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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1997
Page
3
Hurricane Erika barrelled through the Atlantic with 105 mph winds and high swells near San Juan prompting evacuation warnings. A hurricane watch was canceled as Erika moves north northwest toward the North Atlantic, while offshore beachgoers ignore warnings.
Denise Cameron, 41, became the first American patient to receive an experimental laser heart procedure at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. A catheter delivered a laser through a groin incision to drill tiny heart wall holes, creating channels to spur blood vessel growth while she remained awake most of the operation. Cameron, who had eight prior heart operations, was discharged the day after.
Senate panel members urge Vice President Gore to testify about the 1996 Buddhist temple visit linked to fund-raising. Specter says Gore should speak to preserve his standing, while others doubt plans to call him. The temple fundraiser connection involves DNC donations and reimbursements to nuns.
The competition crowned Margaret Gorman of Washington DC as the first Miss America in Atlantic City New Jersey. In 1974 President Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former President Nixon.
AOL closes in on a complex deal to acquire CompuServe while keeping it as a separate service. WorldCom would buy CompuServe Corp for 1.2 billion and transfer content and subscribers to AOL in exchange for AOLs ANS network.
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