21 Feb 1997
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1997
Page
1
Shuttle crew plans a rare middle-of-the-night touchdown set for 2:32 a.m. CST after restoring the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA added 52 halogen runway lights to aid the arrival as astronauts conduct a record-tying fifth spacewalk to patch peeling insulation with permanent repairs planned in three years.
Cheryl Fillippini, 50, gave birth by cesarean to quadruplets at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Her husband Robert, 49, watched as three girls and one boy arrived ten weeks early weighing 2 pounds 14 ounces to 3 pounds 4 ounces. They join seven existing children and six grandchildren. all six babies face a six week hospital stay.
Witnesses whose testimony could implicate Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing were deemed not unfairly tainted by media coverage. Judge Richard Matsch ruled that allowing the jury to hear their recollections would not violate the Constitution.
A neighbor found Lawrence Singleton with bloodied face and a dead woman in his Tampa home. Singleton, a felon released from California prison after a 14 year rape and dismemberment sentence, had moved to Florida amid protests and fear. Police say Roxanne Hayes died from stab wounds. her relationship to Singleton is unclear.
Actress Elizabeth Taylor had a 2 inch benign brain tumor removed in a four hour operation behind the left ear at Cedars-Sinai. Dr. Martin Cooper said the tumor was totally removed with no complications and she is expected to recover fully after a stay in ICU and a week at the hospital.
Raquel Welch 56 is among stars considered for the cross dressing lead in the Broadway hit Victor Victoria as Julie Andrews exits June 1. A decision will come in a couple of weeks, producer Tony Adams said. Welch is known for gender bend roles including Myra Breckinridge and Woman of the Year.
A federal advisory panel at NIH urged study of marijuana’s medical potential after a two day workshop. They cited possible benefits for chemotherapy related nausea AIDS wasting glaucoma and called for controlled clinical trials while noting political debates and state propositions 215 and 200.
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