Mixed feelings in Southern Illinois over first test tube birth
The first test tube baby born in England sparks cautious optimism and fear across Southern Illinois. Doctors note potential for childless couples while clergy and residents express concerns about natural law, ethics, and future genetic engineering, with opinions split between adoption and scientific progress.
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Bonnie Johnston
Southern Illinoisan
Hiller
Lesley
John Brown
England
Illinois
Melvin Vandeloo
Vandeloo
St. Andrews Catholic Church
Murphysboro
Phillip Cook
Carterville
Fitzgerald
Cook
Paul F. Weinhold
Trinity Lutheran Church
Herrin
Weinhold
George Orwell
Annette Ryan
Lucas
Ted Braun
Carbondale
Braun
Church of the Good Shepherd
Brown
Thelma Neal
Mrs. Neal
Thompson task force backs big state savings plan
A state efficiency study by Gov. Thompson's task force proposes 678 recommendations to cut general expenditures by about 349 million and unlock 177 million in asset sales, with 37 million in added costs for new equipment. The plan calls for consolidating agencies into a Department of Industrial and Community Development and cites cost containment in unemployment, Medicaid, and other programs. Bakalis blasts the report as wasteful and argues it could fund vetoed projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois
James Thompson
Michael J. Bakalis
Thompson
Gaylord Freeman
Chicago
Illinois
Department of Industrial and Community Development
Commission On Delinquency Prevention
Officer Training Board
Commission On Human Relations
State Fair Agency
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
New Alaska field eyed near Arctic area by state sale
Alaska plans a major lease sale October 17 for state lands near the Point Thomson Flaxman Island region on the North Slope east of Prudhoe Bay. Industry data hint at a potential billion barrels of oil, with geologists estimating the North Slope field at about 9.6 billion barrels, making it North America’s largest. Exxon Mobil and Atlantic Richfield have shelled seismic work and shared data with the state under a two year data blackout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
Arctic National Wildlife Range
Point Thomson-Flaxman Island
Prudhoe Bay
Prudhoe Bay Area
Valdez
Exxon
Mobil
Atlantic-Richfield
State Department Natural Resources
Point Thompson
Department
North Slope
North America
Chimney sweeps bring magic to Palmer House gathering
About 170 chimney sweeps from 12 states gathered at Palmer House Chicago in top hats and tails for a seminar. Women and men in the field discussed earnings, industry growth, and safety, noting 26 million fireplaces in the U.S. and a boom in wood stove sales amid the energy crunch.
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Chicago
Palmer House
Nancy Binzen
Binzen
August West Systems Inc
Connecticut
Ms. Binzen
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Robert Edwards
Mrs. Brown
Roger Klam
Carbondale Clinic
Steptoe
American Fertility Society
New Orleans
Elam
Klam
Michael Fitzgerald
Radio Tabernacle First Apostolic Church
General Assembly
N. Blinois Herrin
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
12Th Street
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Princess Grace of
Monaco
St. Paul
Minn
Jackson County Taxpayers
Shirley Dillinger Booker
Jackson County
Menard Correctional Center
S. 13Th
Ill
Menard
Halstead
Chiropractic
Weer Frankfort
R. L. Halstead
Stephen Leek
Tom McBride
Debbie McKinney
Jodene Head
Kathy Hunt
Joyce Murphy
Leah Mullins
Lisa Bennett Mane Kimble
Norma Barter
Pam Bryant
Thalalia Hammers
Berry
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