I was working on a perl script that was working just fine except now it won't even compile because "Premature end of script headers" I've searched all over the script but I have yet to be able to find what this is referring too.. please help... 
#!/util/bin/perl


######################################################################
+#####
use CGI qw/:standard :html3 param/;;

use CGI::Carp qw(fatalsToBrowser carpout);

BEGIN{
    print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
    open(STDERR, ">&STDOUT");
    $| = 1;                        
    print '';
}


#########################
#Beginning of Javascript
#########################
#$JSCRIPT=<<JSEND;
#    if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("PPC") != -1 || navigator.appVer
+sion.indexOf("68K") != -1 || navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Mac")!= -1
+) 
#    {
#        document.write("<LINK REL=\'STYLESHEET\' TYPE=\'text/css\' HR
+EF=\'http://www.genome.wi.mit.edu/MPR/mprStyleMac.css\'>");
#    }
#   else
#    {
#        document.write("<LINK REL=\'STYLESHEET\' TYPE=\'text/css\' HR
+EF=\'http://www.genome.wi.mit.edu/MPR/mprStyle.css\'>");
#   }           
#   function moveover(txt)
#   {
#       window.status = txt;
#   }
#
#JSEND
#
#;
#End of Javascript
######################################################################
+######
#NEW CGI OBJECT
my $query = new CGI;


#PRINT HEADER
print $query->header;
print $query->start_html(
    -title=>'Add to the Cancer Genomics Online Library');
#    -script=>$JSCRIPT);

#PRINT TITLE
&print_title;

#PRINT FORM
print "<h2>Cancer Genomics Online Library Addition Form</h2>\n";
if ($query->param('Action') eq 'Submit') 
{
       # we have some data
   print "<h2>Entry Results</h2>\n";

       # check data
   if (&check_entry($query) == 0) 
    {
        &print_success($query);
        &make_entry($query);
   }
   else 
    {
        print "<HR><H2>Errors Found</H2>\n";
        print "<P>Please correct the errors above on the form below.\n
+";
        &print_form($query);
   }
}
else 
{
    &print_intro;
    &print_form($query);
}

&print_tail;
print $query->end_html;

#End of Program
######################################################################
+###########

sub print_title 
{
   print "<table valign=top>\n";
    print "<tr><td valign=top width=150><br>menubar will go here.</td>
+\n";
    print "<td valign=top align=left width=600><br>\n";

}

sub print_intro 
{
    print"<p>Welcome to Cancer Genomics Online Library Addition Form.\
+n";
    print"<p> Please fill in all relevant information.\n";
}

sub print_form 
{
    my($query) = @_;
    my $width = 50;
       
    print $query->start_multipart_form;

    print "<h3><font color = red>Your Information</font></h3><p>";
    print "<table>\n";
        print "<tr><td><B>Your Name:</B></td><td>";
           print $query->textfield(
                    -name=>'yourname',
                    -size=>$width);
        print "<td></tr>\n";

        print "<tr><td><B>Your E-mail Address:</B></td><td>";
        print $query->textfield(
                    -name=>'youremail',
                    -size=>$width);
        print "<td></tr>\n";

       print "<tr><td><B>Your Daytime Phone:&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp</B></td><t
+d>";
        print $query->textfield(
                    -name=>'yourphone',
                    -size=>15);
        print "<td></tr>\n";
    print"</table>\n";

    print "<h3><font color = red>Entry Information</font></h3><p>";
    print "<table>\n";
        print "<tr><td><B>Publication Title:</B></td><td>";
       print $query->textfield(
                    -name=>'pubtitle',
                    -size=>$width);
        print "<td></tr>\n";

        print "<tr><td><B>Publication Author:</B></td><td>";
       print $query->textfield(
                    -name=>'pubauthor',
                    -size=>$width);
        print "<td></tr>\n";

        print "<tr><td><B>Date of Publication:</B></td><td>";
        print $query->textfield(
                    -name=>'pubdate',
                    -size=>$width);
        print "<td></tr>\n";

        print "<tr><td><B>Journal of Publication:</B></td><td>";
        print $query->textfield(
                    -name=>'pubjournal',
                    -size=>$width);
        print "<td></tr>\n";

       print "<tr><td><B>Online URL:</B></td><td>";
        print $query->textfield(
                    -name=>'puburl',
                    -size=>$width);
        print "<td></tr>\n";

