Public mood shifts as Clinton investigation ends seen
A growing share of Americans favor ending the Clinton investigation without resignation or impeachment after his Lewinsky admission. Polls from ABC News CNN USA Today Gallup and CBS NYT show about 63 to 69 percent want the inquiry to end, while job approval stays above 60 percent despite some decline in Clinton’s personal favorability.
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Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
ABC News
CNN
USA Today
Gallup
CBS News
New York Times
Andrew Kohut
Pew Research Center For the People & the Press
Gary Langer
ABC
Frank Newport
Newport
Lewinsky
CBS
NYT
Public demand for Clinton investigation ends grows
Voter sentiment shifts as polls show increasing calls to conclude the investigation of President Clinton. Details compare positions before and after a notable speech, highlighting public pressure and political reactions.
DNA test confirms baby switch confirmed in Buena Vista case
In Buena Vista Virginia a DNA test proves 3 year old Rebecca Grace Chittum is Paula Johnson's biological daughter. Callie Marie Johnson is not her biological child and Cruickshank Callie’s paternity test is pending with results due later this week. Authorities from UVA Medical Center investigate the hospital switch and two families plan to maintain current custody with liberal visitations.
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Buena Vista
Rebecca
Grace Chittum
Paula K. Johnson
Peter Robey
Johnson
Callie Marie Johnson
Callie
Ms. Johnson
University of Virginia Medical Center
Whitney
Rogers
Kevin Chittum
Whitney Rogers
Ruckersville
State Health Department
Study says beta blockers should be given to nearly all heart attack survivors
A Medicare study of 201 752 patients finds beta blockers cut two year death rates by about 40 percent across diverse groups, including diabetics and those with lung disease or heart failure. Experts urge broader use despite prior cautions, while some argue for careful assessment of individual risk.
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Boston
Stephen S. Gottlieb
University of Maryland
New England Journal of Medicine
Valentin Fuster
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York City
Fuster
American Heart Association
AHA
American College of Cardiology
W. Douglas Weaver
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit
Harlan M. Krumholz
Yale School of Medicine
Journal of the American Medical Association
Krumholz
Gottlieb
Prostitution Study Links PTSD to Street Work Worldwide
A study of 475 prostitutes in the United States South Africa Thailand Turkey and Zambia finds 67 percent meet PTSD criteria with 62 percent raped 73 percent assaulted and 68 percent threatened with a weapon. Researchers led by Melissa Farley compare PTSD severity to Vietnam veterans while noting higher violence in street rather than brothel work.
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United States
South Africa
Thailand
Turkey
Zambia
Melissa Farley
Kaiser Permanente
American Psychological Association
Veronica Monet
Monet
Summers County Cowboy shooting match set in Hinton
A cowboy action shooting event will take place Saturday at the Dawn Sportsmen's Club near Hinton starting at 10 a.m. Entry is 10 dollars. Four stages include a farm, saloon, and two graveyard scenes. About 40 shooters compete with top winners advancing to an evening championship.
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Hinton
Shady Spring Shootist Society
Sewing Circle
Vince
Pam Gallagher
Ronny Prince
Arizona man charged after Summersville officer struck
Robert McCool of Tucson was charged with third offense DUI, driving on a revoked license, and leaving the scene after his van struck Summersville Officer Kendall Hypes on U.S. Route 19. Hypes was not seriously injured. McCool was jailed in lieu of 6500 bond. Mylee Combs, 30, of Arizona, also faced a second offense DUI after involvement at a Summersville bar.
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Arizona
Kendall Hypes
U.S. 19
Starbuck Road
Robert McCool
Tucson
Ariz
Central Regional
Flatwoods
Hypes
J.J. Nowak
Northside Plaza
Mylee Combs
Combs
McCool
State ACT scores rise while national average holds firm
West Virginia improved on the ACT while the national composite stayed at 21 for 1998 among 995,000 test takers. More students took the exam, with 60 percent of entering freshmen participating. SAT results follow later. West Virginia averaged 20.1 overall, with 20.7 in reading and 19.0 in math.
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West Virginia
Iowa City
Iowa
ACT
Richard L. Ferguson
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Ferguson
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