Stanford Scientist Wins Marconi International Fellowship
STOCKHOLM Sweden Professor Arthur L Schawlow a Stanford University researcher and laser co discoverer was chosen from 22 scientists to receive the Marconi International Fellowship Award King Carl XVI Gustaf presented the 1977 prize at Ulriksdal Palace during a Monday ceremony in Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Arthur L. Schawlow
Stanford University
Marconi International
Carl XVI Gustaf
Ulriksdal Palace
GM offers trade or warranty in Chevy engine car dispute
GM settles to placate owners after complaints over Chevrolet engines in GM cars. Illinois officials say the plan falls short, offering trade for a new model with mileage costs or a 36 month 36000 mile engine warranty. Other briefs cover CDC search for 1947 Nevada test exposure, Carter budget view on energy inflation link, and AP meeting notes on tax, satellites, and press freedom.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Illinois
San Francisco
Carter
Bert Lance
Associated Press
Record 69 Whooping Cranes Leave Aransas Refuge
A Wildlife Refuge report shows a record 69 cranes accounting for 12 fledglings on the fall southward from Aransas to Canada for breeding. Government and agency actions include tax exemptions for Texas newspapers and rate decisions by Lone Star Gas disputes, with penalties in medical fraud case.
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Austin
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department
Aransas
Tex
Texas Railroad Commission
Lone Star Gas Co
Cooper and Sherman
Lone Star
Cooper
Sherman
House approves weapons bill boosts civil defense funding
The House voted to add 44.8 million dollars to civil defense within a 35.9 billion fiscal 1978 weapons bill. The move, boosting civil defense to 134.8 million, followed debate over Soviet emphasis on civil defense and after Rep. Delllums condemned the spending as insane. Proponents argued preparedness amid stalled U.S. arms talks and the need for shelters to reduce casualties.
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House of Representatives
House
Pentagon
Ronald V. Dellums
D-Calif
U.S
G. William Whitehurst
R-Va
Carter
Senate
Congress
Dellums
South Korea
Richard White
D-Texas
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N.y
Hussein optimism after talks with Carter on Middle East peace
King Hussein of Jordan, in day two of talks with President Carter, expressed renewed optimism about progress toward Middle East peace. They discussed Palestinian representation, a possible Geneva conference, and Jordan's positive role, with Powell noting no immediate PLO role without recognizing Israel.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Jordan
Hussein
Carter
Middle East
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Geneva
White House
Jody Powell
United States
PLO
Israel
Powell
King Hussein
Human cannonball fights for privacy in Supreme Court case
Hugo Zacchini argues he has a right to privacy and publicity and that a Cleveland TV station cannot film his 15 second act without permission. The case questions how much the news media can film a performer's act under First Amendment rules and Ohio publicity law, with a lower court ruling finding invasion of privacy.
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Richard Carelli
Associated Press
Washington
Hugo Zacchini
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Zacchini
John G. Lancione
Ohio
Geauga County Fair
Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co
WEWS
Scripps-Howard
Judge condemns Canton citizens group for taking law into own hands
Van Zandt County Judge Richard Ray condemned Canton’s Concerned led by Rev. Buddy Milford for attacking officials’ integrity and taking the law into their own hands. He moved the assault case against 19 year old William Chase Elliott to Corpus Christi citing pretrial prejudice from extensive news coverage. The judge warned against targeting the town’s reputation and considered changing the trial location for 17 year old Richard Dandridge.
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Canton, Tex
van Zandt
Richard Ray
Citizens’ Group
Canton
Ray
William Chase Elliott
Corpus Christi
van Zandt County
Elliott
Malcolm Pearce
Citizens
Milford
Richard Dandridge
Mothers sue for 77 million over DES drug exposure
Patsy Mink and two other women join a class action against the University of Chicago and Eli Lilly alleging that about 1 081 maternity patients received the drug DES in 1951 1952 without consent. They seek 70 000 per plaintiff plus 2 million in punitive damages, citing links to cancers and health problems in offspring and prior FDA warnings.
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University of Chicago
Patsy Mink
U.S. District Court
Chicago
University
Eli Lilly and Co
Indianapolis
Des
Phyllis S. Wetherill
Washington
Gladys E. Lang
Hawaii
Food and Drug Administration
Manfacturers
Electric motor could save on oil
Los Angeles based engineer Cravens Wanlass says his controlled torque motor uses up to one third less power and could save one to two million barrels of oil daily if widely adopted. Tests in Southern California show strong energy savings in appliances and industrial use.
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Cindy Kadonaga
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Cravens Wanlass
Santa Ana
Calif
Wanlass
California
Santa Monica
United States
Federal Energy Commission
Cease fire restored in Beirut after days of clash
In Beirut Lebanon a cease-fire was restored ending three days of heavy fighting between Syrian troops and Palestinian guerrillas. More than 80 people were killed and many noncombatants were among the dead as hospitals filled with the wounded.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
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