Test Tube Baby Louise Brown Kept From View by Family
In Bristol UK, John and Lesley Brown shield their 15 day old daughter Louise Joy Brown from outsiders after selling exclusive rights to their story to the Daily Mail for about 600000. Gynecologist Patrick Steptoe and physiologist Robert Edwards keep a low profile as reporters wait outside the home.
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London
John
Lesley Brown
Gladys Johnson
Brown
Bristol
Lesley
Louise Joy Brown
Patrick Steptoe
Cambridge University
Robert Edwards
Mrs. Brown
England
Louise
Health Department
National Health Service
Steptoe
Oldham
Oldham Chronicle
United States
Las Vegas
Associated Press
Missourians Reject Gasoline Tax Increase Amid Primaries
Missouri voters rejected a 3 cent per gallon gas tax hike by more than seven to one as part of a broader primary night. Georgia, Michigan and Idaho voters chose gubernatorial and congressional contenders while Betty Talmadge finished third in Georgia for a House nomination.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Michigan
Idaho
Congress
Betty Talmadge
U.S
Herman Talmadge
Charles Diggs
Missouri
California
Talmadge
Virginia Shepard
Public Apathy Halts $2 Bill Revive Effort
Kansas City AP reporting on Treasury efforts to reissue the $2 bill since 1976. Banks report little demand and frequent misgivings by merchants, with only about 2 million still in reserve and many in circulation never returning. Authorities cite public indifference as the core obstacle.
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Kansas City, Mo
U.S. Treasury Department
Barry Robinson
Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas City
Treasury
Barbara Kelly
Boatmen’s Bank and Trust Co
Reserve Bank
Robinson
Kelly
Sportscaster's Remark Triggers $1 Million Suit Against Cubs
Parents of dying 12 year old sue ABC and the Chicago Cubs alleging radio and TV disclosures during a Cubs Pirates game on Aug 8 1977 violated privacy and caused emotional distress. They name sportscaster Keith Jackson and Buck Peden in Circuit Court seeking damages.
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Chicago
American Broadcasting Co
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
ABC
Keith Jackson
Buck Peden
Dwight L
Mary Crull
Calumet City
Jackson
Scott
Sambo's Name Spurs Protests in Northeast Stores
In Brockton Massachusetts opponents label the Sambo's restaurant name racist while the chain defends its branding. Protests, petitions and possible permits delays follow its expansion into New England as towns weigh banning the name. Some locations have already renamed to Jolly Tiger, though the company maintains a legal right to stay.
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Brockton
Mass
Northeast
Sambo’s
New England
Sambo
David Severson
Severson
Brouhaha
Santa Barbara
Calif
Sam Battistone
Newell Bohnett
New York
Massachusetts
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Larry McDonald
John Birch Society
Smith Foster
Crulls
Peden
Cub
Bobby Murcer
Murcer
Pittsburgh
Rudy Santos
Norge Village
N. Main
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