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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1997
Page
4
A 29 year old Miami Dade Community College tutor shot his former student Cathy Essery 36 and her husband Geoffry 35 at the couple’s Homestead home after finding she was married. Mellerson then killed himself.
The FAA introduces a replacement radar display system at the Aurora control center 36 miles southwest of Chicago to cut delays and prevent outages. The upgrade, first of five, replaces a 25 year old unit and will roll out to Dallas Fort Worth New York Washington and Cleveland next. The system processes radar data speed altitude weather and conflict alerts to aid controllers.
Mattel reported about 1000 Cabbage Patch Kids Snacktime Kids dolls have been returned since the recall began. After offering $40 refunds on Jan 6, the maker said roughly half a million dolls remain with parents and children. Mattel withdrew the toy from stores and halted international plans.
CDC studies across six hospitals in Minneapolis New York and San Francisco from 1993 to 1995 show workers cut their exposure risk by up to 76 percent when using needles with plastic sheaths or pop-on blunt tips. A separate 1993-94 New York City study found 56 injuries with conventional suturing needles and none with blunt edged ones. Safety needle cost about 25 cents versus 8 cents for standard needles.
The U S Geological Survey said a satellite failure slowed earthquake data collection. The AT T Telstar 401 satellite failed last Saturday, disrupting reporting east of Nevada by several hours while networks in California, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and Hawaii and the Global Seismic Network remain unaffected.
Haley Barbour in his farewell as national GOP chairman urged the party to embrace diversity and improve outreach to women and minority voters. He warned that Republican gains could stall if inclusivity remains limited, noting the party must communicate better to win a governing majority.
AP interview with Dick Morris, Clinton adviser, says he conducted near weekly polls on Clinton era scandals to guide responses. He notes voters saw the Whitewater inquiry as partisan, advising Clinton to attack the attackers and avoid discussing Whitewater to prevent turning it into his scandal.
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