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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1997
Page
2
The countdown began Monday for a 16 day research flight aboard space shuttle Columbia. Liftoff is set for 2 01 p m Thursday amid 80 percent weather odds. Seven astronauts will work 12 hour shifts with 33 experiments planned in fire plants crystals metals and other materials. It is the third shuttle mission this year and the 83rd since Columbia’s first flight in 1981.
Florida Governor Lawton Chiles defended the electric chair after Pedro Medina was executed on March 25, stating the flames from the mask were caused by a corroded copper screen. Two medical examiners and two pathologists examined the case. Medina died instantly when power was applied.
ABC News and Discovery Channel announce a two year deal to produce science oriented programs. A weekly Discovery News will air Fridays at 8 p.m. on Discovery Channel with ABC correspondents. The collaboration includes nightly science news breaks and live coverage of major science events.
An AP report notes scientists have created artificial human chromosomes, small enough to be studied in cells, to advance gene therapy and study gene regulation. Researchers Willard and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University and Athersys describe methods to observe how genes interact with neighbors and how centromeres influence chromosome division, with potential implications for Down syndrome prevention.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp reports an $869 million year end surplus marking a turnaround since 1992. President Clinton urges Congress to pass reforms to boost retirement fund audits while officials credit 1994 reforms and a strong economy. Labor Dept says 401(k) abuse crackdown yielded $22 million in paybacks over two years.
University of Michigan researchers analyzed 540 crashes to find air bag deployment caused most injuries. About two thirds affected arms hands faces or upper body with most injuries as scrapes bruises or cuts. Forearm and hand injuries reached 38 percent and facial injuries one in three. eye injuries occurred in about 2 percent.
President Clinton watched from a White House balcony as the 119th Easter Egg Roll began on the South Lawn. Children queued at egg rolling stations while activities included Internet email to the president, story readings by Jane Seymour and officials, and a beeping hunt for blind children. Jessica Cooke, 4, won a pink wooden egg after racing with a white spoon, signed by the Clintons.
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