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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1998
Page
1
Health department figures show 117 group A strep cases since December with 26 deaths including two 5 year olds. Most cases around Austin San Antonio and Houston. Hotline averages near 300 calls daily as parents seek advice and emergency care.
The U.S. jobless rate slipped to 4.6 percent last month as payrolls rose by 310,000, pushing 12 month gains to 3.4 million. Average hourly earnings rose to $12.60 with 4.1 percent year over year growth, while inflation remained low at 1.6 percent. The Dow Jones closed up 125.06 at 8,569.39 as investors remained confident in the economy.
Senate votes 58 to 37 to kill Mitch McConnell's amendment aimed at invalidating the 1982 10 percent disadvantaged business enterprise requirement for federal highway spending. Democrats and Republicans argue the law ensures fair competition for women and minority contractors amid a $171 billion highway bill.
In Newington Connecticut lottery president Otho Brown fled across parking lots before being shot and killed by Matthew Beck a 35 year old lottery accountant after killing CFO Linda Mlynarczyk operations VP Frederick Rubelmann and data processing director Michael Logan Beck then killed himself Police cordoned off the area and 115 lottery workers were evacuated to Newington Town Hall with Red Cross counselors on site
Broadway producer closes The Capeman after 68 shows 11 million costly production. Paul Simon praised audience energy amid critical pans and ties to the 1959 Puerto Rican gang killing that inspired the show.
Phil Wilke compiles a digest of wire reports summarizing regional events and notable developments. The collection highlights politics, crime, business and social issues, preserving the tone and emphasis of the original dispatches.
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