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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1998
Page
1
The Journal-World on line edition unveils a new politics site featuring latest J-W and AP election stories for 1998 and links to other political sites. Visitors can vote in an unofficial straw poll for the Republican gubernatorial primary using www.ljworld.com.
South Korean President Kim Dae-jung urged Congress to ease U.S. sanctions on North Korea a day after a Clinton rejection. He laid out arguments and sought support from lawmakers in Washington.
LMH and Columbia-HCA Healthcare near an agreement to sell the local businesses in Lawrence. The move could end Columbia's hospital plans here, signaling the end of their expansion in the city. LMH administrator Gene Meyer and Columbia's Kevin Hicks, Overland Park Regional chief, both seek a deal but have not reached one.
Hicks said speed is essential as discussions center on Mt Oread Family Care Mt Oread Medical Arts Centre and related physicians practices at Clinton Parkway and Harvard Road. Columbia-owned businesses inside the Clinton Parkway cluster are included in the talks.
A large Italian study of 33,043 infants finds that more than one third of sudden infant death syndrome cases may stem from a heart rhythm abnormality. Babies with a prolonged QT interval were 41 times more likely to die from SIDS, prompting talk of early ECG screening though no change in practice yet.
Washington negotiators reach a deal to broaden tax free education savings accounts from 500 to 2000 dollars, covering public and private school expenses from kindergarten onward. The plan faces a potential veto. amendments aimed to win Democratic votes and avoid standard tests and program cuts.
Five people are confirmed dead after a massive grain elevator explosion in Haysville. A body was found buried in grain around 4:30 p.m. near the site of an earlier recovery as rescuers searched a tunnel for a missing man. Weather delayed the nightlong operation, but search efforts resumed with debris still being cleared.
Washington AP report notes personal bankruptcies rising as the House passes a sweeping reform bill. Approved 306 to 118, the measure tightens eligibility and heightens debt obligations, aiming to curb easy filings. Clinton administration backs some changes but questions the bill’s current form amid Senate uncertainty. Critics argue it favors banks and lenders, risking harm to debtors facing job loss and medical crises.
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