Panama Canal transfer sparks American nostalgia
Charles Hummer Jr who grew up in the Canal Zone reflects on the 1979 decision to transfer the canal to Panama. He recalls a long American presence fading as Panama's takeover nears on December 31, 1999, and fears for- eign ties and memory of the zone.
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Charles W. Hummer Jr
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Kansas
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Canal and Canal Zone
Capitol Hill
Hummer
Charles D. Hummer
Louis Hummer
Canal Zone
Panama
Haines City
Fla
Regents claim backed two women support bias charge
Christine Crenshaw, a Kansas Board of Regents employee, alleges workplace discrimination due to her sex. Two former women colleagues corroborate her view, noting a pervasive pattern. Barb Conant, ex-communications director, left the board office last week. Mike Matson succeeds her with higher pay and broader duties. Conant may file a Human Rights Commission complaint. Crenshaw already has. See Former, page 3A.
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Christine Crenshaw
Kansas Board of Regents
Barb Conant
Conant
Mike Matson
Bill Graves
Matson
Regents
State Human Rights Commission
Crenshaw
Parties spar over defense bill in budget clash
Washington AP reports a dispute over a 268 billion defense measure as House Democrats resist a veto override. Dick Gephardt says he will work to uphold vetoes while Republicans press for compromise and action before the Tuesday deadline.
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Washington
House
Dick Gephardt
Missouri
ABC
Clinton
District of Columbia
Congress
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Budget Committee
Domenici
CNN
Polls show optimism as Americans eye next century
A Pew Research Center poll finds four of five Americans hopeful about life in the new millennium amid fears of warming, bioweapons, and energy shortages. Optimism rides on science, medicine, education, and a strong economy, with worries noted for the coming decades.
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Columbia
Pew Research Center For the People & the Press
Janice Royce
Anchorage
Alaska
Maryland
Washington
Baltimore
Pew
United
Doctors say insurance deception sometimes justified
A survey of 169 internists in eight cities finds 58 percent deem it ethical to lie for a patient needing a heart bypass and 48 percent for dying cancer patients to obtain pain relief and nutrition. About 3 percent would justify a cosmetic nose job for medical reasons. Most physicians see advocacy for patients as their core duty.
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CuicaGo
American Medical Assny
Internal Medicine
Victor Freeman
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington
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Kansas University Endowment Association
Adams
Capital City Holdings, Inc
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