Word: bans
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Both leaders said they would meet again next year in the United States, and expressed the hope--but not the certainty--they would be able to sign historic agreements in 1990 to cut long range nuclear weapons and conventional forces in Europe and make progress toward a chemical weapons ban...
Sullivan vehemently insists that contrary to reports, it was he, not Mason, who made the decision last month to continue a federal ban on research in fetal-cell transplants, overruling the recommendation of an NIH committee that the research be continued. But there is no question that a decision to go forward with the research, which holds promise for finding new treatments for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and diabetes, would have provoked a fierce test of wills between Sullivan and Administration pro-lifers, who oppose the use of fetal tissue in medical research...
Rice, whose victory stemmed from his image as a civic healer, has urged the N.A.A.C.P. and others not to challenge the busing ban in court. Instead, the mayor-elect wants the school board to continue busing until he can develop a more attractive system of improved "magnet" schools that could keep the Seattle classrooms integrated. Rice's healing powers may be tested sooner than he expected...
Along with senior Government officials and judges, House members will receive a 7.9% salary increase in 1990 and a 25% hike in 1991. Tacked onto the raise was a ban on outside speaking fees or honorariums, which enable House members to boost their salaries by as much as $26,850 a year by giving pep talks to lobbyists and industry groups...
Lech Walesa is welcomed in the U.S. as a hero and pleads to let "deeds follow words" in Congress. But diplomatic caution and crippling deficits could shut America out of the emerging European order. -- The House swaps a pay hike for an honorarium ban, but the Senate passes on the bucks. -- As the S & L scandal spreads, the spotlight turns on the federal regulator who let the looting continue. -- Tornadoes strike 14 states, devastating Huntsville, Ala., and a New York school...