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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1996
Page
1
House Budget Chairman John Kasich said a balanced budget deal this week seemed unlikely as Republicans signaled a likely debt ceiling increase without a full budget compromise. The remark kept the push for a spending plan in doubt while avoiding a possible government default.
Weather brief notes a return to cooler conditions with cloud cover and a brisk breeze. Forecast calls for a high near 35 and a low around 20 with winds from the northwest, signaling a shift to winter weather as readers are directed to Weather Page 6B.
Guinevere Garcia, a death row inmate scheduled for execution Wednesday night, declares she did not kill herself and accepts responsibility for the crimes. The page 6E item frames her statements as part of ongoing capital punishment coverage.
A community split over LMH’s future grows as Columbia Health Care Corp later Columbia/HCA proposes a 50-50 hospital partnership. After years of tension and a public hearing, residents weigh whether to sell control or keep the city nonprofit hospital independent. The decision looms as a critical moment for Lawrence Memorial Hospital and its taxpayers.
Former President George Bush says he underestimated Saddam Hussein's staying power after the Gulf War and regrets allies did not do more to undercut his authority. In a PBS interview he says Saddam could still be overthrown by his own people. He admits miscalculation about Saddam's postwar strength and criticizes the armistice terms that allowed Iraqi armed helicopters inside Iraq.
Lawyers Weekly USA notes medical malpractice produced the most frequent awards in 1995 lawsuits, with five of the top 10 verdicts. Awards ranged from 40 to 98.5 million dollars, including several baby injury cases. Product liability also featured prominently with 70 to 350 million dollars. Missouri surfaced as a plaintiff friendly state with four top verdicts. The largest award, 500 million, went to a Florida family over a toxic trash container incident. A Turbomeca helicopter crash in Missouri yielded 350 million and 70 million judgments for heirs, after the maker kept using a dangerous engine component to cut costs.
A Kansas City Wal-Mart worker won 50.35 million after suing for sexual harassment alleging that male coworkers subjected her to profane and sexual comments, while a separate Missouri case awarded 90 million to a woman left paraplegic after a Suzuki Samurai rollover outside St Louis. The company disclosed a public relations crisis plan for rollover incidents.
Kansas towns face consolidation as two or more hospitals shrink and merge. Manhattan plans to lease and run Memorial and St Mary as a single unit by July 1 with a CEO to be hired. Mergers gain speed after DOJ tacit approvals and a shifting federal stance.
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