Death course at Sumner high school draws curious pupils
In Sumner Washington AP reports two dozen students from Fife High School toured a cemetery to study death as part of an English class lesson. The course, started by Mrs Thelda Bevens, has attracted about 150 of 700 pupils. Students, including Greg Hopkins and Greg Fox, explored homicide, crashes and funerals, arguing the topic helps dialogue and understanding of life.
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Tacoma
Greg Fox
Hospital staff charged with beating patients
Nine male employees of Sainte Anne hospital for the deformed and retarded were charged Wednesday with assaulting patients by beating them with wooden sticks and leather straps. The men supervised patients over 30 at the 500 bed hospital in Baie Saint Paul, Quebec, following a police investigation.
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Marijuana Smoking Might Cause Cancer Like Cigarettes
A Philadelphia study reports marijuana tar may be cancer producing as tobacco tar since pot holds smoke in the lungs longer. Dr. Wolfgang Vogel and colleagues tested marijuana tar with mice at Jefferson Medical College and VA Hospital, finding cancer signs in 20 of 60 mice exposed to marijuana tar.
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Wolfgang Vogel
U.S
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Veterans Administration Hospital
Coatesville
Jefferson
VA Hospital
John C. Cottrell
Leung S. Sohn
Panel urges reviews on syphilis study ethics
Washington AP A citizens panel says the Tuskegee syphilis experiment was unjustified and urges Congress to create an independent board to regulate federally funded human research. The group notes the study began 40 years ago in Alabama and may have had early scientific value despite flawed methods, condemns its ethics, and calls stopping the study and treating survivors.
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Citizens
Congress
Alabama
U.S. Public Health Service
Tuskegee
Jay Katz
Yale Law School
Macon County
Ala
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Associated Press
Nixon Seeks Dual Prime Rate Plan for Loans
The Nixon administration works on a two tier prime rate system to curb borrowing costs for farmers, small businesses, homebuyers and consumers. One rate would float for large corporations, the other would be supervised by the committee to aid smaller borrowers. A spokesman said guidelines arrive in two to four weeks. Arthur Burns notes aim for moderation in rates for the smaller sector.
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Cambodian Gift Elephant Triggers Deportation Call
Los Angeles Zoo faces deportation recommendations for Chameroeun, a Cambodian gift elephant. Zoo officials say the elephant, once an ammunition carrier, requires more training than the facility can provide, and officials proposed sending him to a zoo in Morelia, Mexico, a sister city of Fullerton.
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Chamerooun
Cambodia
Los Angeles Zoo
Zoo
Chester Hogan
Chameroeun
Hogan
Nathan Cole
Recreation and Parks Commission
Morelia
Mexico
Fullerton
Dusty Air Blows Away by Frederick City Demolition
A Frederick Street resident says demolition of the old WFMD building spread dust and debris, but city officials pledged cleanup. The project, to clear space for Fountain Medical Center Inc doctors offices, drew criticism of contractors and city engineers while officials promised action to prevent future dust.
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WFMD
Frederick
Kenneth Eyler
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Robert R. R. Roberts
Eyler
Donald Rice
Paul Magaha
Paul Beale
Frederick County Air Quality Control
News-Post
Rice
Beale
Yarnell Wastler and Sons Inc
Lewistown
Frederick City
Michael Pue
Dr. Roberts
Wastler
Thailand's Bus Hijacker Captured
A 21 year old gang leader said to command more than 300 comrades sought a Moscow or Peking flight after hijacking a Bangkok area bus. He carried a government handbook dynamite and timing device during capture while demanding transport for 52 passengers to an international airport.
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Peking
Prachuab Santrangkoon
Tampong Sangchompu
Tampong
Trooper's Hat Survives Day In Courtroom
In Pelham Manor New York state trooper James Fitzsimmons testified about escorting a motorist to court when the motorist’s girlfriend sat on his round-brimmed hat. An attack followed prompting Fitzsimmons to draw his gun and fire twice wounding one assailant. The wounded man and the trooper were hospitalized in stable condition. The motorist, the girlfriend, and another man were jailed.
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