Ethics and Fate Meet in the Karen Ann Quinlan Case
The article examines the Quinlan case and its impact on medical decisions about life support. It discusses physician authority, parental consent, and the evolving public debate on preserving or withdrawing extraordinary means. It cites experiences from Dr. Paul Patterson and historical cases of hydrocephalic infants in hospital wards.
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Tax package for NYC falters amid legislative split
Albany reports the New York Legislature abandoned $200 million in NYC tax increases as lawmakers clash with Gov. Hugh Carey. The move threatens Carey's plan to avert city bankruptcy without federal aid, with Ford's decision on loan guarantees looming early this week. The federal response remains pivotal to the plan's success.
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Hugh Carey
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Weather and legislative delay color New York state day
Weather reports show mid 30s with a 30 percent rain chance today and 10 percent tonight with snow possible tomorrow. In Albany lawmakers fail to resolve tax plan disputes as New York City council delays action and deals with debt concerns affecting bond markets.
Carrier and Belknap collide in Mediterannean. one dead
Two U S Navy ships, the aircraft carrier John F Kennedy and guided missile cruiser Belknap, collided during night flight operations east of Sicily. One seaman is dead with additional casualties likely, Belknap burned two and a half hours, and survivors were rescued by Kennedy helicopters. Randall Below of Elyria, Ohio, is aboard the Kennedy.
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Sicily
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Sigonella
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Body of missing Cleveland girl found in North Olmsted park
The nude body of 8 year old Melissa Hinke was found near the Rocky River Reservation in North Olmsted at about 10 a.m. A coroner said she was stabbed and police planned an autopsy. Detective Fishbach said a suspect was in custody, though not the same man questioned earlier.
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Melissa Hinke
67Th St
Brook Park
Joseph Fishbach
Cleveland Hopkins
Fishach
Fishbach
Melissa
Cleveland West
New design urged for ore carriers
UPI reports Cleveland expert William Clearey testified before a Coast Guard Board of Inquiry that Great Lakes freighters should feature separate water tight cargo compartments. He suggested such a design might have saved the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank with 26 crew members during a November storm on Lake Superior.
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UPI
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Merchant Marine Safety Branch
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Fourman Coast Guard Board of
Fitzgerald
Avon Lake woman links UFO sighting to improved eyesight
Avon Lake housewife Mrs. Jacque Booth reports a March 20 1974 sighting of a saucer shaped craft near her home that she says triggered headaches and eye swelling but preceded a dramatic eyesight improvement. Dr George Carlson confirms reduced prescription and near perfect vision after the encounter. A local writer Lowell Stone plans a book Be love Me They Are Here about Booths experiences.
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Avon Lake
Elyria
Lowell Stone
Stone
Windsor Dr
George H. Carlson
Booth
Carl Zon
Kay Stone
Carlson
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