Reagan Aides Defend Civil Rights Record Amid Criticism
Washington: The Reagan Administration rejected a Civil Rights Commission report criticizing education policy. The panel warned reforms could reduce federal civil rights enforcement in schools. Deputy Press Secretary Speakes said the administration has aggressively pursued minority recruitment for policy positions.
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North Carolina Lt Governor Faces Bribe Charges
Lt Gov Jimmy Green accused in grand jury presentment of conspiring to take $10,000 monthly bribes from an undercover FBI agent. District Attorney C Colon Willoughby filed a two count presentment in Wake County Superior Court, naming Howard Franklin Watts involved in a broader Colcor corruption probe.
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Howard Franklin Watts
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North Carolina
Colcor
Robert J. Drdak
100 U.S. advisers head to Honduras to train Salvadoran troops
A convoy of 100 U.S. Army Green Beret advisers arrives by ship from Wilmington, North Carolina to a World War II era base on Puerto Castilla on the Caribbean coast 150 miles northeast of Tegucigalpa. They join 20 specialists already there to train 2,400 Salvadoran soldiers over six months in rifles, machine guns, mortars, and counter guerrilla operations including locating camps and neutralizing hideouts.
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Zoe Zipper Car Aims to Redefine Tiny Transport
California firm Zoe Motors unveils the 370 pound three wheeled Zipper built in Japan. It uses a 50cc engine, tops 45 mph, and comes in hard top or convertible. Plans call for 5000 to 7000 units next year starting around 3200 dollars with Japan sales over 2000 already.
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Fifteen-year-old Branko to enroll as Illinois junior
Branko Radosavljevic, age 15 and National Merit winner, will enter the University of Illinois as a junior next fall after graduating Morgan Park High School and spending a year at Purdue Calumet. His father Svetislav is a computer programming professor, and his 20-year-old brother Alexander plans to room with him at Illinois. The boy earned two years of college credits and excelled academically without parental pressure.
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Herpes vaccine eyed as prevention not cure
British researchers say an effective herpes vaccine could reach market in two to three years as a preventive measure rather than a cure. In trials, 300 high-risk individuals showed only two infections over two years, suggesting significantly fewer recurrences, especially after a first attack. Cost and rollout timing remain uncertain.
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Pittsburgh program fights overweight preschoolers
A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine initiative begins a preschool weight control program for 14 months to 5 years olds. It combines nutrition, active play, and parent involvement to slow weight gain and prevent future obesity, supported by NIH funding and ongoing follow ups.
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Western Psychiatric Institute
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School of Medicine
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National Institutes of Health
Near miss as Bird rescued short of Australian coast
British photographer Peter Birds solo Pacific crossing ends 33 miles from Australia after being plucked from stormy seas near the Great Barrier Reef by Royal Australian Navy patrol boat Bendigo. He had rowed about 1590 miles since leaving San Francisco Bay on Aug 23 and struggled through coral and gale conditions. The navigator Ken Crutchlow warned he risked wrecking near Papua New Guinea as he neared Cape York.
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Weather: Tornado Outbreak, Heavy Rain Across Central States
A slow moving cold front triggered heavy rain and thunderstorms across the midwest and plains with at least 27 tornadoes in seven states. Minnesota recorded 11 twisters injuring four and damaging homes and farms while Texas Nebraska and Missouri faced flooding and high winds. Temperature records were challenged across Atlantic City Santa Maria and other regions as warm conditions persisted.
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