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...back the currency-cushion funds until 1985-and then only to nations that are paid-up UNESCO members. Snapped one member of the U.S. delegation: "It looks to us as if he's trying to rewrite the rules late in the game." But before tempers could flare further, the prospect of an amicable settlement was offered by UNESCO Liaison Officer Doudou Diene, who pledged that "ways and means will be found to give back the money...
Though it lacks San Francisco's flare for protest, Dallas nonetheless will inspire its share of political sideshows. Activities are planned by gays, nuclear-freeze activists, union members and Moral Majority missionaries. The most elaborate demonstrations will begin the Saturday before the convention, when a consortium of organizations led by ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) kicks off a three-day Alliance for Justice in 1984 program. Organizers expect 2,000 visiting protesters to bunk at a tent city along the banks of the Trinity River. They and like-minded Dallasites plan a door-to-door voter...
...control group had outbreaks during the period. In the second study, conducted at the University of Washington in Seattle, 68% of 96 patients taking acyclovir during a four-month test period remained symptom free, while 94% of those taking placebos developed blisters. In both studies, patients suffered flare-ups after they stopped taking the drug...
...First there is the "daily, hard, getting-around pain." This constant pain of rheumatoid arthritis has been with Maureen Hemmis, 37, since she was 18 years old. Then there is the variable pain: spots of acute, stabbing sensations that change location each day. Worst of all are the arthritic flare-ups when each joint rages and burns, hot to the touch. "The pain is everywhere. You can't be moved or touched. It's very much like being on fire...
...flare-up coincides with an annual Vietnamese offensive against Khmer Rouge guerrillas opposed to Viet Nam's occupation of Kampuchea. Beginning in March, Vietnamese troops attacked rebel positions along the border between Thailand and Kampuchea. The Chinese, who support the guerrillas, use their own attacks to divert Vietnamese attention-and firepower-from Kampuchea...