Maine dog show crowns Billy K the ugliest contestant
In Greene Maine the 2nd Annual Dog of Distinction Show raised funds for youth activities drawing 500 entrants. Billy K the English bulldog, owned by Rita T Mariarity of Winthrop, earned the ugliest dog title by lunging at cameras while the winner for oldest-looked dog went to a 13-year Afghan named Christopher from Falmouth.
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Greene
Maine
UPI
Billy K
National Lampoon
Sheldon Segall
Lewiston
Rita T. Mariarity
Winthrop
Christopher
Tiphonie Patch
Falmouth
Death by own action rises among young black men in UPI report
A UW Madison scholar reports rising suicide attempts among black men aged 20 to 34, with rates higher than white peers in that group. He notes regional differences, a three to one black male to female ratio overall, and links to education and perceived freedom weakening community ties.
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Madison, Wis
UPI
Robert Davis
University of Wisconsin
Institute For Research On Poverty
Davis
Doctors plan father son testicle transplant
Washington reports doctors who completed the first human testicle transplant between identical twins aim to repeat the surgery next month and pursue a father to son transplant within a year or two. The recipient Timothy Twomey, once sterile, now has a normal sperm count and fertility, while donor Terry Twomey remains the father of three.
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Silber
Terry
Timothy Twomey
Carmichael
Calif
Timothy
Clark Gable
King Kong
Medical Journal
Twomey
Advertising liability limited to space cost
The Morris Publishing Company caps liability for any advertisement errors at the cost of the space occupied.
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Morris Publishing Company
Few Crime Victims Seek Compensation in Illinois
Chicago reports that fewer than 2 percent of those eligible for the Illinois Crime Victims' Compensation Act are aware of it. Officials cite low public knowledge, limited dissemination, and a desire for stronger victim rights notices. About 1,000 claims and roughly $1 million in awards are issued annually since the 1973 program.
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Chicago
UPI
Patricia Goldman
Illinois Attorney General's Office
William J. Scott
Barbara Gilleran-Johnson
Crime Victims’ Division
New State
Ms. Gilleran-Johnson
Ms. Goldman
Illinois Court of Claims
Turtle oil disposal problem in Denver warehouse
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service faces a disposal dilemma with 1 000 bottles of turtle oil in a Denver warehouse. No legal method exists to rid the seized product, though customs already confis cates turtle oil from travelers returning from abroad. Turtle oil is refined from sea turtle carcasses and used as lotion or suntan oil.
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Denver
UPI
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Harry Stiles
U.S
Charles Boyer Dies in California at 78
French born actor Charles Boyer died after a heart attack at his home near Scottsdale Arizona two days after his wife Patricia died of cancer He was 78 and would have turned 79. A private graveside service was planned at Holy Cross Cemetery Inglewood California. He starred opposite Hedy Lamarr in Algiers and worked with Greta Garbo Ingrid Bergman and Claudette Colbert among others.
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Inglewood
Calif
UPI
Charles Boyer
the Casbah
Holy Cross
Boyer
Scottsdale
Ariz
Patricia
Michael
Hedy Lamarr
Algiers
Casbah
Marlene Dietrich
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