15 Aug 1998
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1998
Page
1
Balding baby boomers, tie-dyed families and body pierced teens gathered Friday at the original Woodstock site for a 29th anniversary concert. The event echoed the era as attendees reflected on the festival’s lasting cultural impact.
Andrew P. Femiano confessed to a vehicular homicide committed almost nine years ago and said he tried to obtain a jail term but authorities would not accept it. The remark appears on page 10A.
After a slow summer, Don Keen expects a flood of students as the campus Yellow Sub reopens at 624 W. 12th. He predicts sales will surge in the two weeks of back-to-school activity, mirroring July’s pace. Town residents gear up for the Thursday first day of class.
The Journal-World presents a 216 page KU Edition with fall changes on Mount Oread and what students and Lawrence will face. City manager Mike Wildgen notes July arrival and added workloads from moving in and utility reconnects while police monitor traffic. Professors prepare as 12 international students arrive. Bud Hirsch coordinates undergraduate studies in English amid the rentrée energy.
A federal appeals court in Richmond Virginia holding that Congress did not intend to delegate tobacco regulation to the FDA overturned a 1997 ruling that the agency could treat nicotine as a drug. The decision leaves in place Clinton era limits on sales to minors while the administration plans a rehearing.
The FDA weighs warning labels as inhaled corticosteroids, key asthma fixes for hundreds of thousands of children, may temporarily slow growth. Studies show treated children average about half an inch shorter after a year, prompting calls for careful growth monitoring and dose minimization guidance.
The IRS will allow full tax deductions in one year for firms that repair or convert existing software to address Year 2000 problems. Deductions for improvements beyond fixing the bug remain under the three year rule, creating uncertainty and potential tax litigation. A tax attorney notes the line between reducing issues and upgrading software is fine and fuzzy.
Kinshasa reels as government forces struggle against an advancing rebel army led by Tutsi and Rwandan troops. President Kabila is reportedly in hiding within the capital or at the Presidential Palace while rebels claim capture of Matadi port and advance as far as Kasangalu, 18 miles from Kinshasa. The city braces for possible fall amid panic buying and checkpoints.
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