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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1997
Page
2
No tickets matched all six numbers in the Powerball drawing to win the $16 million jackpot. The prize climbs to an estimated $5 million for Wednesday. Four players matched the first five numbers but missed the Powerball, winning $100 000 each, with tickets sold in Indiana Kansas Louisiana and Wisconsin.
James McDougal cooperated with Whitewater prosecutors while his attorney argued at an 8th Circuit hearing that a key witness interview was blocked and his health may have biased the trial. McDougal serves three years for fraudulent federal loans tied to Madison Guaranty S&L. he faced 84 years before cooperating with Kenneth Starr’s investigation.
The FTC announced that 180 internet site operators were warned after International Internet Sweep Day on Oct 16. Coordinated by the International Marketing Supervision Network and supported by 25 countries, the crackdown targeted get rich quick schemes and pyramid schemes deemed potentially illegal.
A federal judge ordered the Agriculture Department to devise a rapid method to resolve hundreds of discrimination complaints from black farmers within 30 days. Judge Paul Friedman urged cooperation over a lengthy suit as USDA reports 131 closed cases since January, with 11 settlements totaling 3.5 million dollars, while 950 complaints remain under investigation or unresolved.
The United States floated a carrot strategy to encourage Saddam Hussein to end the standoff and aid the Iraqi people. Officials cited expanded humanitarian aid and a higher oil revenue ceiling, with Britain and France consulted and Iraqi guarantees sought for sanctions relief.
Washington AP reports up to one fifth of nursing home patients receive inappropriate medications risking falls and delirium. A 1990 law requires pharmacist reviews, but Grob and others say system underperforms. Texas records show 16 percent had no prescription notice, 20 percent inappropriate for diagnosis, and 20 percent not elderly appropriate.
Columbia/HCA plans a restructuring that could spin off several hospitals including Overland Park Regional into independent entities within 12 to 18 months. The move aims to form a large hospital company and smaller health care businesses while preserving national purchasing and contracting. Public plans include a second Lawrence hospital amid a federal Medicare probe and leadership changes under Thomas F. Frist Jr.
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