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Wisconsin's attorney general chides Saturday B-3 500 dont need the extra burden," Kraft said. Customers have the right to request a different room or situation, but the government shouldn't regulate smoking in restaurants, he said. His concerns were echoed by other restaurant and tavern owners. Alderman and Board member Jerry Please see SMOKING, A-7 $22.5 million gene-hunting grant received Grant biggest ever for local med researchers Marshfield Medical Research Foundation (MMRF) researchers have been awarded a $22.6 million contract extension by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to continue hunting for genes that influence human health disorders. This contract provides a very strong base for all our research efforts in the Center for Medical Genetics, Marshfield Clinic and MMRE" said James Weber, PhJD, director of the MMRFs Center for Medical Genetics.

It's the largest contract in the history of MMRF, tne research division of Marshfield ClinicThe contract was awarded because of the quality of work performed by Weber and other researchers at the genetics center. Identification of those genes through the Human Genome Project is a first step in improving disease prevention and treatment, according to Weber "Once we identify a disease gene, we can immediately embark upon prevention of the disorder," Weber said will know someone is at risk before the disorder appears so we can delay onset, reduce severity or prevent the disease altogether." An example is heart disease, which can occur without warning. "There are measures we can take to reduce the incidence of these conditions, such as drugs, diet and exercise," he said, "but to apply these measures effectively, we need to "know which individuals are at special risk. "In many cases, genetics will identify Please see GRANT, A-7 tion for a waiver of parental consent on her own behalf. Under current law, a member of the clergy can petition for the waiver on her behalf.

Supporters of the bill, including Wisconsin Right to Life, said it would close loopholes in the state's parental consent law and recognize the rights of Please see ABORTION, A-7 If i I inside today's News-Herald nun irswonTiiviiiLE Value Token can save you some cash see B-6 000 Feed mill explosion injures 7 see A-2 000 Howitzer photo out of yearbook NEVIS, Minn. (AP) A high school is refusing to allow a picture of a student sitting on a 153 mm howitzer to appear in a yearbook. Nevis High officials said the photo of senior Samantha Jones violates the school's "zero-tolerance" policy toward weapons. The policy prohibits images of guns, knives or other weapons on shirts, hats or in pictures, ft also bans squirt guns. The snapshot shows Ms.

Jones, who is joining the Army in June, perched on the small cannon outside a Veterans of Foreign post "Whether it's in military, recreational or sporting form, anything shaped lite a gun or knife is banned, said Superintendent Dick Magaard. Ms. Jones' mother, Sue Jones, petitioned for a vote by the School Board, which deadlocked 3-3 this week on publishing the photo. "I back my daughter 100 percent on this. The lawyer will be sending you papers," she told school officials.

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Budget process worries attorney general emor and the Joint Finance Committee. Then it goes into the party caucuses and the conference committee, where no one outside knows what is going oa" Doyle was particularly critical of Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen, who led a Republican walkout of the budget process in mid-Jury. Tm sorry if I get partisan here, but I must ask Scott By Robert Johnson Of the News-Herald MOSINEE Attorney General James Doyle is worried about the secretive nature of the state's budget process. "It was a closed process," Doyle said in prepared remarks at a meeting of the Central Wisconsin Press Club Thursday night "It's an open process for the gov- Stricter abortion parental consent bill advances MADISON (AP) Minors who want to get an abortion would first need the permission of a parent or guardian, as opposed to other family members, under a bill the state Assembly has approved. The bill passed 69-26 Thursday and now goes to the Senate for consideration.

Under current law, minors have to get permission from a family member at least 25 years old, including grandpar Please ents, aunts, uncles, sisters or brothers, before they can get abortions. A minor does not have to ask permission if a psychiatrist or psychologist says there is a risk she will commit suicide rather than ask for that permission. The bill passed by the Assembly Thursday would remove that exception, ft would make minors get permission for abortions from the person who has legal deal we have for you! FREE TOTAI AX pric. packagaa and program good in tha dark. Wood, Taylor and coratatf laqufrad.

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