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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1981
Page
4
Gene Kelly will host NBC taped program featuring Ben Vereen Debby Boone and Mickey Gilley aimed at future Opryland stars. He will not dance but may sing a tune or two and plans to coach rising performers.
The 27th slaying of a young black in Atlanta involves 17-year-old William Barrett found in DeKalb County with postmortem abdominal punctures. Investigators link Barrett by fibers to earlier victims while a missing 16-year-old boy prompts further search. Autopsy shows asphyxia. investigators seek cause and motive amid a connected pattern.
At St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis two boys were accidentally overdosed with cisplatinum used to treat malignant tumors. Pak Shiu Fung, 8, died after an overdose given via IV. another unnamed patient died the next day. A hospital committee reviews pharmacy procedures while the Fung family considers actions. The error occurred when a vial containing more drug than prescribed was used to mix the medication. The overdoses are the pharmacy’s first fatal mistake in two decades.
Two boys ages 7 and 9 from Far Rockaway Queens were charged with juvenile delinquency in the drownings of cousins Ferguson Evans and Jabril Broomfield, found in about four feet of water at Norton Basin drainoff of Jamaica Bay. Neighbors earlier reported possible foul play, and police said community information led to arrests.
A federally funded study reported that heavy whiskey, wine, and beer drinkers have a higher risk of oral cancer than non drinkers and even heavy cigarette smokers. The research, led by Dr. Arthur Mashberg and Lawrence Garfinkel, tracked 678 patients with and without oral cancer and noted elevated risks across beverage types.
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