        print "<tr><td><B>Category:</B></td><td>";
        print $query->popup_menu(
                          -name=>'pubcategory',
                    -values=>['Choose a Category','Genetics','Mice','D
+NA', 'None of the above'],
                    -default=>'None',
                    -labels=>\%labels);
        print "<td></tr>\n";
        
        print "<tr><td><B>Relevant Keywords:</B></td><td>";
        print $query->textfield(-name=>'pubkey1',-size=>(($width/4)-1)
+);
        print "&nbsp&nbsp";
        print $query->textfield(-name=>'pubkey2',-size=>(($width/4)-1)
+);
        print "&nbsp&nbsp";
        print $query->textfield(-name=>'pubkey3',-size=>(($width/4)-1)
+);
        print "&nbsp&nbsp";
        print $query->textfield(-name=>'pubkey4',-size=>(($width/4)-2)
+);
        print "<td></tr>\n";
        
        print "<tr><td><B>Additional Comments:</B></td><td>";
        print $query->textarea(
                      -name=>'pubcomments',
                    -default=>'Add additional comments here.',
                    -rows=>2,
                    -columns=>($width-2));
        print "<td></tr>\n";

        print "<tr><td><B>Upload a copy: </B></td><td>";
        print $query->filefield(
                         -name=>'pubupload',
                    -default=>'',
                    -size=>($width-14),
                    -maxlength=>100);
      print "<td></tr>\n";
    print" </table>\n";

   print $query->submit('Action','Submit');
    print "&nbsp\n";
   print $query->reset;
   print $query->endform;
}

sub subscribe_to_list 
{
    my($query) = @_;

}

sub print_success 
{

    print <<EOM;

    <p> 
    Your addition to the Cancer Genomics Online Library has been succe
+ssfully submitted.
    <p>Any Online Library Questions should go to &nbsp
    <a href="mailto:tamayo\@genome.wi.mit.edu"><tt>tamayo\@genome.wi.m
+it.edu</tt></a>.
    <p>Any questions regarding the web site should go to &nbsp
    <a href="mailto:zhao\@mit.edu"><tt>zhao\@mit.edu</tt></a>.
    <p>
    <a href="http://waldo.wi.mit.edu/MPR/" target="_top">Back to Cance
+r Genomics Home</a>

EOM

}

sub check_entry {
   my($query) = @_;
   my($bad);
    
    $bad = 0;
    
    if ($query->param('yourname') !~ /\S+/) 
    {
        $bad = 1;
        print "<p><b>Error</b>: Your Name field is blank\n";
    }
    if ($query->param('youremail') !~ /\S+/) 
    {
        $bad = 1;
        print "<p><b>Error</b>: E-mail field is blank\n";
    }
    if ($query->param('youremail') !~ /\@/) 
    {
        $bad = 1;
        print "<p><b>Error</b>: E-mail field doesn't have \@ sign.\n";
    }
    if ($query->param('pubtitle') !~ /\S+/) 
    {
            $bad = 1;
            print "<p><b>Error</b>: Publication Title field is blank.\
+n";
    }
    if ($query->param('pubauthor') !~ /\S+/) 
    {
            $bad = 1;
            print "<p><b>Error</b>: Publication Author field is blank.
+\n";
    }
    #if ($query->param('phone') !~ /\S+/) {
    #    $bad = 1;
    #    print "<p><b>Error</b>: Phone field is blank\n";
    #}
    
   $bad;    # return whether or not entry is good
    

}

sub make_entry 
{
    my($query) = @_;
}

sub print_tail 
{
    print <<END;

        </td></tr></table>
        <table>
        <tr><td valign=top align=left width=750>

        <hr>
        <font size=-2 face="ARIAL,GENEVA,HELVETICA,SANS-SERIF">
        Dacheng Zhao
        <br>
        Last Edited:
        <script language="JavaScript">
          <!--  hide script from old browsers
            lastmod = document.lastModified     
            document.write(lastmod)
          // end hiding contents -->
        </script>
        <br>Contact the Webmaster at
        <i><a href="mailto:zhao\@mit.edu">zhao\@mit.edu</a></i> with q
+uestions or comments 
        </font>

        </td></tr></table>
        
END
}

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