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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1999
Page
2
In Fayette, Mississippi, a jury awarded 150 million dollars in compensatory damages to five plaintiffs who alleged health problems from the fen phen diet drug cocktail, ruling against drugmaker American Home Products after a lengthy deliberation.
A Chicago study finds doctors discussed insufficient information in 91 percent of 1,057 recorded primary care and surgeon encounters. Led by Clarence Braddock III, the analysis notes lack of debate on pros and cons, with 59 generalists and 65 surgeons showing limited patient involvement.
U S District Judge Royce Lamberth pledges rapid cleanup of decades of mismanagement in the Indian trust fund system. He rejects a special master and will oversee reforms with quarterly reports for up to five years, while a second trial may determine prior payments due to 300,000 to 500,000 claimants.
A Cuban national airline DC-10 skidded off a rain slicked runway in Guatemala City’s La Libertad district. One 14 year old girl died and two other victims were reported as the pilot and co pilot by Prensa Latina.
Leonard Pitts argues schools overreact with rigid rules after a 13-year-old student kept a knife found in a note, suspending him when better discernment could have sufficed. He notes multiple past examples and urges judgment over blanket policies.
Washington fulfilled the requirement to keep its General Assembly vote by paying more than the minimum. The U S delivered 51.2 million dollars after being eight million short earlier, ensuring continued U N participation. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke said U N reform would remain a top U S priority.
The Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink and prints on recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers at City Carton in Cedar Rapids or nearby locations. Subscription rates list weekly carrier and 52 week prices with delivery options and a Cedar Rapids mailing address.
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