Government to restart disability reviews in January nationwide
Washington AP reports the government will resume reviews in January for about 2.6 million disability recipients to determine continued eligibility. Health Secretary Margaret Heckler says new humane procedures include face to face interviews and trained staff, with about 55,000 letters to go out inviting recipients to discuss their cases.
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Vietnam vet ends 51 day bamboo cage fast near Seattle
Gino Casanova, 34, a Vietnam veteran, ended a 51 day hunger fast conducted in a bamboo cage near Kent. He weighed 185 pounds at start and lost 43 pounds. President Reagan pledged a meeting within two months to discuss soldiers missing in action. Casanova planned to leave the cage today and may enter a hospital.
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Cigarette maker wins 5 million libel award against CBS
A U S District Court jury awarded Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp 5.05 million in damages against CBS Inc and Walter Jacobson for a 1981 broadcast claiming the company marketed to lure children. The panel also assigned 3 million general damages and 2 million punitive damages to CBS and Jacobson, with 50 thousand to Jacobson. Ernest Peeples called it a sweet victory and said the press must answer for straying from facts. CBS plans an appeal.
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Admitted killer of 13 executed in Nevada
Carroll Edward Cole, who confessed to 13 killings as revenge against his abusive mother, was executed by injection in Nevada. He was 47, pronounced dead at 2:10 am PST, six minutes after three deadly chemicals were pumped in. Cole was the state’s first execution since 1979 and the 50th in the United States since the 1976 reinstitution of the death penalty.
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Local Postage Published in Elyria News Briefs
Classified postal and office contact snippet from Elyria edition lists mailing info and home delivery rates. It notes daily publication except Christmas by Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company with addresses and phone lines for Elyria Lorain Cleveland.
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Promising cancer therapy using killer cells hailed by researchers
Specialists said the interleukin-2 based treatment shows strong promise but lacks proof of effectiveness. Researchers noted no recurrence in treated patients for over 10 months, with potential significance if six more months pass without progression. Cost and toxicity remain major barriers to widespread use.
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Cops probe spanking incident in Lorain boy case
Police and juvenile detectives investigate a reported spanking of a Lorain boy who was treated for bruised buttocks at a hospital. Family says doctors were told, while school officials and the district’s curriculum executive discuss next steps amid the inquiry.
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