Budget bill reaches final Senate vote amid Nicaragua aid
The Senate approved a record 606 billion spending package by a 72 to 21 vote to cover fiscal 1988 priorities, paired with a tax and entitlement bill, advancing the two-year deficit plan. Controversy centered on $9 million for Contra rebels and logistics, with White House backing and House opposition risking a veto.
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Blood test claims 95 percent cancer detection rate
A Boston researcher from Beth Israel Hospital touts an experimental nuclear magnetic resonance blood analysis system that screened 2,127 patients and identified malignancies correctly in 95 percent of samples. The report highlights the method as a potential cancer screening tool.
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Dick MacPherson A Syracuse coach in a dream season
Dick MacPherson, once threatened with dismissal, is now a media darling in Syracuse after leading the Orange to an undefeated season and a Sugar Bowl bid. He works hard, attends morning mass at St Therese, prays in Latin and French, and enjoys a surge of fan devotion as Yogi Berra praises him.
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OPEC holds line on prices after Vienna talks
In Vienna OPEC ministers tentatively kept current price and output, deferring a broader new accord. Iran may join later, Iraq balks without higher quotas, and the group kept a January 1 ceiling of 15.06 million barrels daily for 12 members, signaling possible further price declines in the near term.
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Reagan says SDI talks advance but Soviets press testing limits
President Reagan defended Star Wars SDI during a Camp David radio address, saying Soviet efforts to restrict test ing continue despite progress toward half reductions in strategic nuclear arsenals. He warned the Soviets should not ransom future arms cuts to SDI testing limits.
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Survival of the loud at briefing in Washington
Protesters wave signs as PEACE NOW banners ride past cars while posters warn about the mark of the beast. The scene unfolds near a Ronald Reagan news conference as coverage narrows to 15 second clips amid debates over the INF treaty and Gorbachev’s portrayal. Washington reporters and icons like Donaldson and Wu are noted in Page Al6 coverage.
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Reagan Becomes Peacemaker At Washington Summit
President Reagan steps into peacemaker role while Mikhail Gorbachev shows a human side during the Washington summit. The new arms treaty faces a tough Senate test as superpower tensions surface. Wives of leaders kept at arms length as talks unfold.
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