Texas execution delayed as Supreme Court halts White death
The Supreme Court indefinitely postponed the 30 year old Texas death sentence of Robert Excell White from Waco, delaying the Friday electric chair execution. White, who said he preferred no federal appeal and accepted the sentence, argued against delays while his attorney sought to challenge the state’s death penalty and jury selection.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
High Court
Robert Excell White
Waco
Tex
Utah
Gary
Mark Gilmore
White
William H.rehnquist
J.E. Abernathy
Abernathy
Gilmore
United States
Bessie Gilmore
Milwaukie
Ore
AMA divided over form of national health insurance
The AMA House of Delegates debates whether to back any national health plan. The Board of Trustees reviews options as Congress and Carter administration loom, with the association preferring a voluntary plan run through private insurers and no payroll tax.
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Philadelphia
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
Congress
Board of Trustees
AMA
Carter
Richard E. Palmer
The
Board of
FDA to require birth control pill hazard brochure
The FDA announced plans to require a new information brochure for 8 to 10 million pill users. The brochure, supplied by drug makers to pharmacists, will cover hazards and benefits, age cautions, surgery timing, and pregnancy considerations while noting pills’ effectiveness compared with other methods.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Suffolk official named new Phoenix drug abuse group head
Michael J. Schwegler, current executive director of Suffolk County Health Department Drug Abuse division, will become executive director of the Community Organization for Drug Abuse Control in Phoenix on Jan 10. He replaces Mary Beth Collins who resigned in July and will oversee treatment prevention and education services.
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Michael J. Schwegler
Suffolk County Health Department Division of
Hauppage
N.Y
Phoenix
Schwegler
Mary Beth Collins
Gail
Suffolk County
Vista del Camino
United Six Women’s Club
Villa Monterey
Don Hassemer
Maricopa County
Nader urges steel antitrust probe in price rise push
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader calls for a Justice Department antitrust investigation into recent steel price increases. He argues such a probe would determine if antitrust laws were violated and expose market practices.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Justice Department
Steel Major Firms Push Prices Amid Inflation Fears
Analysts note a link between corporate concentration and rising costs as several large steel companies lift prices by about six percent. The commentary by a lawyer and associate cites the Justice Department.
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Mark Green
Justice Department
Aces Hand Builds Unusual Four Hearts Versus Four Spades
Australian bridge column reports a rare uppercut play in a team contest. North ruffed a trump while South promoted the trump, forcing West to overruff. Despite accurate defense at both tables, four spades went down 100 points while four hearts fell by 50, a rare tie in excellence but not score.
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Jim
Norma Borin
Melbourne
Southern Cross
West
Norma
South
North
East
Scottsdale CC student named Fiesta Bowl queen attendant
SCClass runner-up Sharon Palmquist and Nancy Sue Ratti were chosen as two princesses to accompany Fiesta Bowl Queen Laura Johnson before the Christmas Day game. Johnson, a Mesa Community College student, will receive a $1000 scholarship. Palmquist and Ratti receive $250 each, with seven other contestants earning $100 scholarships.
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Sharon Palmquist
Scottsdale Community College
Laura Johnson
Palmquist
Nancy Sue Ratti
Glendale Community College
Johnson
Mesa Community College
Paula DeCario
SCC
Arizona
Pima Navajo Holiday Concerts Highlight District Events
Victoria Zenner notes multiple Christmas performances by Navajo and Pima students under directors Gil Ruiz Linda Jewell Emily Carroll and William Schultz. A district calendar mailer, school board meeting plans and the annual Navajo Student Council project accompany citations of faculty and student lists.
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Kiva
Gil Ruiz
Linda Jewell
Pima
Emily Carroll
William Schultz
Navajo Student Council
St. Vincent de Paul
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