Defective babies life or death decisions echo ethics debate
An exploration of the growing clash over whether to prolong or halt treatment for defective newborns in intensive care units. The piece cites Siamese twins cases, Down syndrome, spina bifida, and calls for parental input, ethics committees, and religious perspectives on life’s sanctity.
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Danville
New York
Hartford Courant
Yale-New Haven
Joseph B. Warshaw
Courant
Robert Schwartz
Institute of Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences
Hastings-on-Hudson
Hastings Center
Raymond S. Duff
Yale
A. G. M. Campbell
Duff
Pediatrics
Norman Fost
University of Wisconsin
Richard A. McCormick
Kennedy Center For Bioethics
Georgetown University
Washington
Journal of the American Medical Association
Pope Pius XII
Satellite Beach birds hired as town rodent controllers
In Satellite Beach Florida hawks and owls have been enlisted since 1978 to curb rats mice and gophers. Acting City Manager Gene Sorensen notes observable impact while City Manager Richard Shinn says the idea came from other coastal towns. The Florida Wildlife Sanctuary in Melbourne provides the raptors amid some public concern about safety and pet fears.
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Florida
Satellite Beach
Gene Sorensen
Richard Shinn
Atlantic
Cocoa Beach
Florida Wildlife Sanctuary
Melbourne
Dads Don’t Do Much But Are Nice to Have
A reflective piece by Erma Bombeck about fathers as quiet everyday anchors. The narrator recalls a dad who performs small acts, protects, teaches, and shares moments, yet remains unseen in photos. The piece ends with the father’s death and a child’s longing. Field Enterprises, Inc.
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Erma Bombeck
Father
Field Enterprises, Inc
Smiths celebrate 25th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Gerard Smith of Carbondale celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house at their home. They were married June 21 1956 in Searcy Arkansas. They have three children Ken Elise and Craig. He is a chemistry professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and she teaches microbiology at SIU C.
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Gerard Smith
Carbondale
Smith
Jolynn Fenn
Searcy
Ark
Ken Smith
Elise Smith
Abilene
Tex
Craig Smith
Lubbock
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
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