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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1999

Page

3

Seattle police chief resigns amid WTO protests

Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper quits amid violent demonstrations that disrupted the World Trade Organization conference and drew heavy criticism from civic leaders and officers. Downtown merchants faced about 20 million dollars in lost sales and property damage during the unrest.

Seattle Norm Stamper

White House aids potential class action against gun makers

The White House helps prepare a nationwide class-action suit by housing authorities alleging gun marketing and design practices contribute to violence in public housing. Officials say the move aims to pressure manufacturers to negotiate reforms rather than pursue immediate litigation.

White House Washington

Hospital drive aims to reduce fatal medical errors

Washington moves to cut preventable mistakes in health care driven by an Institute of Medicine finding that up to 98,000 deaths yearly occur from errors. President Clinton orders Medicare Medicaid and other plans to adopt safety methods and seek new research funds while hospitals urge blame-free reporting to boost patient safety.

Los Angeles Times Washington Clinton Institute of Medicine Congress Medicare Defense Department Department of Veterans Affairs Dick Davidson American Hospital Association Gordon Sprenger Allina Health System Minneapolis

NASA to reexamine Mars program amid probe failures

NASA will form an independent panel to rethink the Mars program after three straight mission failures including Mars Polar Lander, the Deep Space 2 probes, and Mars Climate Orbiter. The review targets reliability and a slower, more funded development approach for future missions.

Knight Ridder Pasadena Calif NASA Tor Mars Mission Research Center North Carolina State University Liam Sarsfield Rand Corp Sarsfield

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