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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 2000
Page
3
Washington report says a Pentagon survey tested nineteen thousand two hundred eighteen masks across all branches and found ten thousand three hundred twenty two with defects that could cause leakage. Fewer than five thousand passed without defects and prior recalls cited issues with protective gear and manufacturer investigations.
A government advisory committee approved vaccinating all children under two with Prevnar, an expensive drug against streptococcus pneumoniae. The decision followed discussions in Atlanta with pediatricians and experts. the AAP backs the guidelines, while critics urge broader age coverage and cost considerations. The same day auditors urged stricter meat plant sanitation and stronger testing, criticizing USDA’s enforcement as inconsistent and proposing fines for repeat violators.
Census director Kenneth Prewitt said two weeks before the deadline that over 99 percent of the 42 million households had returned the questionnaire and about 100,000 homes remained to be tracked. He noted the operation was ahead of its July 7 target and called the census a success.
Texas parole board and Gov. George W. Bush face mounting pressure to halt the execution of Gary Graham, convicted on the word of a single eyewitness. The 17 year old at the time pleaded guilty to 10 aggravated robberies in 1981 and has denied the rampage began with a fatal shooting. The board weighs a 120 day reprieve or commute to life while prosecutors say the case has been reviewed repeatedly. Graham would be the 222nd Texas execution since 1982 and the 135th under Bush.
Stamford Connecticut A childhood friend Andrew Pugh testified that Michael Skakel admitted being at the Belle Haven scene in 1975 when Martha Moxley was killed. Pugh said Skakel later described masturbating in a pine tree near the Moxley yard the night of the crime.
Thomas Provenzano, 51, was executed by injection in Starke after a reprieve 11 minutes before his scheduled time. He killed bailiff William Wilkerson in 1984 and believed he was Jesus Christ, a claim the court found insufficient to halt the sentence amid Florida's shift to lethal injection.
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