP reports dirt eating, geophagy, practiced worldwide and among American South populations, may aid nausea and diarrhea with kaolin ties to Kaopectate, but can cause growth retardation, anemia, and even death. Researchers note cultural spread and historical references, urging caution in minerals absorption.
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Philadelphia
World
American South
Africa
Donald Vermeer
Louisiana State University
Danford
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Christian Dior
Stanton Imperial
Quicksilver Warehouse
Kng Center
Parkway
Old Town
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VISA
Mastercard
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Old Town Shopping Center
L's Caliper
ST. Augustine
Sewruketta
Vermeer
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Daria Danford
National Research Council
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