Space veterans return after 211 days in orbit
In Moscow, cosmonauts Anatoly Berezovoy and Valentin Lebedev land after a 211 day mission aboard Salyut 7. Tass reports they are well and recovered from weightlessness, landing 110 miles east of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan. In Norfolk, Playtex clears liability in a $5 million toxic shock death suit, state court verdict finds no fault with tampon maker.
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Anatoly Berezovoy
Valentin Lebedev
Earth
Tass
Berezovoy
Lebedev
Salyut-7 Space Station
Dzhezkazgan
Soviet Central Asian Republic
Kazakhstan
Norfolk, Va
International Playtex Inc
Pale
Playtex
Margaret Ellis
Norfolk
Ellis
Henry E. Howell Jr
4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Settlement reached in gasoline burn case for 4 year old CJ
A out of court agreement in Hidalgo County would pay Crescencio CJ Rodriguez Jr almost $15 million to cover lifelong medical needs after a plastic container of burning gasoline was tipped onto him at a Bay City convenience store. Attorneys say judge must approve the settlement.
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Houston
UPI
Crescencio
Cj” Rodriguez Jr
Bay City
Texas
Arturo Guerra
Hidalgo County
Mike Solar
Arthur Schechter
AIDS Spread Through Blood Transfusions Warns CDC
The CDC says AIDS can be transmitted via blood transfusions. A 20 month old San Francisco child without high risk factors or parents in high risk groups contracted AIDS after birth transfusions. Two other children with hemophilia, from Los Angeles and Pennsylvania, were also reported infected, highlighting transfusion risk.
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Atlanta
Aps
National Center For Disease Control
CDC
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pennsylvania
Plastic heart works, but Clark mind not yet alert
SALT LAKE CITY UPI doctors say Barney Clark's polyurethane artificial heart is working beautifully but his mind remains less alert after a seizure series that set back recovery. Clark, 61, is in critical condition 10 days after becoming the first man with a permanent artificial heart implanted. neurologists report signs of gradual improvement while a respirator and tube feeding continue.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Barney Clark
Clark
University of Utah Medical Center
Chase Peterson
University
Peterson
Una Loy
Texas Heart
Denton Cooley
Utah
Cooley
Water pollution suit targets Love Canal related wastes
The Justice Department alleges that chemical wastes from the S-Area Landfill near Love Canal have contaminated Niagara Falls New York public drinking water and ground water. The suit, filed in Buffalo federal court, seeks joint liability with Occidental Chemical Corp and reimbursement of investigation costs as well as a cleanup program.
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Justice Department
Love Canal
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Department
U.S. District Court
Buffalo
Hooker Chemical and Plastics Corp
Occidental Chemical Corp
S-Area
Hooker
Occidental
State of
New York
Yesterda
Old City
Sarea
Cyanide found in Anacin capsule poisoning case
Police in San Jose confirmed cyanide in a Maximum Strength Anacin III capsule linked to Sue Bowen a 30 year old housewife. Bowen's blood showed ten times normal cyanide levels while her husband Richard Bowen refused a lie detector test and is not a suspect. Authorities seek other potential victims and FBI checks for ties to Chicago poisonings as stores pulled Anacin III.
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San Jose
Calif
UPI
Joseph McNamary
Sue Bowen
Los Angeles
Richard Bowen
Bowen
Good Samaritan Hospital
California
Chicago
FBI
House committee backs 5.4B jobs bill in Congress
The House Appropriations Committee endorsed a 5.4 billion stopgap jobs package aimed at funding emergency public works, housing aid, and unemployment relief to keep government money flowing past December 17. The bill includes 1 billion for emergency jobs creation and 1 billion in grants for hard-pressed areas, with a 28-13 vote approving an amendment to raise congressional salaries.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
House
Silvio O. Conte
Rmass
Senate
Howard H. Baker Jr
Vic Fazio
D-Calif
Chrysler-Iacocca says firm can fund UAW deal with cash reserves
Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca says the company can afford a new 80 million contract with the United Auto Workers by dipping into cash reserves. The tentative settlement covers wage raises averaging 2200 for 43000 U.S. workers and similar terms in Canada, with ratification votes set over the next two weeks.
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Dearborn
Mich
UPI
Chrysler
Lee Iacocca
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Council
U.S
Canada
Detroit Free Press
Detroit
UAW
Douglas Fraser
General Motors Corp
Iacocca
United States
Gorsuch Will Obey President Despite Contempt Threat
Anne Gorsuch faces possible contempt citation from the House for refusing to release subpoenaed EPA cleanup documents. The Public Works and Transportation Committee approved the contempt move 28 to 1, setting up a House confrontation over disclosure of records vital to investigations into chemical waste dump cleanup costs. Gorsuch pledged adherence to Reagan’s executive privilege rulings on sensitive documents.
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UPI
Anne Gorsuch
Congress
Environmental Protection Agency
Reagan
House Public Works and Transportation Committee
Gorsuch
White House
House
Justice Department
EPA
Mrs. Gorsuch
Robert Prolman
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