Naked Chickens at LSU Spur Odd Research Project
Ex LSU researcher Dr William Johnson studies naked chickens to learn why they are featherless and have no commercial value. The birds sunburn easily, lose heat, and require indoor care with heaters set above 75 degrees. Johnson notes social and sexual quirks and plans to hatch about 100 more to explore genetic and chemical traits.
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Baton Rouge
William Johnson
Robert Truax
Louisiana State Soda
Johnson
LSU
Truman fights zoning ruling over near-complete garage
Truman's Auto & Cycle School owner says he built about half of a garage on Ocean Park Road, Saco, then faced a zoning denial to place it in a business zone. He plans to appeal the appeals board decision in Superior Court if needed, arguing the garage is essential to service seven school cars.
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Linda Brickley
Truman
Auto & Cycle
Ocean Park Road
Saco
Paul Truman
Appeals Board
Zoning All Board
Ermit
Saco planners clash over moratorium for North Saco zoning
A planning board workshop in Saco sees strong opposition to a North Saco C-1 conservation zone moratorium with critics arguing a citywide halt on building harms jobs and ignores broader issues. Officials note half of C-1 land is unsuitable for sewage and discuss Comprehensive Plan revisions and emergency rationale.
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Linda Brickley
City of
Saco
North Saco
Planning Board
City Council
Ronald Zehner
Zehner
Richard Hjort
Arthur Lerman
Sider
Soil Conservation Service
Ronald Ayotte
Tax negotiators back extended cuts with work bonus in play
Senate House conferees reached agreement to extend current individual tax cuts through 1977 while keeping two temporary boosts and making a third permanent. A $180 credit for a family of four earning $15,000 and a refundable work bonus up to $400 are part of the package alongside higher standard deductions, aiming to ease the recession impact while awaiting full House Senate approval.
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Washington
Senate House
House
Senate
Ford
Binary nerve gas sparks fear of new weapon era
Scientist Dr. Rutman warns Pentagon seeks funds for binary nerve gas weapons. The two chemicals would form deadly gas when fired, sparking concerns of proliferation and undermining Geneva disarmament talks. House aide Berdes warns bureaucrats push the program despite past defeats.
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San Francisco
Pentagon
R.J. Rutman
University of Pennsylvania
American Chemical Society
Congress
Defense Department
Chemical Society
Department
Pinebluff Arsenal
Arkansas
Berdes
U.S
Geneva
Rutman
Hurricane Carol anniversary and other world events
Today marks Aug 31, 1976 with historical notes including the 1954 Hurricane Carol death toll and damages, England’s 1290 Jewish exile, Rhode Island liquor ban to Indians in 1654, Roosevelt neutrality act of 1935, 1944 Battle of Tannenberg, and a 1966 Soviet action on the Warren Commission edition.
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Associated Press
United States
England
Edward I
Rhode Island General Assembly
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
Tannenberg
Poland
Russia
Moscow
Kennedy
Hanford glovebox blast sickens eight in Richland
A Monday explosion inside a glovebox at the Hanford Atomic Reservation in Richland Washington left eight workers contaminated by radiation. Two remain isolated undergoing washings to remove radioactivity as officials report only a small leakage. The incident fuels a national debate on nuclear safety.
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UPI
Hanford Atomic Reservation
Richland
Wash
Liberty as a paradox in daily life cartoon humor
A light note frames liberty as freedom from disliked outcomes to become bound to chosen joys, a social quip from the humor page. The brief gag reflects the paper's weekly mood and offers a wry perspective on personal choice.
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Hjort
Ment
Pacific
Hanford Atomic Res
Portland
Salem
Seattle
Ciand
Oregon
Journal
New England
Maine
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