Whooping cough shot shows promise in new vaccine
Atlanta reporting on a 12 study report from the American Academy of Pediatrics about an acellular pertussis vaccine that could replace the DPT shot within a year. The piece notes long-standing parental fears about pertussis and a history of severe side effect concerns.
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Atlanta
American Academy of Pediatrics
Kasparov Anand World Championship Ends In Draw
New York Kasparov and Vishy Anand played to a sudden draw in game six of the World Championship, leaving the match tied at 3-3. Kasparov offered a draw after his 28th move as both players pressed aggressive pawn storms toward the opponent back rank. The position remained complex with no clear win for either side.
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Garry Kasparov
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Hormel Sues Over Muppets Wild Boar Character Spa'am
Hormel Foods taps SPAM brand into a legal clash with Jim Henson Productions over a Spa'am character in The Muppets Treasure Island. A Manhattan court action, set for February, accuses the film makers of harming the SPAM name.
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Spa’am
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Manhattan
Hormel
Jim Henson Productions
High Priest
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Wild Boars
Alan Krejer
Rexlations
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Arrests seen in Cypress Park toddler slaying
Los Angeles police say they identified several suspects in the killing of 19 month old Stephanie Kuhen whose family’s car was fired on by about 15 members of the Avenues gang. A $50,000 reward was offered by county and city for clues.
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Ol Ace
Cypress Park
Stephanie Kkuhen
Death toll from plane crash climbs to eight
Two severely burned passengers died at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, raising the death toll to eight from the Aug. 21 Atlantic Southeast Airlines crash near Carrollton, Georgia. Forty aboard were injured among the 23 passengers and crew.
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Adolph Mallory
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Senate Passes Welfare Reform Ending National Safety Net
The Senate voted 87 to 12 to roll back 60 years of welfare policy, enabling states to run programs with block grants and placing a five year lifetime limit on benefits. The measure trims roughly 65 billion over seven years and narrows immigrant and disabled child aid, with reconciliation anticipated with the House plan.
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Rmiss
Texas
Kay Bailey Hutchisan
Sun Belt
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Dole
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
House panel backs cuts in tax credit for working poor
The Ways and Means Committee approved a bill to carve 38 billion from the deficit over seven years. It cuts the earned income tax credit by 22 billion, affecting more than four million childless workers and nine million families with children, while sparking partisan debate with the GOP alternative. It also proposes shifting 40 billion in excess pension assets over five years and requiring a 25 percent cushion above current liabilities for pension plans.
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America
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Medicaid Reform Proposals Face Major Funding Shifts
The article outlines federal Medicaid costs at about 89 billion dollars in 1995, covering care for the poor and disabled. It notes a shift toward a new funding formula favoring high-growth states, moving from a beneficiary rights to services model. It discusses entitlements, fixed-state allocations, and annual growth under current protections for nursing homes.
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Republicans Seek Major Medicaid Overhaul Across States
House Republicans propose replacing the 30 year old entitlement with fixed federal funds to states. The plan would end automatic coverage for poor people, shift costs south and west, and bar lawsuits against states for noncompliance. Democrats oppose, Senate similarly weighing reforms. Governor Leavitt notes some GOP governors object.
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Utah
Republican Governors’ Association
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New York
Christine Todd Whitman
New Jersey
John G. Rowland
Connecticut
Arne Carlson
Minnesota
Tom Ridge
Pennsylvania
Golden Girls Attack GOP Medicare Cuts Video Protest
The Golden Girls urge senior citizens to oppose a GOP plan to cut 270 billion from Medicare. Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty accuse Republicans of raising co payments and deductibles, limiting doctor choice, and pushing managed care to fund tax breaks. Carroll O'Connor also features in the videotape shown at a Democratic news conference.
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Golden Girls
Rue McClanahan
Gongrass
Estelle Getty
McClanahan
Carroll O'Connor
Associated Press
Pataki denounces plan as unfair to New York
Governor Pataki condemned a Republican developed plan as unfair to New York, arguing residents would pay more than their fair share. Rep Waxman called the proposal heartless, radical and ill suited for recessions and epidemics. The plan would earmark portions of federal grants for low income groups while leaving eligibility and benefit levels to states.
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New York
New
Henry A. Waxman
California
Judge orders banished teens to report for possible sentences
Two Tlingit teens Adrian Guthrie and Simon Roberts were ordered by Snohomish County Superior Court Judge James Allendoerfer to appear for sentencing after their Alaskan banishment became chaotic. Conflicting tribal reports and health concerns prompted renewed court oversight while prosecutors warned of lengthy possible prison terms and questioned the legality of cross cultural punishment.
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Snohomish County
James Allendoerfer
Adrian Guthrie
Simon Roberts
Mants
Allendoerfer
Alaskan
Diana James
Guthrie
Washington
Edy James
James
Ketchikan
Alaska
Roberts
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