Oldest Buddhist Scroll Found in South Korea Pagoda
Columbia professor says Korean scholars found an 8th century Buddhist scroll in Kyongju pagoda. The 20 to 21 foot long text dates between 704 and 751 and uses 12 wooden blocks for impressions. Damage includes worming and decay, with study by Korea’s Cultural Assets Preservation Committee.
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Columbia University
Gari Ledyard
Columbia
Japan
Ledyard
Speck Taken To Peoria For Trial
Richard Speck, 25, charged with eight murders, moved by car from Cook County jail to Peoria. He will be tried on all eight indictments together when the trial opens in Peoria Monday, under Judge Herbert C. Paschen. The judge also ordered sweeping news coverage restrictions for the trial.
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Peoria County
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Planes Hunt For Space Bug Satellite Beale Descent
Air Force planes hunted for Biosatellite 1 after it likely dropped to Earth in Australia following a two month orbit. The 280 pound capsule carried insects bacteria seeds and a radiation source and may have deployed its parachute on reentry. NASA tracked the capsule from Cape Kennedy Dec 14 with a mission to study space flight effects on organisms.
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Calif
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Fla
Pacific
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UF Students Protest Penalty Over Nude Teen Pamela Brewer
UF students staged overnight protests at Tigert Hall demanding dialogue on discipline. They sought an elected committee and a reconsideration of Pamela Brewer’s two year probation for posing nude in an off campus magazine.
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University of Florida
Ana
Amela Brewer
A. Gorutie 8 Ag
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Miss Brewer
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Springfield
Selig Goldin
Pamela Go Iclent
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Driver's Right To Appeal To Review License Suspensions
Raleigh AP report notes a bill to allow judicial review of suspensions when liability insurance lapses. Representative George T. Clark Jr. argues a Superior Court judge could consider hardship and financial responsibility. The bill would not permit driving without insurance but lets judges weigh exceptions.
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Pollution Attracts Legislators Across States
A study by Commerce Clearing House shows air pollution problems drawing major legislative attention nationwide. Measures include incinerator controls tax exemptions for control devices and pollution commissions with bills in New York Massachusetts Maryland Colorado Oregon Connecticut and other states.
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Latin Nations Sign Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons
Fourteen Latin American states signed the Tlatelolco treaty banning the use, manufacture, storage, or acquisition of nuclear weapons in Latin America. Ratification hurdles remain as only Mexico pledged to waive the requirements immediately. several signatories may waive later while others consider joining.
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Tlatelolco
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Colombia
Costa Rica
Chile
Ecuador
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Guatemala
Haiti
Panama
Uruguay
Latin America
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