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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1998
Page
2
A 15 year old girl attacked Dawn Jawrower, 27, a pregnant social studies teacher, with a hammer after a call to her parents about grades. A male student intervened and others helped. the assailant was restrained and faces assault charges.
A Sumner County jury awarded 650000 to a Gallatin high school soccer coach and athlete in a libel suit against The News Examiner. Garrett Dixon Jr. receives 500000 compensatory damages, Rufus Lassiter 150000, with no punitive damages. A fabricated quote from Lassiter, inserted as a joke by former reporter Nick DeLeonibus, triggered the suit.
J P Morgan & Co will discontinue the free lunch program for its 1,500 Manhattan employees this fall. Joe Evangelista, Morgan's head of public relations, confirmed the policy change noting the lunch perk was limited to the Manhattan office.
Florida investigates Vencor owned Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center of Tampa over 50 dozen elderly and bedridden residents given 30 days to move with no guaranteed return amid a renovation. State questions legality and quality of care while reviewing 20 Florida facilities and 2,000 Medicaid beds. Plaintiff Nelson Mongiovi, whose 93-year-old mother is among the discharged, helped halt discharges via emergency injunction.
Bai Yun and Shi Shi failed to mate during the breeding window prompting researchers to pursue artificial insemination. Reproduction specialist Donald Lindburg notes Shi Shi’s indifference amid Bai Yun’s efforts as the couple, shipped from China in 1996, undergo sedation for semen collection to aid endangered species research.
A Stanford led study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds middle aged people who watch weight exercise and avoid smoking not only live longer but suffer fewer years of sickness and dependence. Thin non smokers who exercise two hours weekly stayed free of disabilities longer and healthy lifestyles cut late life disability and death risk.
Washington AP reports that FDA enrichment rules requiring cereal, bread and pasta to include folic acid may not provide enough protection against birth defects and heart disease. A NEJM study shows heart disease patients did not significantly reduce homocysteine after consuming a full daily folic acid dose in breakfast cereal.
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