Reagan seeks allied backing for Gulf security plan in Venice
President Reagan, marking the Marshall Plan anniversary, urges Western democracies to support increased U S naval protection for Kuwaiti tankers in the Persian Gulf and warns Japan of a protectionist backlash. He notes allied concerns and urges open markets as Venice summit nears.
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AIDS spreads slowly among heterosexuals
World wide studies presented at the Third International Conference on AIDS show heterosexual transmission rising as AIDS progresses. Belgan scientists cite a 48 year old engineer who infected 10 women before dying in July 1986. Redfield of Walter Reed warns this is now the major transmission mode globally and likely in the United States.
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Robert Redfield
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Washington
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Margaret Fischl
University of Miamm
Booing Hits Bush During AIDS Conference Speech
Vice President George Bush was overheard on a live mic asking "Who was that some gay groups out there" after a AIDS conference talk. Reagan had been booed the night before for supporting routine testing for certain groups.
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World’s oldest person turns 114 in Swansea home
Anna Eliza Williams born June 2 1873 marks 114 with cake and sherry at Tuxedo Old People’s Home Swansea. She eats vegetables, refuses medicines, never smoked, has one daughter Constance Harvey and two grandchildren. Guinness confirms her as oldest authenticated.
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Massacre in Sri Lanka shocks nation after bus ambush
Tamil separatists ambushed an eastern Sri Lanka bus, killing 33 including 29 Buddhist monks and wounding over 11. Dressed in uniforms, more than 50 attackers stopped the vehicle near a village 125 miles east of Colombo. Monks returning from an ordination were among the dead.
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Abrams grilled as Iran Contra probes widen questions
Senate and House investigators pressed Elliott Abrams on contradictions and alleged misstatements in prior testimony. Senators Nunn Cohen and others questioned his knowledge of secret U S aid to the Contras and his solicitation of funds from Brunei amid Boland limits.
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Abrams set as 14th witness in Iran Contra hearings
Witness Elliott Abrams assistant secretary of state for inter American affairs will testify as the 14th witness. He helped solicit funds for the Contras from other countries. Former ambassador Lewis Tambs testified that Abrams with North and a CIA official urged resupply aid while US military assistance was banned. Abrams lacks immunity from prosecution. Latest testimony from suspended CIA station chief Joe Fernandez contradicted prior CIA assurances.
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