U S combat ships move toward Persian Gulf crisis
The United States ships sail toward the Persian Gulf as Iraq roils the region with warnings to Kuwait and threats to oil routes. Iraq moves about 30 000 troops toward the Kuwaiti border while the United States and United Arab Emirates conduct a limited air exercise with KC 135 tankers and a C 141 aircraft to bolster allied defenses.
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Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Emirates
Hussein
Bush
Iraq
Kuwaiti
Iran
U.S
Pentagon
Gulf
Europe
Pete Williams
United States
Persian Gulf
Bahrain
Williams
Strait of Hormuz
Saddam Hussein
Geneva
Washington Post
Air Force One
Washington
Philadelphia
White House
Marlin Fitawater
The
Van Gogh suffered rare ear disease linked to madness
Medical researchers claim Vincent van Gogh did not suffer epilepsy or madness but had Ménière’s disease, a inner ear disorder causing tinnitus vertigo and hearing loss. After reviewing 700 letters they say he remained rational, cut his ear to ease auditory torment, and later sought asylum in St Remy in 1889 before his death in 1890.
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Vincent van Gogh
Memere
van Gogh
Colorado Neurologic Institute
Swedish Medical Center
Shambaugh Hearing and Allergy Center
Journal of
American Medical Association
Kaufman Arenberg
Meniere
Erlcenes and Lunatics
St. Remy
France
Disabled man seeks own home for shared living appeals
Thomas Allen, 77, who spent decades in state institutions and recently lived in ENABLE's group apartment, seeks a private home with a bedroom and ground floor access. ENABLE matches disabled individuals with homeowner volunteers, offering ramp construction funding and a share of SSI, while Allen desires privacy and independent life in a neighborhood with transit access.
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Allen
Enable
United Cerebral Palsy
Tom
Ruth Charles
State Office of
Rome
Craig’ Developmental Center
Livingston County
Syracuse
Charles
Patricia
Lynn Burdick
Nedrow
Mary Pester
Thomas Allen
Court St
Central New York hospitals report 1988 cesarean rates
Health Department data show St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center delivering 19.1 percent of babies by cesarean in 1988, with state officials calling 25 percent a high threshold. Crouse Irving Memorial and Community General cite high risk births and steadily declining rates, while New York City facilities range from 10 to 48 percent.
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St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center
Health Department
John Cahill
Bureau of Community
Community General
Crouse Irving Memorial
New York
Brooklyn
Victory Memorial Hospital
North General Hospital
Manhattan
Oneida City Hospital
Public Citizen Health Research Group
Ralph Nader
Fenn
Bonnie Voiland
Veiland
St. Joseph's
Cuomo to funnel funds to Senate races from Empire PAC
Gov Mario Cuomo plans to transfer thousands from his Empire Leadership Fund to the state Democratic Campaign Committee to aid the November elections. Officials weigh how much money to move while noting the federal PAC supports candidates at multiple levels.
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Albany
Mario Cuomo
Senate
Cuomo
John Marino
Empire Leadership Fund
Democratic
Marino
State Board of Elections
Federal Pac
Senate Democrats
Chester Straub
Straub
Democrats
Friends of
Mano M. Cuomo
Congressional
U.S. Senate
New York
Ron Brown
Brown
Jesse Jackson
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Burdicks
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Inslee
Langhorne
Ruth
Ellen Blalock
Stall
Tom Allen
Clinton Plaza
Deborah Fenn
Jaswat Bal
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New York City
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State Republican Committee
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