Former senator Proxmire slides into Alzheimer’s disease
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports former Sen. William Proxmire, 82, has Alzheimer's disease diagnosed about three years ago. He has retired since 1989 after 31 years in office and says memory loss limits public lectures and his newspaper column. Family notes he still recognizes relatives and receives care from a geriatric psychiatrist, with medications Zoloft and Aricept used.
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WWII vessel engines power Titanic on screen in SF
The SS Jeremiah O’Brien, a WWII Liberty ship docked on San Francisco Bay, provided the engine room for scenes in Titanic. Filmmakers used model and editing tricks to match the epic’s scale, with O’Brien’s oil-fired boilers and crew aiding the illusion. Titanic earned one Best Sound nomination among 14.
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Inmate kidney offer prompts Missouri lawmakers debate swap
Milton Griffin on death row for 1986 killing says he would donate a kidney or bone marrow to avoid execution. A Missouri bill would let condemned inmates donate organs in exchange for life without parole, a plan met with national outrage and medical skepticism.
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