Rifkin warns patenting life threatens ethics and society
Patenting living beings alarms ethicist Jeremy Rifkin who criticizes gene construction at the University of Pennsylvania and warns that freezing fertilized embryos for universal delivery could commoditize life. He cites global research, religious coalition support, and fears of nuclear extinction as broader stakes.
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Jeremy Rifkin
Rifkin
University of Pennsylvania
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Swilderness
Farmers sue over credit practices in Columbus
A federal suit filed in Columbus accuses Agriculture Secretary John Block and several farm credit bodies of mismanaging the system and violating the Farm Credit Act of 1971. Plaintiffs say borrowers paid 6 billion in stock-like charges since 1971, with no dividends, inflating loan balances and interest. The suit seeks 3 million in compensatory and 6 million in punitive damages plus an injunction to halt foreclosures.
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Columbus
John Block
Block
George Bowling
Circleville
Bowling
Stephen Carter
Donald E. Wilkinson
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Farm Credit Board
The
Farm Credit System
Fourth Farm Credit District
Arthur G. Kilbourn
Columbus Production Credit Association
Federal Court Building
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Agriculture
Dick Dailey
Dale Bower
Attorney challenges law on thieves and victims in Elyria
Elyria attorney Howard Saddler seeks to strike down a 1982 Ohio Revised Code section requiring true owners to reimburse precious metal dealers for stolen goods. He argues the rule favors thieves and dealers, violating private property protections and creating conflicts with the code. The case involves Martha Henderson, whose stolen valuables were pawned for a fraction of value to three dealers.
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Elyria
Howard Saddler
James Horn
Saddler
Ohio
Martha Henderson
Robert Beard
Commerce Department Division of
Consumer Finance
40s Bring Spring Feel After Record Low Week
After a weekend plummet to minus 19, Elyria sees 40s as a sense of spring. Lorain County volunteers begin the 1984 residential campaign at Mountain Jacks in Elyria, going door to door February 24 to March to raise heart disease research funds. A warm front caused intermittent drizzle and freezing roads, with a brief power outage near Oberlin and Meister roads restored in 19 minutes. Weekend forecasts call for mixed precip and changing temps with highs in 30s and 40s through the week.
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Elyria
American Heart Association
Lorain County
Mountain Jacks
Lorain
Ohio Edison
Oberlin
Meister Roads
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Heart Campaign
St. Mary’s School
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