Test Tube Babies Renew Arguments
New York AP reports three babies born from eggs fertilized in a lab and implanted in mothers. The births, first reported in Britain, could aid women blocked by tubal issues but trigger safety and ethical questions about genetic control and potential abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Britain
Douglas Bevis
Teeds University
United States
Bevis
British Medical Association
Leon R. Kass
Judge Rules Against Tax Commission on Leased Equipment Assessments
Jefferson City Missouri A Cole County Circuit Court judge ruled against the state Tax Commission in a three year old case finding that tax assessments on leased equipment were unconstitutional because they did not reflect true value. Judge Byron Kinder suggested methods based on market comparisons or cost plus markup with depreciation. The suit named St Louis city and several counties. St Louis city had adjusted Mohawk and Xerox assessments to over $86 thousand and $6.7 million respectively.
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Jefferson City
Cole County
State Tax Commission
Byron Kinder
Xerox Corp
Mohawk Data Sciences Co
Circuit Court
Kinder
St. Louis
Buchanan
Jasper
Pulaski
Clay
St. Charles
Tax Commission
Bacteria Could Kill Mosquitoes Without Hurting Ecology
Western Illinois University scientist Dr. Samuel Singer reports a bacteria named Bvivillus sphaericus can kill infant mosquitoes by the billions with no apparent ecological harm. The method targets larvae in ponds and could aid malaria and yellow fever control. commercial production may occur within five years.
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Macomb
Samuel Singer
Western Illinois University
Singer
Nigeria
World Health Organization
National Science Foundation
Western Illinois
University Research Council
Settlement Expected In Mo-Con Strike
A Mo-Con strike near 500 E Holt St enters day two as union members from Teamsters Local 21 and Laborers Local 957 consider a quick end. The old contract expired April 1 and wage talks continue with offers and counterproposals. A possible spillover to Hunt concrete plant could occur with a Teamsters local meeting set for tonight.
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Mo-Con
Mexico
E. Holt St
Teamsters Local 21
Laborers Local 957
Mo- Con
A.B
Gene) Gallagher
Laborers
Gallagher
City Hall
Britt
Hunt Concrete
Hunt
Teamsters
Youth Dies In Hail Of Bullets At Racquet Club
In St Louis a 21 year old man Gregory Shefton died when a red and white Cadillac fired seven shots at a car carrying him and a 17 year old companion Antonio Sawyer near the Racquet Club on the citys west end. Sawyer was uninjured. Police said it was unclear if the shots targeted them or a vehicle ahead. Investigators initially noted possible use of an automatic weapon.
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ST. Louis
Gregory Shefton
West End
Shefton
Antonio Sawyer
Sawyer
Six Runaway Cases On Juvenile List
June referrals to the 12th judicial circuit juvenile office totalled 45. Six are runaways and six for shoplifting, with five for ungovernable behavior, five for possession of alcohol, and five for theft. Audrain County accounted for 19 referrals, Montgomery five, Warren two. The pool includes 32 boys and 13 girls.
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Juvenile Office of the
12Th Judicial Circuit
Audrain County
Montgomery County
Warren County
Most unusual pet and prize winners shown in ledger photo
In the ledger photo, Janice Young’s turtle Orange Juice is named the most unusual pet. Linda Miller’s two kittens Jason and Tigger win cutest pets, Angela Greene’s dog Stranger is largest, and Neil Price’s dog Cuddles is smallest. Photo by Jim Grinstead.
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Janice Young
Linda Miller
Jason
Tigger
Angela Greene
Stranger
Neil Price
Cuddles
Jim Grinstead
Henley Receives Six 99-Year Terms in Mass Murders
Elmer Wayne Henley an 18 year old was sentenced to six terms of 99 years each for his role in the Houston sex torture mass killings. Jurors found him guilty of murdering six youths including 17 year old Charles Cobble and 15 year olds Homer Garcia and William Lawrence. Henley showed no emotion as verdicts were read. His mother Mary Henley sobbed and vowed to appeal. The prosecution had sought life but not the death penalty.
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San Antonio
Tex
Elmer Wayne Henley
Houston
Will Gray
Gray
Henley
Mildred Voetkel
Charles C. Cobble
Marty Ray Jones
Frank Anthony Augie
Johnny Delone
William Ray Lawrence
Homer Garcia
Mary Henley
Salt River comeback and dam plans on Missouri’s South Fork
Victor, Missouri, recounts the South Fork of the Salt River’s recovery from a 1972 diesel spill near Mexico, the role of biologists from the Missouri Conservation Department, and the planned Clarence Cannon Dam in 1978 that will create an 18,800 acre lake and back up 21 miles of river while adding a hydroelectric plant. The piece notes fauna resilience, flood control needs for farmland, and EPA cooperation with Kaiser Refractories.
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Conservation Department
Kansas City Star
South Fork
Salt River
Cannon Dam
Kevin Horrigan
the Star
Victor
Frank Ryck
Ryck
Missouri Department of Conservation
Kaiser
Mexico
Mark Twain State Park
mid-Missouri
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Clarence Cannon
Ralls
Monroe County
Perry
Kenneth Long
St. Louis
The
Corps
Hannibal
Richard M. Duchrow
Fisheries Research Section
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
No Rights To Be Naked At New York Beach
Federal Magistrate Vincent A. Catoggio dismissed the idea of a constitutional right to nude sunbathing guiding a case against Shelley Lieberman a 25 year old hairdresser charged with disorderly conduct for strolling nude along the Jacob Riis Park board walk in a federally controlled beach area and allegedly shoving a park ranger.
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New York
Vincent A. Catoggio
Queens
Shelley Lieberman
Jacob Riis Park
Lieberman
Houston teen slayings case jury verdict focus
Betys Shirley greeted the verdict as her son Marty Ray Jones’s mother while Henley and Brooks face charges in the Dean Corll killings. Henley admitted bringing youths to Corll and testified that Corll killed them, with prosecutors noting the gruesome motive. No trial date set.
Ann-Margret Wins 1.5 Million Settlement in Tahoe Fall
Los Angeles AP reports entertainer Ann-Margret reached a 1.5 million out-of-court settlement with Sahara-Tahoe Corp in a suit over her Lake Tahoe hotel fall. She had sued for 5 million, alleging a tilting stage platform caused her 22 foot fall injuring jaw facial bones arm and brain.
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Los Angeles
Ann-Margret
Lake Tahoe
U.S
Sahara-Tahoe Corp
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Dean A. Corll
David Owen Brooks
Corll
Brooks
Pasadena
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Wayne Henley
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