Vigil grows for USS Stark families after Persian Gulf attack
Across America families of the USS Stark's 200 crew members mourned dead and await word on loved ones. Theresa Luffman waited hours for Pentagon news about son Brian Luffman while others learned whether relatives survived. Some celebrations turned to tragedy as flags fell and new deaths were confirmed.
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Jonathan W. Oatis
Associated Press
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Stark
Theresa Luffman
Watertown
N.Y
Pentagon
Brian Luffman
Luffman
Special Navy
Navy
Debra Kirkland
Tallahouse
Fla
Mayport Naval Station
Jacksonville
Robert DeAngelis
Dumont, N.J
Christopher
Challenge To Wolf Creek Decision Dismissed
The Supreme Court dismissed KG&E's challenge to a 1985 rate ruling on Wolf Creek, ending part of a $3.05 billion dispute and leaving KCPL's appeal to be reviewed. KCPL may drop its challenge if a Kansas restructuring is approved, with a hearing set in Topeka next week.
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High Court
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Eastcentral
Kansas
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KCPL
Kansas Corporation Commission
State Regulatory Agency
Topeka
Kg&e
ECC
Lyle Koerper
Burlington
KCC
Kansas Electric Power Cooperative
Missouri
Steve Menaugh
Menaugh
Therapy and Transplants Give Hope Against Pediatric Cancers
Atlanta AP report details high dose chemotherapy plus bone marrow transplants as a growing approach for lethal childhood tumors. In neuroblastoma trials, 41 percent of 32 patients survived disease free 23 to 52 months after treatment versus 16 percent on standard therapy. six treatment-related deaths occurred. French and Philadelphia Hospital teams report notable survivors, while experts urge caution and seek less toxic options.
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Robert C. Seeger
University of California, Los
Angeles
Seeger
American Society of Clinical Oncology
J.L. Bernard
LMCE
James S. Miser
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Karen Antman
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston
Edward Baum
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago
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