Roper named to head CDC in White House health reforms
William Roper an adviser to President Bush on health issues will head the federal Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation and was announced by Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan. Roper previously led the Health Care Financing Administration during the Reagan era as the CDC vacancy dates back to James Foster. Maynard Jackson is back as Atlanta mayor pledging to tackle homelessness crime and urban renewal. Sophie Master and Kathy Whitmire begin new terms in Houston and Pitt respectively, with Master focusing on families under housing conditions and Whitmire beginning a fifth term. In Washington Rep. Robert Garcia faces Wedtech extortion sentencing and will resign Sunday to allow a special election. Garcia and his wife Jane Garcia face up to 45 years and fines.
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Business coalition backs delaying action on clean air bill
A Washington business group including oil gas auto and chemical firms supports delaying action on a Senate clean air bill. The unsigned memo urges industry reps to contact senators noting lawmakers upset at Mitchell and Baucus for rushing deliberations. It warns of economic impact analyses used to stall early action.
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Yacht Sinks Off Mexico With 11 Americans Aboard
Guaymas officials say 11 American tourists and three Mexican crew vanished after a diving yacht capsized offshore. One American survivor and a Mexican crew member were rescued. another survivor was found earlier after spending over a day in the water. The boat sank within minutes after overturning near Isla Tortugas.
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Redoubt Volcano Erupts Shocking Ash Plume Over Alaska
Alaska's Redoubt Volcano belched ash up to 40,000 feet in its largest eruption since waking from a 25 year slumber. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said the event occurred at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday as seismic activity began December 13, with pilots noting lava on the northwest flank 115 miles southwest of Anchorage. Residents watched from Kenai area as ash and heated stones fell, while geologists cautioned the lava flow could be ash and gas mixtures.
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First Lady Barbara Bush Begins Eye Radiation Therapy
First Lady Barbara Bush started a 10 day course of radiation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to reduce eye swelling from Graves' disease. Spokeswoman Jean Becker said the treatment targets the bony orbits behind the eyes and will not interrupt her schedule.
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Surveys Prompt FDA To Test Milk
The FDA investigates milk supplies after independent surveys by The Wall Street Journal and CI risk finding veterinary drug residues in samples from 13 cities. Testing should finish in two to three weeks with results public. FDA spokesman Jeff Nesbit stressed no detected public health threat
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Oil Spill Off Morocco Threatens Coastline
Crews fought to contain a 100 square mile oil slick from the Iranian tanker Khark 5. Helicopters sprayed dispersants while booms were deployed and cleanup teams vacuumed oil. About 19 million gallons had spilled into the Atlantic as waves broke up the slick, with Maghreb Arabe Presse reporting 530 gallons per hour still escaping. Three tugboats towed the vessel toward calmer waters near the Cape Verde Islands, eight days to reach safety.
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Jackson urges bounty for bombings in Southeast killings
Rev. Jesse Jackson called on the Bush administration to offer a bounty for information leading to arrests in the Southeast bombings that killed U S Circuit Judge Robert Vance and NAACP lawyer Robert Robinson. He spoke at the Civic Center amid inaugurations and rising threats from a group claiming responsibility for the attacks.
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