Fatty chemicals offer hope against rheumatoid arthritis
Drs. Robert B. Zurer and Gerald Weissmann of New York University School of Medicine disclosed in a report to the American Rheumatism Association that a long-named group of fatty chemicals with multiple uses may provide new treatment possibilities for rheumatoid arthritis.
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Washington
Robert B. Zurer
Gerald Weissmann
New York University School of Medicine
American Rheumatism Association
Inexpensive colon cancer test urged for all adults
Dr. David H. Greegor said an affordable new colon cancer test could curb about 54,000 annual deaths. He noted the disease is often curable by surgery yet remains second to lung cancer in mortality.
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Coronado
Calif
David H. Greegor
Campaign panel head hid donors using secret D C O Neill Committee
Representative Thomas P O Neill Jr of Boston disclosed that a hidden committee in Washington routed $12000 of his campaign funds last year to dodge Massachusetts donor disclosure rules. The inquiry noted concealment during his unopposed re election bid.
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Washington
House
Thomas P
Tip’ O’neill Jr
Boston
D. C
Chrysler Starts First Main Talks With UAW Since Rejection
In Detroit AP reports bargaining teams from the United Auto Workers and Chrysler Corp begin formal talks after a three week pause following the union's rejection of Chrysler's new wage proposal. The plan mirrors patterns used with GM and Ford contracts.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
UAW
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Tulsa Eyes Space Unit
Tulsa expects a stake in the space shuttle program with its new inland port facility and potential landing site if Oklahoma lands a shuttle site, as speculation from outgoing Gov. Dewey Bartlett suggests.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Dewey Bartlett
Arson Suspected in Downtown Hotel Fire Casualties
A special inquiry board reports the December 20 blaze at the 12 story Pioneer International Hotel started on the fourth floor and involved two separate fires. The fire killed 28 people and is attributed to arson by one or more perpetrators.
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Tucson
Ariz
Pioneer International
Trial opens in Ga. court martial over My Lai killings
Three former soldiers testified they saw U S troops fire on unarmed civilians during the 1968 My Lai attack. They are first witnesses in the court martial of Sgt. Charles Hutto charged with assault with intent to kill at least six civilians.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
My Lai
Charles Hutto
Viet inflation slows in South Vietnam economy
A year end survey shows inflation easing as cost of living rose 24 percent in the first half of 1970 and 6 percent in the second half. U.S. officials and economists noted the slowdown in the troubled economy of Saigon and surrounding areas.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
B52 Bomber Crashes Off Michigan Coast
Nine airmen aboard a U S Air Force B52 reportedly exploded in fire and crashed into Lake Michigan near Charlevoix in the northwest Lower Peninsula. Coast Guard units found wreckage and life vests but no survivors. an SAC investigation team was expected to arrive.
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Charlevoix
Mich
Air Force
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Coast Guard
Strategic Air Command
Danish boy survives after swallowing a toy rocket
Vagn Larsen aged 17 remains in serious condition after accidentally swallowing a midget rocket that fired in his mouth and exploded in his chest. Doctors at Aarhus Municipal Hospital report the gullet ripped behind the heart but say he is out of immediate danger.
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Aarhus
Denmark
Vagn Larsen
Aarhus Municipal
Court orders public hearings on DDT ban in pesticide case
A U S appeals court directed the Agriculture Department to seek a complete DDT ban and to hold public hearings before pesticide actions. The ruling shifts focus to the EPA now overseeing pesticide rules, requiring cancellation notices for remaining DDT uses such as cottonfields citrus orchards and certain vegetables.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Roger Bobb
Department of Agriculture
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
David L. Bazelon
Spottswood W. Robinson
William D. Ruckelshaus
Mercury Contamination Cuts Swordfish From Diet Outlook
The FDA says most tuna lacks mercury concern but swordfish likely will be removed from American menus. A government survey under way indicates the nation’s food supply remains largely free of significant mercury.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Jarring Arrives in Israel for Peace Talks
UN envoy Gunnar V. Jarring began talks in Tel Aviv aiming to press Israel Egypt and Jordan toward a three-point framework. Prime Minister Golda Meir and Foreign Minister Abba Eban were expected to demand an unlimited cease fire, negotiations closer to the Middle East possibly in Cyprus, and representation by foreign ministers for the three nations.
