House pushes balanced budget amendment faces vote
The House, likely to pass, weighs a constitutional plan to require a balanced budget by 2002. Supporters tout fiscal discipline and freed private investment, while critics warn of cuts to social programs and reduced government flexibility in economic cycles.
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Execution in Virginia ends appeal over lawyer
In Jarratt Virginia Dana Ray Edmonds 32 was executed by injection after a judge ruled an earlier attorney might not have saved him from the death sentence He was convicted of killing a grocer and asked to depart this world in God s grace during the final prayer
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Dana Ray Edmonds
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Simulators Failed to Reproduce USAir 427 Loss of Control
Test pilots from FAA and Boeing Commercial Aviation Group said simulations recovered from rolls similar to USAir Flight 427, yet the actual crash involving 132 aboard showed a loss of control after a slight left pitch. Witnesses described a wind spiral from a plane four miles ahead contributing to the initial jostle, while the ultimate cause remains unknown.
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Lester Berven
Federal Aviation Administration
Michael Carriker
Boeing Commercial Aviation Group
Test detects prostate cancer but not a cure
A Chicago study finds a blood test for prostate cancer predicts malignancies years before diagnosis, highlighting test value but not answering whether it lowers death rates or prompts costly removals. Dr. Peter Gann calls for a large clinical trial. the NCI has begun a 37,000 participant study. Prostate cancer is projected to affect 244,000 U.S. men and cause 40,400 deaths this year.
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Chicago
Peter Gann
National Cancer Institute
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Food bank discards three tainted donations
In Lewiston Maine the Good Shepherd Food Bank plans continued disbursements of untainted aid after a warehouse infestation prompted the dumping of 150 tons of donations. Executive director JoAnn Pike warned agencies may face shortages and inventories will take weeks to rebound.
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Maine
JoAnn Pike
Good Shepherd Food Bank
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