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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1998
Page
11
U S health spending reached $1.035 trillion in 1996 with per person costs averaging $3759, marking the first time the annual total exceeded a trillion while growth slowed. Private spending rose 3.0 percent and public 6.1 percent, led by managed care and cost containment measures.
Paris reports the Agriculture Ministry says 125 cows were killed in Normandy over the weekend after a new mad cow disease case, the 32nd in France in 1998 and part of six cases last year among 21 million cows, to prevent human transmission.
Tyson Foods will pay $4 million in fines and face four years of probation after pleading guilty to giving former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy favors. The deal includes $2 million to cover investigation costs and requires ethics training and unannounced audits. The government-linked penalties aim to prevent Tyson from future sales to schools and military bases if terms are violated.
A bronze statue titled Stand Up and Speak Out by Michael Alfano was removed from a Mineola courthouse lawn after defense lawyers warned it could sway jurors in drunken driving trials. The piece, inspired by a personal loss, drew mixed reactions with some praising it and others calling the removal graceful or unnecessary.
Health care costs in the United States exceed 1 trillion dollars for the first time, yet the annual growth rate slows to its weakest pace in almost four decades. The report traces national health expenditures from 1960 to 1996, highlighting total spending and annual percentage changes.
A Rift Valley fever outbreak in northeastern Kenya has claimed 21 more lives, raising the toll to over 200. Mosquitoes and animal handling spread the disease, with Red Cross urging carcass burning to curb infections. Water sharing and recent floods worsen exposure in Shimbirey, 200 miles northeast of Nairobi.
In Paris 19 European nations signed an agreement to prohibit the genetic replication of humans following French President Chirac urging an international ban. The move follows President Clinton's dismissal of a Chicago physicist’s cloning plan as unsafe and morally unacceptable and cites Dolly the sheep as fueling global outcry.
Britain and Ireland urged Catholic and Protestant leaders in Northern Ireland to govern jointly with the Irish Republic. The plan calls for a new assembly, a bill of rights, and North South and London Dublin councils to foster cooperation while preserving the union with Britain. Sinn Fein viewed the package cautiously, while seven parties welcomed it amid ongoing negotiations and rising violence.
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