Thompson claims victory in Illinois governor race
Gov. James R. Thompson moved ahead by 9 922 votes over Adlai E Stevenson in a see-saw campaign. Stevenson pressed for a canvass and possible recount hoping the tally would swing in his favor. Officials prepared for a statewide recount of 3 6 million votes with ballots secured in all 102 counties as the official canvass began in Chicago and surrounding suburbs.
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James R. Thompson
Adlai E. Stevenson
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Thompson
Cook County
John Schmidt
Whiz kid hidden in elevator shaft in New Haven
A 15 year old runaway described as an electronics whiz kid lived three months in a furnished room he built in an elevator shaft pit at Crown Court Apartments New Haven. He wired the shaft and garage to steal, make calls, and power his den with car batteries. Police found a stove bed radios CBs and magazines.
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New Haven, Conn
New York City
New Haven
Crown Court Apartments
Bette Zdanowicz
Crown Court
Infested Warehouse Tied to Khapra Beetle Threat
Tiny beetles five stories high in plastic wrap haunted a warehouse as officials assured residents fumigation with deadly gas poses no danger. The khapra beetle, hitchhiked from India and seen as more deadly than the fruit fly, consumes corn, wheat and oatmeal according to federal officials.
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United States
India
Court overturns libel verdict over Penthouse fiction
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Penthouse story about a beauty queen was gross but not libelous and a complete fantasy. It reversed a $14 million Wyoming verdict for Miss America 1978 Kimerii Pring, with the panel split 2-1.
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Wyoming
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Utah liver donor saves 11 month old Jamie Fisk
The parents of a Utah donor baby say their loss may help another family as 11 month old Jamie Fisk recovers after a Friday liver transplant at the University of Minnesota Hospitals. Doctors warn of a two week window of infection or rejection as she fights for life.
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Jamie Fisk
Jamie
University of Minnesota
John Najarian
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