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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1998
Page
3
Valene Nordstrom was late to work and applied mascara while driving during rush hour on Interstate 95. A Virginia trooper ticketed her for reckless driving, a misdemeanor with up to a year in jail and $2,500 fine. A Fairfax County judge later found her guilty of improper driving and fined $25.
Black employees at Ford Motor Credit Co fighting a 660 million suit in federal court, saying discrimination in hiring evaluation and promotion at the Regional Operations Center in Columbia. Ford says it will review the claims after learning of the Tuesday filing.
Lawrence Singleton, 70, paroled after a prior rape and dismemberment case, was sentenced to death for the murder of Roxanne Hayes, a 31-year-old prostitute and mother of three, stabbed in his living room. Judge Bob Mitcham labeled the act unprovoked and senseless.
Franklin Raines will leave the White House Office of Management and Budget to become chairman and chief executive of Fannie Mae. Jack Lew, the deputy, is expected to win Senate confirmation to replace him, bringing years of White House and congressional work to the post. Raines cited a once in a lifetime opportunity as his reason for stepping down. Clinton praised Raines as a brilliant OMB director and trusted adviser.
A study of 250 terminally ill outpatients in Washington and Baltimore found surrogates accurately grasped patients wishes about feeding tubes CPR and related care in only 66 percent of cases. Even living wills did not improve alignment. Researchers warn that dialogue matters most to convey preferences.
More than 100 children aged 6 to 11 were subjects in a controversial diet drug study using fenfluramine, part of fen-phen, conducted before the drug was banned. Advocacy groups allege two hospitals and a college violated federal research rules by not providing medical benefits.
FRANKFORT Kentucky AP The mystery of Coronary Valley draws health experts from around the country as nine of the 12 states with the nation’s highest heart disease death rates lie along the Ohio or Mississippi rivers. New York on the Hudson has the highest rate. The pattern prompts questions about coincidence or underlying factors.
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