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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1997
Page
3
The FDA said generic versions of Premarin fail to be absolutely identical to the original product in active ingredients. Premarin, used for menopausal symptoms and osteoporosis prevention, generated about 260 million dollars in sales last year, with around eight million users annually.
A government sponsored 1994 telephone survey of 2,568 adults finds 44 million Americans own 192 million guns. More than half of gun owners, 54 percent, report their firearms are unlocked, and about one in five keep an unlocked loaded gun at home. Jens Ludwig of Georgetown University coauthored the study.
Linda Finch arrives at a Jakarta air force base to a festive welcome from Indonesian officials and reporters as she retraces Amelia Earhart's global route in a 1935 Lockheed. U.S. Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy and Air Marshall Tamtomo Hadi greet her after a garland ceremony and traditional dance.
China's Xinhua reports Li is the most common surname, with 87 million people (7.9 percent of Han Chinese) named Li, surpassing Zhang. The agency notes 350 million people share Li, Wang, Zhang, Liu or Chen, and cites Du Ruofu proposing surname usage regulations to reduce name clashes.
Federal prosecutors indicted Richard McLaren and his wife Evelyn for defrauding merchants with phony warrants and receipts to obtain credit cards and pay for illegitimate purposes including 5000 Republic of Texas passports and 7 sterling silver badges. A follower was killed by police during the standoff as authorities searched for a second fugitive in the woods.
A six member jury found R J Reynolds Tobacco Co not responsible for the death of lifelong smoker Jean Connor in a wrongful death suit. Connor, who died in 1995 at 49, testified via videotape that cigarettes caused her lung cancer. The ruling aids industry as it negotiates multibillion dollar settlements with state governments over smoking related illnesses.
Timothy McVeigh’s sister Jennifer testifies under immunity about his stated shift to the action stage before the Oklahoma City bombing. She recalls his fear of private eyes, disguises, an alias, and transporting 1000 pounds of explosives. He warned her to use pay phones and spoke of safety and anti government anger.
President Clinton sought to mend strained U S Mexico relations during his Latin America debut in Mexico City. He pledged cooperation on trade migration and drug control as anti American sentiment surfaced in demonstrations while President Zedillo expressed optimism about progress.
Negotiators in Washington hammer out details of a balanced budget deal amid a surprise $225 billion windfall in revenues. The extra money shifts funds to shrink deficits, boost domestic and defense spending, and helps secure votes for a framework aimed to balance the budget by 2002 with $335 billion in savings and $135 billion in tax cuts. The plan envisions Memorial Day completion, with subsequent tax law changes by July 4 and agency-budget bills by autumn, while the CBO-adjusted revenue outlook altered earlier savings tactics.
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