Blood AIDS test under fire amid licensing plan
Washington AP reports a long awaited blood screening test for AIDS infection may be used in a few weeks after FDA licensing. Critics warn false positives and negatives could raise transfusion risks. Lambda Legal seeks delay, citing test limits and labeling.
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Reagan Moment Is Ours Move Forward Conservatism Speech
President Reagan told conservatives they represent mainstream American thought and urged moving forward on taxes and Nicaragua. He said conservatives have captured public imagination, vowed no tax hikes to cut the deficit, and expressed cautious support for rebels in Nicaragua while warning against overextension. Other leaders eyed succession after Reagan's term.
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Police hunt drug blamed for five deaths and 14 hospitalizations
Washington police traced an especially potent batch of heroin suspected in five deaths and 14 hospitalizations. Four of the hospitalized overdoses were in critical condition. A spokesman said samples were sent to the medical examiner for testing while investigators work to confirm the drug type.
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Sunny Highs Evening Weather Notifies Readers
A brief local weather note forecasts mild evening conditions with temperatures in the 30s. Details mention contact lines for A2 News circulation and related reader services.
Milk rally in Syracuse fizzles amid dairy rift
A planned milk-dumping rally in Syracuse attracted fewer than 80 farmers, exposing a split with Onondaga County Farm Bureau leaders who favor a less militant approach to signaling dairy concerns over the 1985 farm bill and price-support cuts. Organizers blamed bureau leadership after a 44 hour emergency meeting to oppose the tactic.
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ONeill Defends Farm Aid Against Reagan Veto Threat
House Speaker Thomas P. ONeill accused President Reagan of obstructing emergency farm credit relief, saying the administration blocks aid to farmers. He fast tracks Senate approved credit relief amid tensions over budget impact, hoping for quick passage as farmers face planting loans and potential 1985 crop losses.
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Shultz urges Nicaragua to curb Soviet Cuban presence
Secretary of State George Shultz met with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and pressed the Sandinista government to reduce Soviet and Cuban military involvement in Nicaragua. Ortega reiterated a call for Cuba to withdraw 100 military advisers and to pause new weapons purchases, with Shultz framing U.S. goals as supporting Central American peace and democracy within the Contadora process.
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POW reunion in Rome recalls war years and BBC radios
Two ex POWs Tony Dipriman and Alan LaShier met for the first time in over 40 years at Dipriman’s Rome home. They shared memories of their B 17 crew, discussed wartime events, and noted how BBC broadcasts on hidden radios helped them track the war. Dipriman recalled liberty at New York Harbor on return.
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