Gene therapy cure questioned after cancer risk arises
U S News reports a French team cured 10 children with bubble boy disease via bone marrow gene transfer but a Dutch toddler developed a leukemia like illness linked to DNA disruption. FDA suspends three U S trials while gene therapy debates and safety concerns rise amid past deaths and rising costs.
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Thanks to Potters Guild for student art booth support
In Roswell the Pecos Valley Potters Guild offers booth space at their November show to Roswell Independent School District high school students. The note thanks show chairman Mona Slayton and the guild for providing real world art experience, interaction with professionals, and lessons on packaging selling and profit.
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Roswell North Main gains new mortgage building by Smiths
Roswellites Jeff Smith and his wife Cindy replaced an eyesore on North Main Street with a new mortgage building. The Smiths are longtime community supporters who promote Roswell to newcomers and have helped locals feel safer, as a neighbor notes in appreciation.
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Gubernatorial hopefuls attend Roswell military ball
Nov 21 1977 event highlights Joe Sheen of Picacho and Brig Gen Douglas McBride as guests of honor at the Roswell Country Club military ball. Other items include Garry Virden stealing groceries worth $311.78 in three minutes at a Roswell supermarket and Webelos Pack 52 Den 1 winning first place in the Cub Scout Pushmobile Race.
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Bill Richardson may win a honeymoon at the New Mexico Legislature
The incoming governor seeks bipartisan cooperation as a 60 day session approaches. He has consulted with leaders across parties and aims to steer a New Mexico administration, not a partisan one. Pending recount could strengthen his legislative leverage and trigger a smoother start.
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Military recruiters press into high schools for student data
The article reports that under Bush era education and defense policies recruiters can request junior and senior student names addresses and phone numbers from high schools. Principals face funding sanctions if they refuse yet many worry over consent and privacy while some districts hand over records.
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Paradoxes at Sea Show News and Shrug in the Sky
Two days at sea bring paradoxes as CNN and crew share stories. An El Al hijacking attempt prompts awe at security and muttered jokes about guards and guns. Meanwhile Hans Blix’s bags are checked, raising the question of who guards the guardians. Milton Friedman warns freedoms are not indivisible as taxation tests economic liberty.
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