Albright urges Senate to ratify chemical weapons treaty
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright visited Capitol Hill to press senators to ratify the chemical weapons treaty. The Clinton administration warned that missing the April deadline could downgrade U S influence in enforcing the pact. The convention bans development production stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and has 160 signatories including the United States.
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Sportscaster admits role in cyber-slaying mystery
Philadelphia sportscaster Howard Eskin admits he was the mystery man who sent a dozen red roses to a married woman he befriended online sparking a marital dispute that police say led to her death. Eskin says he communicated with Brandis via America Online for weeks but did not know she was married to Raymond Stumpf known as Mr Telemart. Stumpf is charged with nearly severing his wife Marlene’s head after an argument over the roses.
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Polio vaccine regimen changes to reduce risk
Atlanta AP reports the CDC will shift to a two step vaccination plan starting this month. Infants receive two injections of killed polio vaccine before age four, followed by two oral doses of weakened-virus vaccine between ages one and six to cut polio risk nearly in half.
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Study disputes cigarette tar nicotine labels in Massachusetts
Massachusetts tests by Labstat Inc measure tar nicotine and carbon monoxide in 10 brands. Results show smokers may inhale 18 to 36 mg tar and 1.2 to 1.8 mg nicotine per cigarette with light and ultra light labels. Public Health hearing featured Dr. Jack Henningfield and tobacco industry lawyer David Remes.
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