Mistrial in price fixing case against five drug firms
A mistrial was declared in Minneapolis as U.S. District Judge Miles Lord cited prejudicial publicity and juror confusion in the government suit seeking about 203 million dollars. The firms named were American Cyanamid Bristol Myers Pfizer Squibb and Upjohn.
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U.S. District Court
Miles Lord
U.S. 8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Lord
American Cyanamid Co
Bristol Meyers Co
Charles Pfizer and Co., Inc
Squibb, Inc
Upjohn, Inc
Prosecution of Congressman's Sex Probe Not Filed
Colleen Gardner says she is bemused by reports that federal prosecutors will not press criminal charges over her accusations that her congressman boss demanded sex for continued employment. John Young's offices dispute the decision while a Justice Department spokesman declines comment. A lawyer close to prosecutors says they found little basis for a criminal indictment though payroll funds were not fraudulently disbursed.
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Colleen Gardner
John Young
Victoria, Tex
Department of Justice
Victoria
Washington Star
Justice Department
Young
Capitol Hill
Associated Press
Gardner
Elizabeth Ray
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Hays
Miss Ray
Mrs. Gardner
U.S
Detroit to Crack Down on Small-Scale Rioting
Detroit announces measures after a rock concert unrest. Police rehire 450 laid-off officers two weeks early and a curfew for persons under 18 is imposed to prevent a repeat of the downtown disturbance. Deputy Mayor William Beckham Jr. vows to take the city back beginning tonight.
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Etroit (Ap
Detroit
William Beckham Jr
Philip Tannian
Cobo Hall
Beckham
Tannian
Woodward Avenue
Officials Broaden Hunt For Disease
Federal health and safety investigators will inspect downtown sites in Philadelphia to probe the Legionnaires disease outbreak that killed 25. The team will study hotel ventilation and water systems at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel, with focus on possible cross connections and environmental factors.
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National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
William Felsing
Institute
Felsing
Center For Disease Control
Bellevue-Stratford
American Legion
Jane Palmer
Legion
Bellevue
Center City
Rollie Fingers
Oakland A's
Johnny Bench
Joe Morgan
Cincinnati Reds
Lewis Polk
Polk
Denis Lucey
Institute For Health and Safety
Declarer Plays a Sumptuous Trump Slam After Singleton Lead
In a contract bridge hand with North South vulnerable, West leads five of hearts signaling a singleton. South wins with the ace, avoids a fatal club misplay, and after dummy and East exchange, plays a low trump to force a cold slam. East’s heart return would still grant ruff steps.
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West
North
East
Declarer
First US plank road finishes in New York July 18 1846
The first plank road in the United States was completed between Syracuse and Central Square in New York on July 18 1846.
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United States
Syracuse
Central Square
New York
Jane Deposed as Mary Tudor Proclaimed Queen
Historical note records that on July 19 1553 Lady Jane Grey was deposed and Mary Tudor was proclaimed Queen of England outlining a pivotal succession change.
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Jane Gray
Mary Tudor
England
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