Nice girl image linked to pregnancies study at SIUC
SIUC psychologist Dr. Laura Brown reports women prone to unwanted pregnancies cling to a self image of being "nice girls." She and colleagues compared 33 abortion patients with 25 birth control users and 26 students, finding socialization against sexuality and partner pressure influence contraceptive use and guilt.
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Cheryl Richards
Gordon E. Rader
L. DeMoyne Bekker
University
Psychology
Maps on the Move by University of Illinois Cartographer
James Bier, a UI cartographer, replaces slides with detailed maps for tourists. He and his wife travel extensively to chart Hawaii, Samoa, and French Polynesia, updating work and aiming for accurate, colorful guides.
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James Bier
University of Illinois
Bier
Hawaii
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University of Hawaii
Islands
Hawaiian Islands
Samoa
French Polynesia
University of Hawaii Press
Illinois inheritance tax costly to collect says Tribune
The Chicago Tribune reports Illinois spent 4.1 million dollars last year to collect 85 million dollars in inheritance tax, the costliest and most complex state tax to administer. Audits note not all taxes due are collected and the system employs hundreds of patronage workers while officials award generous fees.
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Girl Struck and Strangled in Belleville Case
Elizabeth West, 14, missing since April 22, was found dead in a ravine near Floraville. Coroner James Radden said she was struck, possibly strangled, with time of death uncertain. Sgt. Jim Lay said she likely died before being left at the scene after leaving Belleville Township High School West following a musical performance.
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