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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1996
Page
3
Washington reports indicate Madeleine Albright is a leading candidate for secretary of state as President Clinton nears a decision. White House aides note no formal designation, while others push for a rapid choice amidst evolving administration plans.
Boston AP reports a trial at the San Francisco VA Medical Center found that giving atenolol to patients with suspected heart disease undergoing surgery reduced two-year mortality from 21 percent to 10 percent. About 30 million Americans have surgery yearly and 3 million with coronary disease are at risk. Some doctors urge immediate routine use. others caution the small study size.
U.N. Secretary-General Boutrous Boutros-Ghali suspends his bid for a second term after U.S. veto opposition. He says he remains a candidate and asks a delay in voting while supporters urge him to stay. White House welcomes move to allow new African candidates to be considered. Africa tradition demands consecutive terms.
The Waterford plant once home to the nation s second oldest reactor will never power up again. Northeast Utilities board decided on Wednesday to shut the plant after 29 years of operation. Licensed to 2007 the reactor has been shut for months over safety concerns and upgrades were deemed uneconomical.
Australian doctors tested percutaneous radio frequency neurotomy on whiplash patients from car accidents. The three hour treatment relieved pain for more than a year in some, but nerves regrew and the procedure had to be repeated. Findings appear in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Jonathan Schmitz was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison for the murder of Scott Amedure after Amedure revealed a crush and hugged him on the Jenny Jones Show. The judge added two years on a weapons charge, with time served likely keeping him in prison at least 20 years. The defense noted his mental illness while prosecutors had sought life imprisonment.
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