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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1990
Page
5
Cambridge Mass. B F Skinner the psychologist behind behavior modification faces death from leukemia at 86. He works on a final defense of research on positive and negative reinforcement to shape human behavior. He says he will be dead in months and that death brings no anxiety. He notes ongoing criticism from many American psychologists.
In Mississippi, former U.S. District Judge Walter L. Nixon Jr. was arrested at his Ocean Springs home on a parole violation tied to a firearm possession. He faces potential revocation proceedings while detained in Copiah County Jail after a preliminary interview is planned with a parole commission official. In California, Judge Gadbois rejected McMartin Buckey’s civil suit alleging malicious prosecution, noting Buckey’s acquittal undermined the action though acknowledging the seven year ordeal. Buckey and her son Raymond Buckey had been acquitted on 52 counts in the McMartin Pre-School molestation case.
The FDA says Exosurf, a synthetic lung surfactant, cuts death from respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants by about 50 percent. The treatment targets newborns under 30 days and aims to keep lungs inflated to prevent collapse. Invented by Dr. John Clements and produced by Merck Wellcome Co. of Triangle Park North Carolina.
Washington AP dispatch reports non farm productivity rose 1.6 percent in Q2 1990, first gain in 18 months, while hours worked fell 0.1 percent. Revised 1989 productivity showed a 0.3 percent drop instead of a 0.9 percent rise. Unit labor costs rose 3.9 percent for April-June.
Jurors in Marion Barry's cocaine and perjury trial continued deliberations on Monday after spending the weekend revisiting more than 150 exhibits from the six week case. They asked for a review of evidence as prosecutors and defense teams argue over cocaine use, perjury charges, and potential sentences. The judge noted guideline ranges but could impose shorter terms. verdicts remain uncertain.
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