Milestone in science synthesized virus may be primitive life form
Stanford researchers Dr. Arthur Kornberg and Dr. Mehran Goulian created viral DNA in a test tube from Phi X 174. The synthetic DNA produced active Phi X viruses inside E. coli, suggesting the material may resemble primitive life. NIH director James Shannon called the work a landmark. Sinsheimer confirmed biological activity.
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Stanford
Calif
Arthur Kornberg
Stanford University
Kornberg
Mehran Goulian
University of Chicago
Department of Biochemistry
James A. Shannon
National Institute of Health
Shannon
Washington
Goulian
Robert L. Sinsheimer
California Institute of Technology
Portugal Faces Political War Amid Crisis Reports
In the past week Portugal's government arrested a leading opposition lawyer, deported a Chilean jurists member, denied a U.S. magazine correspondent entry, and interrogated five Lisbon university student leaders over flood relief failures after 470 deaths. Foreign correspondents are blamed for dispatches undermining Portugal. Rumors swirl about a sex scandal involving cabinet ministers and elites.
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International Commission of Jurists
Portugal
Lisbon
From Fat Lady to Underweight Dolly Dimples Story
Dolly Dimples once weighed 555 pounds in 1950 and now says she is underweight at 110 pounds. Celesta Geyer, 66, recounts diet struggles after a heart attack and a lifetime of dieting, losing 401 pounds in 14 months and living on 800 calories a day. Her late husband Frank died earlier this year.
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Dania
Fla
Dolly Dimples
Celesta Geyer
Dolly
Mrs. Geyer
Miami
Frank
Boys Rescued From Abandoned Ohio Mine After 31 Hours
Michael Sanfrey and Harry Reibold, both 19 and 18 respectively, were saved from an abandoned clay mine in Wellsville after 31 hours. The Warren, Ohio youths had entered the maze to retrieve rings, got separated, and called for help as rescuers and state mine inspectors arrived. They were in good condition and described their ordeal as frightening and tense.
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Liverpool
Ohio
Michael Sanfrey
Sanfrey
Harry Reibold
Warren
Wellsville
Samuel Manson
John Denno
East Liverpool
Denno
John
Reibold
Columbiana County
Manson
John Kirkland
U S Planes Strike Hanoi Bridges During Raids
U S Air Force F105s from bases in Thailand attacked the Ca nal des Rapides bridge near Hanoi amid renewed efforts to sever supply routes to Red China. Reports said U S and Communist aircraft losses rose, with a Christmas truce proposed by South Vietnam and looming Tet cease-fire talks.
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Hanoi
North Vietnam
Red China
U.S
Thailand
Canal Des Rapides
Paul Doumer
Saigon
Chome
Phone Cuts Left States Set To Lower Rates
The FCC cleared a plan allowing state utilities commissions to cut interstate telephone charges by 66 million dollars next year with a retroactive start to Dec 1. Interim intrastate reductions of 85 million were approved last July and may be restored in full before Feb 1 with possible increases later.
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Wington
Federal Communion Commission
FCC
Senate passes Social Security bill with big boosts and tax rise
The Senate approved the Social Security bill 62 to 14 and sent it to President Johnson. The measure includes record cash benefits, the highest payroll tax in history and tighter welfare restrictions after about two and a half hours of debate. Final arguments drew little audience as passage seemed assured.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Expansion idea under study Negro enlistment drive for Guard successful
National Guard leaders say a New Jersey pilot program to boost Negro enlistments is successful. The plan offers priority access for Negro youths, adds 381 enlistments, and aims to gauge nationwide attitudes before broader adoption.
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Washington
National Guard
New Jersey
Winston P. Wilson
Wilson
National Guard Bureau
James F. Cantwell
New Jersey Guard
Guard
Pentagon
Cantwell
Presidential Commission
Cloudy and Cooler Forecast for Miami Valley and Southwest Ohio
The Miami Valley area and Southwest Ohio will see considerable cloudiness and cooler temperatures tonight. Lows are expected around 20 to 25 degrees.
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Miami Valley
Southhwest
Ohio
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