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...symptoms and grouping of victims reminds some virologists of epidemic neuromyasthenia, a polio-like syndrome that occurred in clusters from California to Iceland between 1934 and 1960. Some victims suffered tiredness for years. No organic cause was ever discovered. The latest medical research has focused on several viruses active in fatigue-syndrome sufferers. One frequently cited suspect is Epstein-Barr virus, a member of the herpes family that is carried by an estimated 90% of American adults. Researchers speculate that stress, an immune-system deficiency or even environmental toxins could activate EBV, which is known to cause most cases...
...able to come up with terms of a new pact for voters to ratify. Papandreou has gradually been softening his stand on the bases in recent months. Foreign Minister Karolos Papoulias will meet with Secretary of State George Shultz during this week's NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Iceland to discuss a timetable for negotiations...
...Iceland's Althing, or parliament, is the oldest in the world, dating back to the year 930. Still, it is fairly bursting with modern ideas. Since 1983 the assembly has been home to the world's first feminist party to win parliamentary representation, the Women's Alliance. Last week the party came a step closer to wielding real power. On April 25, Icelandic voters ousted the center-right government of Prime Minister Steingrimur Hermannsson and in the process gave the Alliance 10% of the vote...
...seat parliament. The women now hold the balance of power, and will probably end up in a new center-right governing coalition. The Alliance touts a "policy of the practical housewife" in economic matters and is opposed in principle to military alliances. Its members, however, are split over whether Iceland should withdraw from NATO...
During McManus' all too brief 19 months in command at TIME, the magazine was particularly praised for last year's American Best special issue, the creation of an Ethics section, the pioneering application of new technology to provide late coverage of the breakdown of the Iceland summit, and the remarkable use of photography in the Statue of Liberty Centennial issue, including the largest picture ever to appear in TIME, a four-page foldout of the fireworks over New York harbor. For such achievements last year, the magazine is again one of the five finalists for a National Magazine Award...