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Chief Justice William Rehnquist offered no indication that he'd be leaving the bench as he made his way through announcements of the final decisions of the Supreme Court's term this morning in his weakened condition. Rehnquist-who missed five months of the term while being treated for thyroid cancer-gaveled the courtroom closed until early October without mentioning a word about the retirement that many court-watchers had been expecting...
...State Department was too soft on the Communist country. Funderburk's campaign is being run by the state's National Congressional Club, which previously engineered the elections of Conservative Avatar Jesse Helms and his colleague John East, who is leaving the Senate after just one term because of a thyroid disorder. The N.C.C. has launched the same no-holds-barred polemical attack on Broyhill that it previously employed against Democrats...
BENEFITS Reduces muscular tension and relaxes the body, protecting against injuries and enhancing circulation. Regular practice can boost the immune system and may reduce the symptoms of many chronic diseases, including arthritis, diabetes and thyroid disorders...
...that constricts blood vessels. Should the salt level fall too far, the body reverses the procedure, cranking up renin to hold on to water and releasing angiotensin to tighten vessels. There are a lot of things that can throw that system off, including kidney disease and tumors on the thyroid gland. In most cases, however, it's simply too little exercise, too much food and too much salt...
AILING. WILLIAM REHNQUIST, 80, Chief Justice of the U.S.; with thyroid cancer; in Washington. The type and prognosis of his illness, which has prompted increased speculation about the future of the Supreme Court, were not disclosed, although the additional announcement of a tracheotomy suggests an advanced or complicated case...