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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1998
Page
3
Houston marked the Challenger disaster with a moment of reflection on the 2th anniversary as flight director Phil Engelaul reminded space shuttle Endeavour crew to honor the daily work. The 73 second flight took seven lives in 1986.
In Northbridge a former Dunkin Donuts worker was arrested after a late night break in at the doughnut shop. Two masked men used a tire iron and hatchet, striking an employee, then fled. Alberto J Vazquez, 18, reportedly admitted involvement after police traced coins and footprints to his building nearby where cash, masks and weapons were found.
Keith Washington, 34, was charged with harboring a dangerous animal after his 12 foot python Gidget flooded a Chillicothe apartment by turning a faucet on in the tub. Police say the 95 pound pet often soaks and drinks in the tub while Washington watched the Super Bowl nearby.
Scientists report seven ant fossils in amber from New Jersey indicate ants began evolving 120 to 130 million years ago, earlier than prior estimates. David Grimaldi of the American Museum of Natural History says one specimen is surprisingly advanced for its era, shifting views on ant origins. Journal Nature publishes the findings.
A Boston report challenges the view that multiple sclerosis damages nerves only by stripping myelin. It shows the disease also severs nerve fibers in the brain, causing irreversible damage likely before symptoms appear and argues for earlier treatment.
Researchers report that gene modified CD4 cells in three rhesus macaques dampened SIV infection. Treated animals had lower viral load, preserved CD4 counts, and reduced lymph node damage, with the inserted gene blocking viral reproduction and creating a dead end for the virus.
A Boston report says continuous prostacyclin therapy via implanted catheter delivers relief for primary pulmonary hypertension. In a New England Journal of Medicine study 27 patients with pumps were followed about 17 months. 26 improved and pulmonary artery resistance dropped about 53 percent.
CIA Director George Tenet told the Senate Intelligence Committee that the executive branch leaks like a sieve and there are leakers across the government. He said CIA and FBI counterintelligence teams are pursuing breaches and will dismiss those responsible amid disclosures of top secret reports.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected Karla Faye Tucker's bid to block her execution, ruling the clemency process constitutional. Tucker, 38, is set for execution by injection after being convicted for a 1983 break in murder with a pickax.
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