Surgeon general’s son jailed for cocaine sale
Kevin Elders, 28, son of U S Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, received a 10 year prison term after pleading entrapment for selling 1/8 ounce of cocaine worth 275 dollars to an undercover officer in Little Rock Arkansas. Judge John Plegge cited mandatory minimums. Elders plans to appeal.
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Wind shear alert ignored as USAir jet crashes in Charlotte
Tapes show USAir flight 1016 did not receive wind-shear warning seconds before the July crash. Pilots Capt. Michael Greenlee and First Officer James Hayes reportedly did not follow the standard abort path, choosing a right turn despite FAA guidance to climb to 3,000 feet. Controllers queried the turn as the aircraft entered a thunderstorm and crashed, killing 37 of 57 aboard.
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FDA clears way for BNCT cancer treatment expansion
Dr Michael Werner from Wyoming urged Congress as FDA signals opening for Boron-Neutron Capture Therapy BNCT for glioblastoma multiforme once considered lethal. After his own success in Japan, BNCT gains momentum with plans to treat patients in two reactors in September amid regulatory discussions and renewed scientist collaboration.
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Smithsonian to broaden Hiroshima exhibit after criticism
The Smithsonian will expand its World War II exhibit to cover events leading to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbits welcomed the change but criticized that the Enola Gay front fuseage remains the sole focus.
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Drug and alcohol centers get boost in study
A California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs study released Monday finds treatment programs reduce crime and health costs, saving $1.5 billion from $209 million spent between October 1991 and September 1992. Crack cocaine and amphetamine use dropped about 50 percent after treatment. heroin down 20 percent. alcohol down 33 percent.
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California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
Alan Leshner
National Institute On Drug Abuse
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