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Tel Aviv
U.N
Gunnar V, Jarring
Israel
New York
Egypt
Jordan
Bomb Explodes Outside Soviet Embassy in Washington
A bomb exploded in an alley near the Soviet Embassy cultural building in Washington. Police reported no injuries though a small child was thrown from bed by the blast. The State Department dispatched a envoy to apologize and details on the device were not immediately known.
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Washington
State Department
Washington Bureau
Associated Press
Leonid V. Shchervakov
Soviet Life Magazine
British Ambassador Kidnapped by Tupamaros in Montevideo
British Ambassador Geoffrey Jackson was abducted at the Montevideo embassy by Tupamaros guerrillas. The group claimed the kidnapping by phone, saying the ambassador and two guards were taken after subduing aides. the car was later found nearby. The incident follows a string of political kidnappings in the region.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Geoffrey Jackson
Aibar
Buenos Aires
Espectador
Claude L.fly
U.S
Western Hemisphere
C. Burke Elbrick
Mitrione
Karl von Spreti
Guatemala
Pierre Laporte
Quebec
von Spreti
Weather forecast for West of the Pecos area
Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday. Tonight low temperatures 15 to 30 degrees with Saturday highs ranging from 45 to 65 degrees.
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The
Pecos
Unemployment Rises to Six Percent as GM Strike Ends
The Labor Department reports December unemployment at six percent, the highest in nine years, despite the return to work of workers displaced by the General Motors strike.
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Washington
General Motors
Labor Department
End of Capital Punishment Urged by Government Unit
A congressional commission urged a full overhaul of federal criminal laws including abolition of the death penalty for treason and presidential assassinations. The 336 page report calls for total firearms registration a ban on all handguns and tougher penalties for dangerous criminals. Rep. Richard H. Poff said legislation to implement the recommendations will be introduced and the Justice Department will be asked for views.
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Washington
Congressional Commission
Congress
Richard H. Poff
R-Va
Study Commission
Newsmen
Poff
Justice Department
National Commission On
Heroin Seizure Leads to Four Drug Suspects Charged
Bonds set at 200000 each for Roman Gonzales Lucce Jarmillo M P Velasquez and Jose M Torrez following a Pecos seizure of about 34 ounces of heroin. Authorities from U S Marshal Service U S Customs U S Border Patrol Texas DPS Narcotic Division Intel ligence and Texas Rangers aided Reeves County Sheriff in the operation. Arraignment occurred before U S Commissioner J M Preston with formal charges of conspiring to import smuggle and introduce heroin from Mexico into the United States.
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Pecos
Roman Gonzales
Lucce M. Jarmillo
New Mexico
M. P. Velasquez
Jose M. Torrez
Cuba
U. S. Marshal Service
U.S. Customs Service
U.S. Border Patrol
Texas
Dept. of Public Safety
Intel
U.S. Dept. of Justice
United States
Mexico
U.S
J.M. Preston
Soviets Deliver Military Hardware To Arabs
Soviet cargo ships delivered jet fighters and other military hardware to Egypt and Syria within ten days. The vessels carried about 20 crated aircraft including MIG21s and SU7s, plus helicopters and spare parts. Ships docked at Latakia and Alexandria after passing through the Dardanelles. one vessel hidden destination to Algeria but found at Alexandria on December 31. US officials monitor arms shipments to balance air power with Israel, noting Syria and Egypt together outnumber Israel 2 to 1 in aircraft but Israeli pilots narrow the gap. Evidence discounts new long range surface missiles, deeming them less accurate than guns for desert targets.
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Washington
Egypt
Syria
Pentagon
Dardanelles
Black Sea
U.S
Latakia
Alexandria
Molodogvardsk
Algeria
United States
Israel
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