Woman in Britain has jaws cemented to lose weight
Shirley Turner, 35, weighing 247 pounds, had her jaws cemented shut at Nottingham General Hospital to curb compulsive eating. She drinks diluted tomato soup through a quarter inch gap, aims for 126 pounds by June, and endures a rigid liquid diet amid infections and speech challenges.
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Carlton
England
Shirley
Neil Turner
Mrs. Turner
Nottingham General Hospital
Britain
Natural Steam Possible As New Energy Source
Major oil firms pursue geothermal energy on federal lands with geysers and hot springs. Rules for first leases on federal properties are expected within weeks, according to Bureau of Land Management spokesmen. A geologist quoted calls the development a real circus.
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Brendan Riley
Associated Press
Carson City, Nev
Oklahoma
Bob Webb
Bureau of Land Management
Nevada
California
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
First Citizens
Pioneer 10 Sees Jupiter Magnetosphere Contract Amid Solar Wind
Pioneer 10 reports Jupiter’s magnetic field and trapped particles disappear twice near the planet, suggesting a solar wind surge contracted Jupiter’s magnetosphere. Scientists, including Dr. Robert Nanamaker and Dr. John Wolfe, discuss the unexpected data as color images from Jupiter reach Earth.
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Mountain View
Calif
Jupiter
Pioneer 10
Pioneer
Interplanetary Space
John Wolfe
Wolfe
Earth
Contempt Citations Sought by Senate Watergate Panel
Senate Watergate committee chair Sam J. Ervin Jr. said the panel may seek contempt citations against witnesses who refuse to testify on campaign financing. He asked for a $500,000 funding increase, bringing the total to $1.5 million, to cover witness fees and nationwide investigators. The panel has delayed further hearings until January.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Senate
Ervin
Unusual Auction Funds Northwest Nature Magazine
A Pacific Search auction raised about 18 000 to 20 000 for a nonprofit nature magazine. Bidders won 500 experiences including a 13 mile overnight hike with Robert L Wood and a week in a Mexican house with staff. Other items included a python baby care, a day with Attorney General Slade Gorton, and a four day Puget Sound tugboat cruise.
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Bob Ingle
Associated Press
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Nature
Canada
Sid Rice
Pacific Search
Pacific Northwest
Rice
Robert L. Wood
Olympic Mountains
Washington
Slade
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