Chuck McCracken Won't Die Without Fanfare
San Bernardino AP report on Chuck McCracken 36 vows to die with dignity after dialysis ends. Media from London to California chased his decision, family says they face overwhelming calls while he faces limited life expectancy and spiritual reasoning. He denies being a cop-out, citing faith and desire to endure pain.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Chuck McCracken
McCracken
Jesus
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Barbara
Mrs. McCracken
Frost Strips Brazilian Coffee Crop Across Southern Brazil
Brazilian experts report about 70 percent of the 1976 coffee harvest destroyed by a killer frost in Parana and neighboring states. The frost defoliated millions of trees, leaving Londrina producers with widespread loss and forecasts that supplies will strain world markets into next year.
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Londrina
Brazil
Parana
Rio de Janeiro
Marcos Schaulff
Institute
U.S. Commerce Department
Superdome Spectators Reach Dizzying Heights at Opener
New Orleans mood at the $163 million Superdome opener saw 80 000 inside amid unfinished facilities and soaring crowds. Spectators described the ascent as vertigo like Mardi Gras while giant screens and roof speakers broadcast a six hour show featuring Dixieland, New Orleans Summer Pops, and Adler Ledoux Cajun fiddlers. The dome’s cost rose from 93 million to 163 million amid legal probes, with escalators, elevators, tiles, and fountains still incomplete. The event tied Mardi Gras energy to a controversial building saga dating back four years of planning and another four of construction.
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New Orleans
John Pechon Jr
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