Electric Gun Used In Station Stickup
A Miami service station robbery introduces the Taser Public Defender as criminals used the 50,000 volt weapon to immobilize attendant William Lawson. Police linked the device to a prior gun shop burglary and noted safety and legal concerns over its nonlethal status and use by criminals.
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New Math Aids Doctors In Risk Benefit Decisions
Two Tufts New England Medical Center physicians present a simple risk benefit formula to guide treatment for suspected disease. It links treatment risks, benefits, and disease probability, and can be used for individuals or groups to justify care and save time and money.
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Tufts New England Medical Center
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Jerome Kassirer
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Governor's Son Wins Lead Role Under False Name
Boston AP report notes John Dickson, a Brookline high school senior and son of Governor Michael Dukakis, used a pseudonym to audition for the Paul Revere lead in a bicentennial musical. Director Kippy Dewey says John, 17, was chosen for merit over connections. He lists journalist, actor or plumber as goals. A bicentennial footnote recalls the 1776 seizure of the Prince George in Portsmouth harbor.
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John Dickson
John Dukakis
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Brookline High School
Michael Dukakis
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Paul Revere
Kippy Dewey
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