12 Jul 1997
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1997
Page
1
In Gainesville at Shands Hospital doctors implanted embryonic nerve tissue into a 43 year old man with syringomyelia to slow spinal cord damage. The team says the goal is to plug the expanding cavity rather than restore movement or sensation.
Air Force Secretary Sheila Widnall allows 2nd Lt. William Kite to resign rather than face a court martial for fraternizing with an enlisted woman he later married. Kite receives a general discharge under honorable conditions. the case follows scrutiny sparked by Lt. Kelly Flinn's disciplinary actions and similar moves to court martial.
Washington reports the House voted to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts and stripped the agency of its remaining 10 million dollars for shutdown costs. Proponents expect Senate support and White House veto threats, but even if funds are cut the NEA may face deep future reductions.
In Belfast Northern Ireland hard line Protestants prepared to march celebrating a 1690 victory amid rising violence. gunmen attacked security forces wounding three soldiers and two police officers. Earlier gunmen wounded an 18 year old. Orange Order leaders said some marches would be canceled or rerouted to prevent clashes. Some praised the concession. others blamed it as capitulation.
In Pattaya Thailand rescuers comb the 17 story Royal Jomtien Resort for missing guests believed trapped by elevators and locked exits after a kitchen blaze idling 450 rooms and leaving at least 81 dead and 64 injured in Thailand's worst hotel fire. The hotel was short on safety gear including smoke detectors sprinklers and extinguishers with about 200 guests present when the fire started Friday morning.
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President and GOP fight over proposed increases to Medicare premiums for affluent retirees. White House says eligibility age won’t rise in any budget bill. Senate plan would raise premiums for those earning 50 000 a year or more, but processing through IRS is debated to avoid a tax appearance.
The spacecraft remained healthy and stored data in memory with no losses. Mission manager Richard Cook said a reset like Friday’s occurred on the first night of the week-old mission. Software chief Glenn Reeves cited a bug in the rover lander communications program as the likely cause. Muirhead warned the bug could recur, then they would fetch camera images and pause rover activity until fixed.
Lyons, a prominent church leader, claims defamation as controversy swirls over lavish spending and a fire at a corporate guesthouse used for church visitors. He traveled to Africa on church business when the blaze occurred and denies an affair with Miss Bernice Edwards, while supporters and critics weigh his explanations and past fundraising influence.
President Clinton, on his first Denmark visit, praised Denmark for its NATO commitment and support for a Europe with new hope and freedom. He lauded unity on key issues, noted NATO expansion limits to Poland Hungary and the Czech Republic, and spoke at a royal lunch with Queen Margrethe II.
President Clinton’s lawyer sent a sharp letter to director Robert Zemeckis objecting to the unauthorized use of Clinton’s image in the film Contact. The department contends the digital manipulation of a real Clinton news conference created the impression of his participation in the movie.
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