Supreme Court OKs patenting life forms in oil-eating bacterium
The Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote allowed patents on living organisms created by genetic engineering. Ananda Chakrabarty's lab developed a oil-eating bacterium. the court said it fits patent law definitions of manufacture and composition of matter. Justice Brennan dissented, saying patent law does not cover living organisms.
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Carter Administration
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Chakrabarty
Congress
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Potter Stewart
Harry A. Blackmun
William H. Rehnquist
John Paul Stevens
William J. Brennan Jr
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Brennan
Clark says he will speak his mind freely after Iran trip
Ramsey Clark returns from Iran calling for freedom of speech while urging nine U.S. steps to aid the hostages. He criticizes Carter and argues the travel violation should not lead to politicized punishment. Clark proposes ending sanctions on Iran and protecting students, with complex views on U.S. involvement.
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Ramsey Clark
Iran
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Carter
Tehran
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
New York Times
Nationagazine
CIA
Herrin Hospital Filipino nurses cleared by state rules
Theresa Churchill reports Herrin Hospital's Filipino nursing recruits now operate under state law with licenses or temporary permits. Three who failed exams were restricted to nurse aide duties. others awaiting July tests, while two already licensed continue as registered nurses.
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Southern Illinoisan Herrin Hospital
Philippines
Illinois Department of Registration and Education
Edward Nash
Larry Feil
Nash
Feil
SIUC students enjoy sun and volleyball at campus beach
Randy Wilke and Tom Arra, SIUC students, joined a sunny afternoon on the university beach as they played volleyball during a warm Wednesday at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Randy Wilke
Tom Arra
SIUC
Lake-on-the Campus
Carbondale center faces third delay on hotel complex
City officials and private developers won a reprieve to end of June to finalize a financing package for an 11.9 million hotel convention center project in Carbondale. HUD demands a purchase agreement for revenue bonds. bonds expected 8 to 9 million for the hotel and 2.5 million for a parking garage.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Carroll Fry
Frt
Fry
Stan Hoye
University and
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Walnut and
Monroe Streets
Horton checks SIU-C against Carnegie survival guide
SIU-C administrator Frank Horton compares the university to Carnegie Council imperatives for the 1980s and predicts strong positioning if retention improves and faculty salaries rise. He notes funding, enrollment shifts, and a need for systemwide planning, while a new retention committee and ongoing outside funding efforts are planned.
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Jean Ness
Southern
Horton
SIUC
Guyon
Illinois
Weather outlook for the week in Illinois and tonight
The National Weather Service predicts fair and cool conditions tonight with lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Sunny and warmer Tuesday with highs in the lower 80s. Illinois forecast shows Wednesday low 50s and highs in the 70s. Friday will be partly cloudy with mid-50s nights and mid-70s to mid-80s days.
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