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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1998
Page
1
Former Sen. Bob Dole disclosed on CNN that he was among men in Viagra trials and called it a great drug. He noted his prostate cancer surgery in 1991 and his advocacy for early detection and frank discussions with doctors about prostate problems.
Dr. Jack Kevorkian and an associate were arrested Thursday when they delivered the body of a 26 year old man from Aptos California to William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Two officers at the hospital observed the delivery leading to an arrest amid pushing and shoving. spokeswomen Collette Summell provided details. Meanwhile a line of strong storms produced tornadoes in the Carolinas and Virginia with deaths reported in Edgefield County South Carolina and widespread damage including mobile homes and downed trees.
Defense officials plan a private exhumation next week to determine if the Vietnam era tomb marks the unknown soldier or another missing airman. A team will examine bones for age, sex, height, and race then compare with records of nine men shot down in 1972 over An L?o South Vietnam.
Washington lawmakers clash over nationwide drunken driving limits as states push from 0.10 to 0.08 percent. Kansas and 15 others already tightened rules, while Senate and House bills seek penalties or incentives to enforce a national standard amid lobbying from Clinton, MADD, and the American Beverage Institute.
President Clinton sent an envoy to push a reluctant Israeli leader toward a Mideast peace breakthrough before Monday. Hillary Clinton defended a Palestinian state, saying it would serve long term regional needs. Netanyahu offered cautious remarks while acknowledging unresolved issues ahead of final status talks.
A reported Vonnegut commencement speech about sunscreen is debunked as a misattribution of a Chicago Tribune column by Mary Schmich. Vonnegut plans to address Rice University graduates, while remarks by Michael and Kirk Douglas emphasize hopeful renewal amid a tabloid era. Al Pacino shoots in Louisville for a biopic about a tobacco executive, and Geraldo Rivera closes daytime TV with a final guest-filled montage and a new NBC News role. Compiled by Phil Wilke from J-W Wire Reports.
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