Accounting probe questions Bell regional costs
A FCC preliminary audit cannot locate about five billion dollars worth of equipment claimed on Bell system accounting books. The missing assets bolster consumer group charges that local phone companies inflate costs to justify higher rates and access charges for long distance users. A Democratic source notes carriers were given time to locate the items. If records are corrected, rate reductions could follow.
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Campbell Wins Colorado Republican Primary in Landslide
Colorado Republican Senate hopeful Ara Campbell defeats Bill Eggert by 70 to 30 percent after switching parties in 1995. Campbell, who said Republicans trust him, captured 154,687 votes to Eggert’s 66,438 as the GOP seeks a gubernatorial pickup after two decades.
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Birth control pills cut ovarian cancer risk in BRCA carriers
A study of 207 ovarian cancer patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations and 161 of their sisters shows birth control pills reduce ovarian cancer risk by about 50 percent overall and 60 percent with use over six years. The pills may raise breast cancer risk in women without BRCA defects, but no clear increase was found in BRCA carriers.
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Eight centers study environmental effects on children's health
Washington AP eight research centers to study how environment affects children health with a ten million dollar annual cost funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Centers include USC Los Angeles UC Berkeley UW Seattle UIowa Iowa City U Michigan Ann Arbor Johns Hopkins Baltimore Columbia New York Mount Sinai New York examining respiratory disease asthma growth pesticides and neurodevelopmental toxins in inner city and rural children.
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Massachusetts teacher test failure fuels calls for reform
Nearly 47 percent of 2,500 Massachusetts teacher candidates failed the latest certification exam, a slight improvement from an April test that triggered outrage and a push for radical reform. State officials note many repeat testers underperform, with 700 repeating in July and 145 retrying after failing all sections in April. Boston University Chancellor John Silber labeled the system an utter failure.
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