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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1986
Page
5
Boston safety advocate Edward M Swartz released the 10 Worst Toys of 1986 listing dangerous items including a projectile firing toy and a realistic looking toy gun. The report labels a wide range of Rambo like toys and clones as hazardous during the Christmas season.
NASA studies long range plans for a second generation shuttle that would be more powerful yet cheaper to operate than current ships. Aviation Week reports the Soviet Union has erected its space shuttle model at a launch pad for ground tests.
In Fort Lauderdale Florida the body of 27 year old Robert Michael Long lies in a mortuary amid a dispute between his mother who wants the burial in Florida and his wife who wishes for the funeral in Michigan. Long killed himself early Wednesday amid financial and marital woes. His heart was transplanted on Thanksgiving Day into 27 year old Mark Frye of Davie.
Psychologists say most people with dissociative identity disorder form numerous personalities to cope with severe childhood abuse. Case examples include a Florida woman with 49 identities after a head injury and an Ohio hospital escapee with at least 24 identities. The Citadel harassment case prompts FBI civil rights inquiry in Charleston.
Western Great Lake shore residents in Wisconsin Michigan and Ohio brace for more wind driven flooding as water levels rise and evacuations continue. Meteorologist Bob Snider of the National Weather Service in Ann Arbor says the pattern persists with new surge and high tides. Separately in Chicago area two pilots used diversionary tactics to avoid a mid air collision over the city within a half hour. In Cleveland three Teamsters Local 507 members sue for 4 million and resignations from Secretary Treasurer Jackie Presser and President Harold Friedman, alleging a ghost payroll scheme drained over 500000 from union coffers.
Los Angeles New York and California sue over 1986 88 fuel economy rules claiming the NHTSA failed to study environmental impacts from gas guzzlers. The suit argues inadequate research on increased smog from lowered standards.
The piece contrasts the Reagan Iran arms shipments to Nicaragua with Watergate. It notes Reagan denies knowledge, orders investigations, and argues the cases differ in origins, aims, and national impact while cautioning against undermining the presidency and democratic institutions.
A CBS News New York Times poll shows Ronald Reagan's approval slipping. Forty six percent approve and 45 disapprove, down from 67 to 25 percent in late October, amid questions over funds from Iran arms sales to Nicaraguan rebels. Officials warn party damage and urge action.
The Times reports CIA chief lied as Casey claimed he misspoke about authorizing a covert arms shipment to Iran in 1985 86. Panel sources say Casey acknowledged relay of the request while he was traveling in China and approved it. Reagan later signed a finding on January 17 1986, with Meese saying Reagan learned of the shipment only in February 1986.
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