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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1977
Page
2
Actress Geraldine Brooks a 30 year veteran of theater film and TV died of cancer at 52 in Riverhead N Y She was wife of novelist Budd Schulberg and had been active until near her death Completing a Baretta episode ten days before she entered Suffolk Hospital last Wednesday afternoon, she died Sunday.
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that police and federal agents generally cannot search a person's locked luggage for contraband without a warrant. The decision upholds a Boston appeals court ruling that marijuana seized in a 1973 Massachusetts arrest was obtained illegally and cannot be used at trial.
Washington AP Carter administration debates a new version of the rejected 3 cent per gallon gas tax to fund mass transit energy research and conservation. The standby 5 cent proposal failed 27 to 10 in the House Ways and Means Committee earlier.
The Illinois Senate moves a measure to prohibit state medical aid payments for abortions for the poor except to save a woman's life. Sponsor Sen. Leroy W. Lemke calls the bill constitutional after a Supreme Court decision. The bill could go to Gov. Thompson if the Senate approves without amendments.
A Navy C130 aircraft with 16 personnel aboard crashed into the Pacific Ocean after takeoff from Wake Island Air Force Base. Flares were seen at the site indicating possible survivors. rescue operations were under way as Hickam Air Force Base officials coordinated effort.
Kenyan papers report Amin missing after Saturday gunmen attempt. Ugandan officials deny, saying Amin not seen at his home since Friday and decline to disclose his location while confirming no official statement.
The Federal Election Commission has not billed 76 candidates for public funds and the treasury remains owed about $691,000. Ronald Reagan Gerald Ford and Henry Jackson failed to spend all their public funds from the 1976 primaries. Auditors continue reviews of hundreds of campaigns and required reports. Reagan may keep interest earnings on unspent funds estimated at $20,000 to $25,000.
A group of twelve scientists disputing ERDA figures warns that the basis for the energy program risks relying on uncertain and speculative uranium resources. They argue reserves must be demonstrated before fueling national policy and caution the 3.7 million ton base may not reflect what can be produced.
In Groote Schuur Hospital a baboon heart transplant on a 26 year old Italian woman failed after a 10 hour operation. Christiaan Barnard said the baboon heart was a last resort and too small to sustain circulation. The patient died despite the attempt and Barnard noted eventual rejection of animal hearts.
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