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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1997
Page
3
Contago bounded man James Slack, a former Army Special Forces member, vanished after a crash during a failed abduction near Conway Arkansas. Police, Civilian tracking efforts, and a heat-sensing helicopter failed to locate him amid a widening manhunt.
President Clinton addresses the Sidwell Friends School Class of 1997 as Chelsea Clinton graduates in a personal sendoff. He recalls Chelsea’s childhood and urges graduates to be brave and dream big while avoiding cynicism. Chelsea heads to Stanford University in the fall for freshman year.
In Washington, Air Force General Joseph Ralston’s push to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff faces serious doubt as Democrats urge strict enforcement of adultery codes. Defense Secretary Cohen seeks sentiment on Ralston’s promotion amid disclosure of an affair in the 1980s, with new potential nominees Joseph Lopez and Wesley Clark discussed. Vice President Gore backs high standards while the White House avoids clear stance.
President Clinton and congressional Republicans clash over an 8.6 billion disaster relief bill with unrelated provisions. Clinton vows to veto a revised package, urging passage of a bill he will sign, while House Majority Leader Armey defends the measure as responsive to national needs. The bill cleared Congress Thursday night and faces White House decision after a weekend delay.
Heather Markel, 24, became the first patient to receive a stem cell based therapy at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. After intense chemotherapy destroyed her immune system the purified stem cells were returned, and two months later her kidneys and overall strength improved with reduced steroid use. Doctors caution that long term results are still uncertain and follow up is ongoing.
Magda Gabor eldest Gabor sister died Friday at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage California from kidney failure according to her niece Francesca Hilton. Born in Budapest she moved to California with Zsa Zsa Eva and Jolie Gabor, joining the famous family of actresses and socialites. Eva Gabor died in 1995 and Jolie Gabor died in April at age 97.
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