FDA approves sex marijuana study at SIU Carbondale
A SIU Carbondale associate professor Harris B Rubin gains FDA approval to begin a two year NIDA funded study exposing experienced marijuana smokers to controlled doses while they view erotic films. DEA immunity remains required before research can start.
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Siuc School of Medicine
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Beirut fights kill over hundred in 24 hours
In Beirut heavy clashes left at least 100 dead and 173 wounded as Palestinian guerillas pressed a siege on the northeastern refugee camps. Christian and Palestinian forces traded mortars and machine guns in the city center as food convoys failed to reach the camps. Egyptian and Syrian statements warned against foreign intervention and partition of Lebanon amid the nine month civil war.
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Baz
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Middle East
Abdel Halim Khaddam
Syria
Unemployment rate forecast signals gradual U.S. recovery
Commerce Department projections indicate unemployment averaging 7.5 to 7.75 percent this year, down from 8.5 percent last year, with prices rising about 6.5 percent and total economic output up 6 to 7 percent as industrial production grows.
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Supreme Court to review Northern Plains strip mining case
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge over environmental impact statements for a four state regional coal strip mine area. Sierra Club and groups argue for a region wide assessment covering 90 000 square miles across Wyoming Montana and parts of North and South Dakota. Interior says national and basin level studies exist and efforts proceed under court orders.
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Christie dies in England at 85
Mystery writer Agatha Christie dies in England at age 85. The obituary notes her long career and global fame, with tributes from fans and peers.
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Supreme Court declines to hear no fault insurance challenge
The Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to the constitutionality of no fault automobile insurance laws. It dismissed an appeal from the Connecticut Supreme Court upholding a 1972 no fault law. Opponents argued reduced rights to sue while insurers cited steady medical and wage protections.
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Thief Snoozes on Four‑Poster Bed Lands in Jail
Police in Roosevelt New York found Edward Key 22 asleep on an antique four-poster bed on a lawn near the Old Colonial Shop. Officers discovered other early American furniture items during a patrol Sunday.
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Pollutants in Ohio River catfish threaten eight dam region
Pollutants chloride and PCB were found in catfish at all eight Ohio River dams from Pittsburgh to Southern Illinois. ORSANCO director Leo Weaver warns the levels are not dangerous to humans yet but worry grows as commercial fishing rebounds in West Virginia and Southern Illinois.
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U.S. Atty
Henry Schwarz
East St. Louis
Illinois
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Schwarz
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Leo Weaver
Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission
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Weaver
West Virginia
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