Chicago inaugurates urban agricultural high school on 72 acre farm
Chicago opens the first urban agricultural high school on the city’s last working farm, a 72 acre site near bustling streets. About 140 ninth graders start Sept. 3 at Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences to study plant and animal science, horticulture, finance, and commodity trading, with anticipated enrollment reaching 800 in four years.
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Chicago
Chicago High School For Agricultural Sciences
John Campbell
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Ellen Summerfield
Toddler celebrates second birthday after SCID recovery
Carver Massachusetts AP Toddler Sean Halloran who was treated for severe combined immune deficiency is set to enjoy his second birthday like other kids. He received a bone marrow transplant from his father and now his immune system functions normally though cautious. He can eat cake play with cousins and pet his great dane Mandi. His family describes life as very normal now after months of isolation and antiseptic housekeeping. Sean’s brother Jason died at 40 months from SCID, and Sean was born by Caesarean to ensure sterile conditions at Boston Children's Hospital.
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Carver
Mass
June Halloran
Sean
Mandi
Halloran
Houston
David
Jason
Boston’s Children’s Hospital
Weak case cited in Whitworth spy ring charges
San Francisco AP says attorney James Larson called 12 new counts against Jerry A. Whitworth narrow and the government's case weak. Whitworth, a retired Navy radio man, faces six counts on documents, four tax charges, and two conspiracy charges in the alleged ring that sold defense secrets to the Soviet Union for about 332000.
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San Francisco
Jerry A. Whitworth
Navy
Whitworth
Soviet Union
James Larson
U.S
Joseph Russoniello
14 year old girl divorces farmer who married her
In Newport Tennessee a 14 year old girl obtained a divorce from 43 year old farmer Howard R. Johnson who had married her after a November Florida trip. Johnson faces kidnapping and statutory rape charges deferred by the marriage. The teen will testify and receive Johnson's 1974 Pontiac GTO in the settlement, with driving restrictions until she is older.
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Newport, Tenn
Florida
Jo Ann Clevenger
Howard R. Johnson
Phil Owens
Cocke County
Grand Jury
Johnson
Owens
Tennessee
Circuit Court
William Holt
Walker won't testify in his own espionage trial
Arthur J. Walker admitted to the FBI and a federal grand jury that he obtained classified Navy documents for sale to the Soviet Union. He and his defense rested without witnesses after Judge Clarke rejected dismissal arguments. Closing arguments were set for today as prosecutors highlighted Walker's four days of testimony about taking documents from VSE Corp. in Chesapeake in 1981 and 1982.
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Norfolk
Arthur J. Walker
FBI
Soviet Union
Arthur
J. Brian Donnelly
U.S
J. Calvitt Clarke Jr
Clarke
Walker
Baltimore
Navy
John A. Walker Jr
Arthur Walker
VSE Corp
Chesapeake
Blue Ridge
Ed Shearer
Michael Schatzow
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Chicago Board of Trade
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Michael
John Walker
Jo Ann
Parrotsville
Knoxville
William
Carolyn Clevenger
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General Sessions
Marcus Mooneyham
Mary Brown
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Midland /Odessa
Texas
Deauville
Republic First National Bank - Midland
Deauville Inc
Deanville
Cek Blvd
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