Cancer Institute ends low tar cigarette project and refocuses
Washington UP I report shows the National Cancer Institute phasing out the 12 year effort to develop a safer cigarette and shifting toward behavioral studies to deter youth from smoking. Dr. Vincent DeVita, the new institute director, says quitting is possible and cites improved cancer cure rates and a potential 50 percent five year rate. The institute has spent 57.5 million on the program, with 3.96 million this year on lung cancer smoking history, animal studies, cigarette constituents, and tobacco research within a 1 billion dollar annual budget. DeVita stresses pursuing research to understand why people smoke and how to help them quit, while acknowledging critics who say no cigarette can be safe.
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Fire at Ontario nursing home leaves 21 dead
Mississauga officials said 21 elderly patients died as a top floor fire swept through a private nursing home owned by Extendicare. About 85 residents were evacuated to a nearby facility as firefighters used ropes and an aerial ladder to rescue others. several responders were treated for smoke inhalation. The fire chief and mayor indicated the cause had not been determined, though investigators suspected smoke.
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Ontario
UPI
Doug Burrows
Extendicare
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
United States
Harold Livergant
Extendicare Burrows
Burrows
Hazel McCallion
Eight die in Alaska plane crash carrying federal officials
A twin engine Cessna 402 carrying federal workers on a tour of Alaskan native fishing villages crashed on Seward Peninsula after takeoff from Nome. Eight people were killed including Walter G. Jones and Kay Koweluk. Pilot Lee Eckels also perished. NTSB will determine cause amid fog and search efforts.
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Alaska
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Ryan Air Service
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Cernick
National Transportation Safety Board
Walter G. Jones
National Marine Fisheries Service
Jack Wilburn
Anchorage
U.S. Department of Commerce
James Rendall
The
Bering Straits Native Corporation
Diana Gardenier
Portland
Ore
KNOM
Lee G. Eckels
Japan's PM shows martial arts interest
Zenko Suzuki, the 69 year old prime minister designate, shows a long held interest in martial arts. An undated file photo shows him at age three in a child military uniform with a toy sword and Monday at his home he wields a martial arts wood sword for visiting reporters. Suzuki is a former king maker within the Liberal Democratic party and is expected to become prime minister later in the week.
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Suzuki
LA to end chaining of inmates in labor
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will stop chaining pregnant inmates to beds during labor and shortly after childbirth. The move follows a lawsuit filed by Gloria Allred over restraints at Sybil Brand Institute and a hearing where the judge rejected an injunction while noting the practice as barbaric. The policy also limits restraints on misdemeanor prisoners except in rare cases.
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UPI
Gloria Allred
Sybil Brand Institute
Arab the Bull Dies After Temptation Strain Lawsuit
In Chester England a lawsuit claims Arab the bull died from overexhaustion after being tempted by a neighbor's herd. Farmer John Lloyd sues 95-year-old Miss Sarah Ann Wright for 355000, alleging stray heifers caused Arab to become excited and injure himself, leading to his destruction. The case notes Arab’s potential stud value and recounts defenses claiming the bull was past breeding and of limited value.
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England
UPI
John Lloyd
Sarah Ann Wright
Exon Hyo
Lloyd
Richard Clegg
Clegg
Miss Wright
Emalyn Hoosen
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