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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1987
Page
5
Scientists report narrowing the position of the neurofibromatosis gene on chromosome 17, a breakthrough that could yield prenatal testing and potential treatments or a cure for neurofibromatosis. Experts say the finding marks a significant step toward understanding related disorders.
Tucker, 31, condemned for the 1977 Columbus convenience store murder of 19-year-old Kathleen Parry, who was one month pregnant, was granted a 24 hour reprieve by Justice Lewis F Powell two hours before the scheduled electric chair execution. The stay, issued about 5 p.m. Thursday, allows more time for the late Wednesday appeal while he remains under guard near the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center in Jackson ahead of a new date set for 7 p.m. today.
A major fire at Maumee Valley Seeds Inc in Woodburn Indiana spread thick toxic smoke prompting evacuations of Hicksville Ohio and nearby Mark Center. About 4,000 residents fled as school buses moved evacuees to shelters several miles away.
NASA asks Marshall Space Flight Center to solicit concepts for liquid-fueled boosters to launch future shuttles. Two contractors to be chosen for a nine‑month, 6 million study starting this summer, following the 1986 Challenger disaster blamed on solid boosters.
Experts warn a prolonged halt in Persian Gulf oil could lift world prices and strain buying power, though pipelines and reserves lessen crisis risk. Reagan cites free shipping to justify protecting Kuwaiti tankers while analysts stress dependence differences among allies and fungibility of oil.
Relatives travel from the South Midwest to Adams Center for the funeral of Robert Shippee who grew up nearby and served in the Navy. The USS Stark strike killed 37, with one sailor missing. Naval officers delivered the notice in Jacksonville, then the family returned home for burial preparations.
Briefing outlines a nonnew policy reviewed after last week’s apparent accident. Talks between House and Senate leaders and defense officials set expectations for reflagging Kuwaiti tankers and U S naval escort, with June timing and concerns about U S involvement in the Iran Iraq war.
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