Drunk-Driver Bill Moves To Cut Highway Death Toll
WASHINGTON President Reagan signed legislation to boost federal grants totaling 125 million dollars to push states to create programs reducing drunken driving and stiffen penalties. Authorities say drunk driving causes at least 25,000 traffic deaths yearly. In related reports, Canada tightens horse import inspections to curb vesicular stomatitis, and New York Daily News announces a 44 million expansion plus a three-year union contract to prop up profitability and avoid further layoffs.
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Poland drafts new powers under martial law
Poland's parliament debated a party drafted law to regulate workers and assign jobs, with a target on Solidarity activists. Prime Minister Jaruzelski urged a battle against layabouts, while some legislators opposed the parasitism measure. Parliament had earlier approved a law banning Solidarity in martial law.
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Balloon Cash and San Francisco Madam House Auction
A Scottsbluff city worker found a rolled one dollar bill attached to balloons drifting down from the sky. In San Francisco, Sally Stanford’s Pacific Heights mansion is up for sale to the highest bidder after her death, with 9 bedrooms and 6 baths among its marble trimmed entrance and nine room plan, open for viewing until bid deadline November 17.
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UPI
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Lochman
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Miss Stanford
Sausalito
Elizabeth Phillips
Herbert Walton
Miss Phillips
Poison laced Excedrin prompts store pull and health warnings
Denver authorities urge voluntary recall of Extra Strength Excedrin after four people fall ill from mercuric chloride tainted capsules. Dr Rumack warns handling pills risks exposure. FDA lacks authority to force stores to stop selling. The case follows nationwide product tampering incidents linked to cyanide laced Tylenol earlier this month.
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Barry Rumack
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Rocky Mountain Poison Control Center
Larry Gomez
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Chicago
William Sinkovic
Aurora Community Hospital
Sinkovic
Rumor of Halloween Ax Attacks at Holy Cross and Villanova
Female Holy Cross and Villanova students plan to go home this weekend as rumors of ax killings on Halloween spread. Officials deny any evidence, note parental concern, and advise students to stay calm while campuses monitor the chatter and address inquiries.
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Masa
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Villanova
Mary Saletta
Sherman House
Hanse
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Penne
Juli Afsted
Jan Stefan
Nor'easter Drives Winds and Power Outages Across Coast
A major storm battered the East with winds up to 60 mph from the mid-Atlantic to southern New England, knocking out electric lines from Georgia to New England and flooding beaches from Kitty Hawk to Seabrook. Gale warnings extended from Virginia to the West Coast, while California and Oregon saw heavy rain and mountain snow. Record highs and lows for the date were noted, with statewide temperatures and humidity reported.
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Plains
Reagan Eyes Latin America Trip To Boost Ties
President Reagan plans a late fall swing to Latin America with stops in Brazil Colombia and Costa Rica to bolster hemispheric relations. He will travel November 30 returning December 4 and will meet with Presidents Joao Figueiredo Belisario Betancourt and Luis Alberto Monge amid concerns U S focus on domestic matters has limited engagement with the region.
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Colombia
Costa Rica
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Eve Oon Tanec
Joao Eiredlo
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Luis Alberto Monge
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