Clinton pledges to shield lawmakers backing Medicare plan
President Clinton said he would defend GOP lawmakers who back a plan to raise Medicare costs for affluent seniors and designed a new premium collection mechanism to reduce tax‑increase fears. The stance drew mixed reactions from Republicans and sparked a Senate‑House split over the budget bill’s Medicare provisions ahead of the 1998 elections.
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States cling to abstinence money despite clashes over scope
States nationwide accepted federal funds for abstinence only education, despite concerns over banning birth control discussion. Wyoming and Connecticut initially declined but later joined to avoid losing money, while many officials plan to sidestep controversial provisions and emphasize media campaigns or mentoring.
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Wyoming
Connecticut
Nathan Sproul
Arizona Christian Coalition
Protestant leader calls peace talks dead in water
In Belfast and London, Rev. Ian Paisley, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, denounced the IRA cease fire as offerless and said peace talks are dead. He condemned Sinn Fein as unreformed and vowed not to sit with them, pressing unions to withdraw before Sinn Fein arrives. The Orange Order backed the demand, pressuring Ulster Unionists leader David Trimble.
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Harvard doctors grow animal organs from own cells in lab
Scientists led by Dr. Anthony Atala and Dario Fauza revealed a method to grow tissues such as hearts kidneys and bladders from animals own cells and lab molds. The technique has already produced functioning bladders windpipes and a kidney for test animals and may one day yield spare parts for humans to correct birth defects.
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Harvard
Anthony Atala
Dario Fauza
British Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Istanbul
Turkey
Statins Cut Stroke Risk, No Hidden Dangers Found
A Harvard led review of 16 statin studies with 29,000 participants shows cholesterol drops of 22 percent overall and 30 percent for LDL, while stroke risk falls 29 percent and death risk 22 percent. No evidence links statins to higher fatal ailments or cancer. The study appears in JAMA.
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Chicago
Patricia R. Hebert
Harvard
Man Chokes Roommate Over Burned Roast in Santa Monica
In Santa Monica, 55 year old Roman Felix Kasprzcki was arrested on assault charges after he allegedly yanked open an oven door, burned his feet on a roast that fell, then violently choked the 51 year old woman he lives with. She was spared serious injuries. he was treated for second degree burns.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Roman Felix Kasprzcki
Kasprzcki
Gary F. Galliot
Fuzzy fax frees prisoner in South Carolina
A counterfeit sheriff letterhead fax claiming Georgia authorities had no interest in Richard Foster allowed Richland County jail staff to release him on assault and weapons charges. The bogus letter, dated June 19, came from a Kroger fax in Augusta, Georgia, and Foster remains at large.
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Richard Foster
Richland County
Georgia
Foster
Kroger
Augusta
Ronaldo Myers
Augusta Richmond County
Tail thefts plague eastern Iowa horses including Solon
In Solon and across eastern Iowa at least seven horses have had their tails cut, a crime that leaves the animals exposed during fly season. Stable owner Val Upmier notes some growth remains and adds that recovery can take about two years. Don Gaddis, another victim, emphasizes how tails help keep flies off.
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Solon
Iowa
Val Upmier
Don Gaddis
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