Test-tube baby girl hailed as normal in Oldham
Doctors report the 5 pound 12 ounce baby girl born by C section to Lesley and Gilbert Brown is "quite normal" and in excellent condition nine days after birth. The birth, nine days early, follows five days in culture and a lab fertilization of eggs removed from Mrs Brown. The parents and newborn are healthy. the case marks a milestone in infertility treatment and spurs debate on ethics and future prospects.
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Oldham
England
Lesley Brown
General Hospital
Gilbert John Brown
Britain
Italy
Gas leak prompts Carterville caution near fire stations
Carterville residents near police and fire departments were urged to avoid smoking or using open flames after a gas leak released fumes into the sky. Street supervisor Bill Clay said a service line was struck during road work at 8 45 a m and that gas piping lies three feet underground. Central Illinois Public Service Co officials were alerted and fire trucks stood by while crews capped the leak and residents near the fire station were told to wait an hour before lighting any flames.
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Carterville
Bill Clay
Carterville Street
Clay
Central Ilinois Public Service Co
CIPS
Congress
House
Illinois
New York City
Senate
Paul Simon
Carbondale
Ways and Means
Weather and notices from a regional paper
The National Weather Service forecasts a warm humid night with a chance of thunderstorms late and hot highs in the 90s Thursday. Partly cloudy Friday through Sunday with scattered storms by Sunday. Also notes the ozone level in Southern Illinois improving this year and several page briefs on local topics.
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National Weather Service
Rose Breaks NL Hitting Streak Record at Shea Stadium
Pete Rose silenced boos in New York as he extended the modern National League hitting streak record at Shea Stadium. The same edition notes Southern Illinois University Carbondale Salukis facing pitching shortages for next spring and highlights a week of catfish catching in Southern Illinois.
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Edward J. Shea
Department of Physical Education
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Pete Rose
New York
Shea Stadium
Salukis
Illinois
Editorial on Carter and West German leaders politics
President Carter and West German leaders have exchanged promises rooted in an outmoded view of German politics claiming they are liberal rather than conservative. The piece critiques this interpretation and reflects on the implications for U.S. policy and diplomatic relations.
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Carter
Woolard Accepts Carbondale Community High AD Post
Doug Woolard announced he will assume the athletic director role at Carbondale Community High School. The 28 year old former Carbondale basketball star, also head basketball coach, debated the heavy teaching load before accepting, succeeding Larry Jackson who resigned after two years.
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Doug Woolard
Carbondale Community High School
Woolard
Carbondale Unit District 165
Economists Predict Inflation Relief In Second Half Year
Washington AP economists say relief from double digit inflation may arrive in the second half of the year with price gains slowing from 10 percent. Schultze and Rivlin told the Senate Budget Committee that inflation should improve, with Rivlin projecting 6.8 to 7.8 percent for the year and 6.2 to 7.2 percent for 1979.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Charles Schultze
Alice Rivlin
Senate Budget Committee
Schultze
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Ms. Rivlin
Congressional Budget Office
Schultz
Immunity granted informers in Herrin McVey Russell case
Assistant U S Attorney Clifford Proud said immunity was given to some witnesses in the criminal case against former Herrin Mayor John B McVey and Water Superintendent Basil Russell. He stressed no immunity related to ex Herrin Police Chief William Humphrey.
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Frank Suhadolnik
Southern Illinoisan
U.S
Clifford Proud
Herrin
John B. McVey
Basil Russell
Proud
William
Bill
Humphrey
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Benton
McVey
Russell
FBI
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
Division of Investigation
Wallace Duncan
Amos Curry
Hollywood
Illinois
Court denies cousin marrow order for dying man
In Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Judge John P. Flaherty ruled the cousin cannot be forced to donate bone marrow to the dying man. He said mandatory extraction would violate personal sanctity and body autonomy. Doctors say transplant could lift survival from 40 to 60 percent, but compatibility and consent remain barriers.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
John P. Flaherty
Robert McFall
David Shimp
Flaherty
Pennsylvania
Shimp
McFall
Pietragallo
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Bill Newman
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ED Greer
Pontiac
Montana
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Randolph County Extension
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Clear Comics
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