BORN. To Judith Carr, 28, and Roger Carr, 30; the first in vitro baby born in the U.S., a daughter; in Norfolk. Name: Elizabeth Jordan Carr. Weight: 5 Ibs. 12 oz.
DIED. Philip Handler, 64, former president of the National Academy of Sciences and biochemist who earned international recognition for his discoveries on the nutritional causes of disease; of cancer; in Boston. Under Handler's direction, the academy sponsored hundreds of studies on drugs, food and the environment. His investigations into the link between pellagra and vitamin B deficiencies helped erase the disease in...
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