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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1998
Page
2
Washington reports a 25.4 billion January surplus pushing the fiscal year outlook to the first yearly surplus in nearly three decades. For the year ended January, the surplus totals 9.6 billion, the most in 28 years, as quarterly income tax payments exceed expectations.
WVCR Loudonville suspended live on-air dedications after Albany police cited teens using the airtime to shout gang code words. Lt. Christian D Alessandra said middle school–aged callers broadcast gang call signs and letters, urging removal to curb glorification of gang activity.
A jury in Tavares condemned 17 year old Rod Ferrell of Murray Kentucky to die by electric chair for killing Richard Wendorf and Naoma Ruth Queen in their Eustis Florida home in 1996. Ferrell showed little emotion as relatives wept and prosecutors stated society must hold offenders accountable.
Two men arrested in an anthrax scare were cleared of all biological weapon charges after tests showed the material was a harmless vaccine. William Leavitt Jr. was released. Larry Harris remains jailed on a probation-violation charge tied to mail-order bubonic plague bacteria. Authorities signaled possible reduced charges for Harris. Leavitt has no prior record.
Federal prosecutors urged U S District Judge Richard Matsch to sentence Terry Nichols to life behind bars for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. They called a defense request for four to six years absurd and noted Nichols was convicted of conspiracy and manslaughter. Nichols faces separate state murder charges and a March 25 sentencing guideline hearing is set. Timothy McVeigh was already sentenced to death in the same blast.
Consumer Reports testing of 1,000 chickens across 36 cities found Campylobacter on 63 percent, Salmonella on 16 percent, and 8 percent had both. No single brand stood out for cleanliness, with premium "free range" birds showing higher contamination. authorities note proper cooking kills the bacteria.
Researchers at Fulda Medical Center in Germany injected FGF-1 into hearts during bypass operations to stimulate new blood vessel growth. The study involved 20 patients aged 50 plus with reduced heart blood flow and suggests angiogenesis could complement bypass surgery and angioplasty as a treatment for clogged arteries.
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