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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1987
Page
5
An early AP report details a South Bronx gas explosion that destroyed a grocery and a tenement, killing six and injuring seventeen. Rescue teams pulled a sixth body, while a 21 year old survivor and other victims were treated, with Con Edison and authorities investigating the gas leak and the blast sequence.
FAA reports a rise of 18 percent in air traffic control operational errors in the first quarter of 1987, with 313 errors versus 264 a year earlier. Senior officials, including Keith Potts, say the spike prompts concern though they do not view the trend as collapse, as the prior quarter showed declines.
Boston AP reports natural chemicals may boost the body's cancer defenses via adoptive immunotherapy using interleukin 2. Early results show partial responses in advanced kidney cancer and malignant melanoma, but experts warn questions remain about efficacy, safety, and cost. Researchers emphasize a new therapeutic direction alongside chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery.
Washington AP A Meese III inquiry into possible diversion of funds to the Contras faces renewed scrutiny after disclosures about Oliver North. Documents were reportedly altered or destroyed as the probe became formal. Webster defended oversight while senators pressed on a red light memo and FBI guidance on releasing material.
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