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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1997

Page

2

Nobel Prize winner Gajdusek to serve 18 months in jail

Nobel laureate Daniel Gajdusek was ordered to serve 18 months for two counts of child abuse involving a 15 year old boy brought from Micronesia. He pleaded guilty in February and began serving at Frederick County Detention Center after a judge suspended the remainder of a 30 year sentence.

Daniel Gajdusek Micronesia Frederick Gajdusek Frederick County

Feds shift Social Security payment dates May 1

New retirees and those newly eligible will receive benefits on the second, third, or fourth Wednesday based on birthday, while pre May 1 recipients keep their third day. SSI payments remain on the 1st of the month as the SSA phages in the change to handle rising workload from baby boomers.

Social Security John J. Callahan Social Security Administration

Regulations urge faster HMO response

Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala announced new Medicare rules requiring HMOs to respond within 72 hours when senior citizens with urgent health problems complain. The regulations, effective today, affect about 13 percent of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in HMOs, with industry group officials noting they have not yet seen the final text but discussed it with the Clinton administration.

Health and Human Services Donna Shalala American Association of Health Plans HMO Clinton

Volunteer summit ends with plans to start work

Philadelphia reporters recount the Presidents Summit for America’s Future where Gen Colin Powell and Hillary Rodham Clinton urged volunteers to convert pledges into action. Gary St Peter and delegates vow to create safe havens for children after school while Bush and Clinton stress ongoing commitment and community action.

Philadelphia Colin Powell Hillary Rodham Clinton Gary St. Peter St. Peter Providence R.I Independence Hall Clinton Bush Powell George Bush Barbara Bush

Royko obituary notes prize columnist dies in Chicago

Royko Pulitzer winning columnist dies at 64 after aneurysm surgery following a stroke in April. He shaped Chicago journalism for decades with sharp satire and empathy, writing for the Chicago Daily News, Sun-Times, and Tribune.

Chicago Mike Royko The Chicago Tribune Royko Florida Chicago Daily News Chicago Sun-Times Tribune Irv Kupcinet Sun- Times Richard J. Daley Daley Richard M. Daley

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