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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1997
Page
3
Liggett Group will acknowledge cigarettes are addictive and cause cancer under a 22 state settlement. NBC and ABC News report the company will cooperate with state actions and release incriminating documents.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that lawsuits may challenge federal actions under the Endangered Species Act, allowing landowners, developers, and irrigation districts to seek relief when protection policies harm their economic interests. The decision centers on water levels in Oregon California reservoirs to protect Lost River and shortnose suckers.
Supreme Court justices questioned the Communications Decency Act's reach arguing the Internet may be a public space with strong First Amendment protections. Critics warn the law could criminalize ordinary online discussions among high schoolers while defenders contend it shields children from indecent material.
The Senate backed a non-binding measure by 55 to 44 urging Attorney General Janet Reno to seek a federal court appointment of a special counsel to probe illegalities in the 1996 presidential campaigns excluding congressional fundraising. House Republicans defend Rep. Dan Burton amid claims he threatened fund access. Democrats counterattack as Gephardt fights proposed campaign funding probe budget.
In Anaheim California Veterans Affairs researchers report that up to half of the 1.5 million Americans treated for heart attacks may receive too aggressive care. The study finds the death rate for mild heart attack patients was about one third higher with invasive procedures such as angiography angioplasty and bypass surgery than with drug and supportive therapy.
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