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...Karami-seemed to be making some headway. In parts of Beirut, Christians and Moslems tore down barricades and gun emplacements and were aided by army bulldozers. But elsewhere in the capital, the combatants continued exchanging gunfire. The week's senseless violence had taken 100 lives, raising the death toll since April to more than 2,500, and had devastated even more of Beirut, turning the capital's urbanscape into a scarred battlefield (see color...
Though cigarette smoking is responsible for at least 80% of all lung cancers, asbestos fibers are also taking an increasing toll. It has long been known that workers exposed to high levels of airborne asbestos fibers developed more lung malignancies than people in other occupations. But doctors have recently suggested that others are also vulnerable: painters or homeowners sanding asbestos-based compounds used for covering rough areas on walls or ceilings; mechanics who work on asbestos-insulated brake linings...
...classified as 100% disabled on psychological grounds-and holds no job. "I don't think I could handle it every day," he says. "I'd be fine for a while, then someone might say something to me and boom." Last week's episode took its toll. After the shooting, Secret Service agents escorted him into the St. Francis Hotel for questioning, congratulating him on his action. "All I knew was that I was shaking so much I couldn't light a cigarette," he recalls. Nor could he comply with the agents' request that he write...
...take her mind off Argentina's deepening problems, which include an astonishing 234% annual inflation rate. The level of political violence is rising too. Since Mrs. Perón took office, right-and left-wing terrorism has claimed more than 900 lives. Last week's toll was four dead, among them the Defense Ministry's chief of intelligence, who was shot to death as he stood in a check-out line in a Buenos Aires grocery store...
...some South Boston youngsters who are now starting their second year without school, the boycott is taking a tragic toll. The 16-year-old daughter of a militant antibusing leader has given up hope of becoming a speech therapist after staying home last year. "She just can't make it now," says her mother, who still refuses to send the girl back to school...