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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1992
Page
3
AP reports Dr. Charles Moertel of Mayo Clinic condemns Johnson & Johnson charging $1495 yearly to treat colon cancer with levamisole, while American Cyanamid sells a year’s sheep worm medicine for $14.95. The first effective colon cancer treatment prompts criticism of animal drug pricing. The disparity highlights access and ethics in pharmaceutical pricing.
In Oregon, Bush led Republicans with 76 percent and Clinton topped Democrats at 54 percent with 11 percent reporting. Brown trailed Clinton with 33 percent as Tsongas had 10 percent. Washington also showed Bush ahead in early returns, while Clinton led the Democrats.
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 16 to 1 to add 1.5 billion dollars for summer jobs and school programs in major cities to an emergency aid package for Los Angeles. The measure broadens funds beyond small business loans, aiming to quell urban unrest and support urban centers nationwide.
Vice President Dan Quayle blamed the Los Angeles riots on family value breakdown and said television, specifically Murphy Brown, promotes moral decay by praising a single mother. He urged that marriage is the strongest anti poverty program and denounced the portrayal of the title character.
President Bush ordered creation of government tissue banks to support fetal tissue research for transplants while banning tissue from induced abortions. The plan, coordinated by NIH, could start with 5 to 10 centers and expand to around 20. Congress debates lifting current bans amid veto threats.
Roger Keith Coleman pressed last minute federal appeals and met visitors a day before his scheduled execution for a 1981 rape and murder he says he did not commit. His lawyers asked the 4th U.S. Circuit to rehear the case while the court denied stays and Gov. Wilder refused clemency. Coleman, 33, spent time with his girlfriend at Greensville Correctional Center and voiced hope he could prove innocence.
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