MIT scientists create a living cell gene for first time
MIT researchers led by Har Gobind Khorana report creation of a synthetic gene that functions in a living E coli cell. The breakthrough, nine years in progress, could advance understanding of gene regulation and future therapies for hereditary diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Rossiter Jr
UPI
Washington
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
American Chemical Society
Har Gobind Khorana
MIT
Khorana
Hans J. Fritz
University of Wisconsin
Blackboard
Boston
Conservatives nominate Maddox in third party bid
Two former Georgia governors seek the presidency as Lester Maddox accepts the American Independent Party nomination in Chicago. He attacks Carter and hints at a conservative ticket with a possible male or female VP choice. Ford and Dole defend their record as Mondale cites Medicare votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Atlanta
Chicago
American Independent Party
Maddox
Jimmy Carter
AIP
Richard) Schweiker
Ford
Robert Dole
Carter
Vail
Cole
Walter Mondale
Milwaukee
Dole
Mondale
White House
Nelson Rockefeller
Treasury
John Connally
South
Patrick Caddell
Caddell
Million dollar check found on Salt Lake City sidewalk
A man named Monte Johnson found a one million dollar check on the sidewalk near Salt Lake City’s Federal Reserve Bank. He turned it in to his company and Salt Lake City treasurer's office, which planned to bank the deposit. Officials noted the check was drawn on the city’s main account and stopped payment after the find.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Federal Reserve Bank
Salt Lake City
Isaac McQueen
McQueen
Rapist Killer Ends Flight After Slaying Penitentiary Family
Morgan County officials say Richard Turner, 23, was sought for shooting a Colorado State Penitentiary guard, his wife, and three children. Turner killed himself with a single shot during a police pursuit. Investigators report three victims were raped before being shot in Fremont County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Colo
UPI
Colorado State
Richard Joseph Turner
Colorado
Morgan County
Leo Barker
Turner
Fremont
Henry Grabow
Weather snapshot for Redlands and Yucaipa plus regional forecast
Redlands and Yucaipa see highs around 90 today with lows in the 60s. San Bernardino Valley totals forecast sunny warm conditions near 100 with some morning fog along the coast and possible afternoon clouds and a chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ox CO
Redlands
Yucaipa
San Bernardino
San Bernardino Valley
Southern California
Colorado River Valley
Americans slain in ambush near Tehran
Three American Rockwell International employees were gunned down while driving to work in Tehran, a terrorist ambush authorities said. Names identified were William Cottrell, 43, Robert Krongard, 44, and Donald Smith, with families present in Iran. A manhunt followed the pre dawn attack as police linked it to ongoing terror groups amid a history of similar killings and counter raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
UPI
Rockwell International
William Cottrell
Los Gatos
Robert Krongard
State Department
Washington
North American
Rockwell
Air Force
Paul R. Shaffer Jr
John H. Turner
Iranian Armed Forces
Iranian People’s Fighter Organization
U.S
Iranian People's Fighter Organization
Islamic Marxist
C141 Starlifter Crashes in England Killing 17
A US Air Force C141 Starlifter crashed in flames near Thorney England during a thunderstorm. All 13 crew and 4 passengers died. The grounding transport was en route from New Jersey to Mildenhall Air Base when it nosedived beside the A47 road. Witnesses reported a rapid fireball and total loss of survivors. Local authorities and US Air Force personnel searched the wreckage as fire crews fought the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Defense Ministry
New Jersey
U.S. Mildenhall Air Base
Thorney
Here
David Taylor
U.S. Air Force
Thorney Village
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
Midlands
East Anglia
Scott Afb
Ill
Air Force
Greenland
Thule Air Base
Sondrestrom Air Base
Sondrestrom
438Th Military Airlift Wing
McGuire Air Force Base
N.J
Judge orders trial on Hughes will in Nevada case
In Las Vegas UPI judge Keith Hayes ordered a trial to determine the authenticity of the Mormon will linked to Howard Hughes. The January 10 start follows a complex legal mix involving 20 relatives, the Texas attorney general, and Summa Corp. executors and beneficiaries. Noah Dietrich, named executor in the document, secured a procedural victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Howard Hughes
U.S
Texas
Hughes
Keith Hayes
Noah Dietrich
Salt Lake City
Summa Corp
Tax overhaul halts college tuition credit and tweaks capital gains
Negotiators drop a proposed college tuition credit and raise the capital gains holding period to nine months next year, boosting tax takes. The plan also expands losses offsets to $3,000 and targets speculative gains. agriculture futures fare the six month rule. Senate extends $35.3 billion higher and vocational ed programs a six year span amid debate over aid levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Treasury
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Stevens
Hurricane Emmy Aims Toward U S As It Gathers Power
UPI reports Hurricane Emmy with 110 mph winds heads northwest toward the United States. Forecasters compare it to 1971 Ginger, which weakened on impact after a long voyage. Emmy sits about 550 miles east of Bermuda, moving slowly northwesterly and unlikely to be picked up soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
UPI
Emmy
United States
Ginger
National Hurricane Center
Paul Herbert
North Carolina
Joe Pelissier
Carolina
Bermuda
Pelisser
Leeward Islands
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monte Johnson
A.m
Cincinnati i
Dallas
Denver
Des Moines
Fairbanks
Helena
Honolulu
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Minneapolis A
New York
Oklahoma City Omaha
Palm Springs
Sacramento
St. Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
Needles
Calif
Evanston
Wyo
England
Crewe
Eas Vievras
Ann Landers
Astro Graph Pheer
Church News
Eevee Nme
Peetea
Neee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!