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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1997
Page
3
Six senators urge timely release of a major government mercury health study completed over a year ago. The report, required by the 1990 Clean Air Act, could shape future federal and state regulation and has drawn environmentalist support and questions about its delay.
The CDC reports adult smoking rates held steady from 1990 to 1994 with about 23.6 to 24.8 percent of those 35 and older. Analysts cite discount brands and price cuts on premium cigarettes as factors. In Washington, the Christian Coalition launches a nationwide drive on Capitol Hill for a religious liberty constitutional amendment with hymns and school prayer calls.
The Florida Supreme Court ruled 6 1 that a Duval County judge erred in denying defense access to prove the chair causes cruel and unusual punishment. The stay of execution until Sept 15 affects Leo Jones and others scheduled for summer, amid prior botched executions that sparked debate and recalls.
In Burbank the first cartoon character on a U.S. postage stamp faced mixed reaction as collectors deride the move as dumbing down philatelic tradition. The 265 million stamps debut nationwide today with unveiling at Warner Bros. studios attended by schoolchildren and comments from Postmaster General Marvin Runyon.
Kelly Flinn, the first female B-52 pilot, will leave the Air Force with a general discharge after facing adultery and disobedience charges. Her celebrity status is seen as a path to book deals and airline employment. Her lawyer criticized the Air Force for not allowing a nonjudicial punishment and return to cockpit.
Attorneys argued another suspect may have carried out the 1995 bombing that killed 168 and injured 500, suggesting a mystery man died in the blast and left only a severed leg. A food delivery man and two witnesses testified about a Ryder truck at a Kansas motel Easter weekend.
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