Norfolk Welcomes Americas First Test Tube Baby
America welcomed its first test-tube baby born in Norfolk Virginia at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Elizabeth Carr a 5 pound 12 ounce girl delivered by Caesarean at Norfolk General Hospital is healthy, with parents Roger Carr and Judith Car from Westminster Massachusetts unnamed by policy. The birth marks the first in the United States conceived via in vitro fertilization.
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Norfolk
America
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Elizabeth Jordan Carr
Norfolk General Hospital
Vern Jones
United States
Roger Carr
Judith Car
Westminster
Mass
Carr
Houston
Louise Brown
Bourn
England
Poland ration cuts signal deeper shortages under martial law
Poland's emergency regime cut meat and butter rations for most, forecasting worse shortages next year as imports and poultry output fall. Western reports say antibiotics and medical supplies are scarce while Solidarity supports strikes. Lech Walesa remains in detention as authorities urge farmers to speed food deliveries amid tightened controls. Brezhnev replied to Reagan with a negative message, though no details released.
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Associated Press
Poland
Reagan
Leonid Brezhnev
Walesa
Warsaw
Warsaw Radio
Military Council
Europe
Home Trade Ministry
Soviet Union
Weather Outlook: Cold Tonight and Tuesday Sunshine
The National Weather Service forecast calls for partly cloudy, cold conditions tonight with a low in the upper teens to lower 20s. Tuesday brings partly sunny, continued cold weather with a high in the lower to mid 30s.
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National Weather Service
Mixed Christmas sales across Southern Illinois merchants
Christmas sales reflected a distressed economy with discount houses up while downtown merchants and small shops faced weak traffic. West Frankfort and Herrin reported varied results, with malls and Wal-Mart booming while smaller outlets saw slower footfall. Shoppers favored bargains and last minute purchases, lifting some big ticket items like pianos, and mall stores noted strong electronics and clothing sales amid inflation and promotional costs.
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Southern Illinois
West Frankfort
Earl Buffington
West
Charles R. Prater
Sherman’s Department
Marion
Prater
J.C. Penney
Penney
Rob
E. Platt
Wal-Mart
Rend Lake Plaza
West City
Murphysboro
Robert D. McCosh
McCosh
Jackson Square
Steve Robinson
Robinson
Robert Wilson
Weber’s
Wilson
Herrin
Harvard Sohn
Sohn’s
Menswear
Malcolm Zwick
Concept II Clothing
Sohn
Baldwin Piano
Bill Barras Jr
du Quoin
Perry
House of Fashions
Charles Perry
du Quoth
Edgar Huite
Retail Merchants Association
Carbondale University
Mets
C. Laurence Williams
Williams
C.A
Bud’’ Oldani
Driver and rescuers describe Christmas lake rescue near Pinckneyville
Clyde Allen, 66, drove his pickup into Clover Lake after slipping on ice on Illinois 154. Jerry Nowakowski, 35, and his son, 16, plunged into the water to pull him free as the truck filled with water. Allen suffered head lacerations and was treated at Memorial Hospital while the Nowakowskis warmed up at home.
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Brad Berker
Clyde Allen
Pinckneyville
Allen
Kasakaskia Island
Illinois 154
West Ridge
Clover Lake
Jerry Nowakowski
Space Command
Jerry Jr
Nowakowski
Nowakowskis
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Robert Edwards
Australia
Steptoe
Ladies’ Home Journal
West Coast
Steptoe-Edwards Clinic
Los Angeles
White House
Administration
Brezhnev
Ann Landers
Wit’s End
John McCutchen
Bessie
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