European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 15, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7cancer patient who refused to have abortion Dies Clinton Iii. Apr a woman cancer patient who rejected chemical and radiation treatment so she could give birth to a healthy baby has died. Linda Babcock 41, gave birth to a 5-Pound, 6-ounce boy feb. 23 while battling an inoperable lung cancer known As oat cell carcinoma. She had rejected treatment for fear of injuring the baby and refused to have an abortion. The baby Jesse is doing Fine. A a he a a Beautiful son. Ill find a Way to take care of him a mrs. Babcock a husband George said Friday night. A a the baby kept her going a he said. Shortly after she gave birth mrs. Babcock said in an interview from her room at St. Joseph medical Center in Bloomington that she did no to believe she had cancer anymore. A i feel so much better. I can breathe. I could Tell it was there before. It Felt like something cutting off my air taking my life a she had said. A a in a confident of living of beating the cancer. The baby saved me from death As i saved  her doctors had been sceptical that shed be Able to deliver a healthy baby without treatment. After she did they said her cancer still was very malignant and that if it went untreated her chances for survival appeared slim. A after the birth she went downhill real fast a her husband said. She was hospitalized for almost a week before she returned thursday to her Home Here in Rural cast Central Illinois Babcock said. He said she refused radiology and chemotherapy treatment to the end. She had survived pregnancy by adopting a diet of organically grown vegetables and fruits Carrot juice and Vitamin pills. Mrs. Babcock had three other  kills wife self after 17-hour standoff Lexington by. Apr a Man distraught Over the breakup of his marriage wounded two men killed his estranged wife and held two children hostage overnight then killed himself Friday to end a 17-hour standoff police said. The bodies of Mike Purcell 38, of Collinsville va., and Jeannie Purcell 33, of Lexington were found in separate bedrooms of mrs. Purcell a Sisters House about 4 ., said police chief Larry Walsh. Police decided to storm the House after a breakdown in negotiations which began Early Friday. A the was getting worse instead of better. He wanted us to kill him a Walsh said. A we had no alternative but to move on  Walsh said Purcell appeared to have killed himself shortly after police began an assault with tear Gas and percussion grenades. But mrs. Purcell apparently had been dead since 11  Thursday he said. Walsh said Purcell had Many mood swings during the negotiations but always seemed to be in control. A the played mind games. He would talk in circles a the chief said. Police had been patient with Purcell because they were concerned about the lives of mrs. Purcell unaware she was already dead and officers at the scene Walsh said. The children a Troy Jamison 4, and Brittany Jamison 1 a had been held hostage overnight and released about 10 . Friday. Troy is the son of Mark Jamison and Brittany is the daughter of Liz Jamison mrs. Purcell a sister. They All lived in the  stayed out of the sight of police snipers. A the was smart. He knew what he was doing a Walsh said. Police said the incident began about 10  Thursday when Purcell armed with a 9mm pistol allegedly shot Wayne Deaton who had arrived to pick up mrs. Purcell for a Date and Mark Jamison mrs. Purcell a brother. Both remained hospitalized Friday Deaton in critical condition and Jamison in serious condition Hospital officials said. A i saw him with the gun a Liz Jamison said of Purcell. A the shot at me and made my sister go upstairs. That a when i ran out the Back door to the neighbors House v n a a a a a Hii it a a 0$ a w xxv $ nit. A emergency personnel whisk 13-month-old Brittany Jamison to safety after the child was released. And called the  Mystic violence. But he violated both that aspect and demanded an interview Liz Jamison said her sister and Purcell Protection orders and was held in con with a reporter to give his Side of the had been married three years. Tempt of court each time said police it. Story. Deborah Moore of walk pm on Jan. 19 and again on feb. 1, a Dre Elneal. Said Purcell told her by Telephone that he Fayette District court ordered Purcell to during the standoff Purcell became had been distraught Ever since his wife stay away from his wife because of do upset when television reports touched on left him without warning in , Stanford ban grateful dead concerts Berkeley Calif. Apr the grateful dead a Rock institution since its formation in the late 1960s, has been banned from the University of Cal Fomia Berkeley and Stanford University. Both san Francisco area schools have told the band it can no longer perform on their campuses because of troublesome a a Deadhead fans Many of whom use the concerts As excuses for several week Long Camp ins. Berkeley police it. Pat Carroll said 30 to 50 arrests Are made each summer when the dead does its three concert stand. Most arrests Are drug related Carroll said. At Stanford police said they arrest about the same number of people and could arrest Many More if they had the manpower. One Berkeley official said the problem is that a deadheads a fans who follow the band to their shows across the country come Early and stay late. A they tend to come and Camp for a week in the Grove of Trees outside Frost a the Stanford Amphitheater said Stanford associate Dean of students Michael l. Jackson. A and they stay  band spokesman Dennis Mcnally expressed disappointment about the decisions saying the group has worked to discourage the a Bazaar like atmosphere that develops outside their concerts. He said the band is trying to halt sales of anything outside its concerts and discourages camping. The grateful dead has been around since 1967, gaining attention As a a hippie band that gave free concerts in Golden Gate Park. But it was the 1985 a in the dark Quot album that became the dead a most successful to Date producing the bands first no. 1 hit a touch of Gray with its repeated Lyric line a we shall  David Gans an Oakland author and expert on the band said a in the dark attracted a huge new generation of fans. He said Banning the dead from us Berkeley a greek theatre Ana Stanford a Frost Amphitheater a shows How our society has changed. Obviously there is a drug scene. This is what the local constabulary has seized  a i know of grandmothers who Are fans. I know mul Tigen rational families from san Leandro who love the dead a Gans said