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The Inside Front
Tuesday January 27,1998
News
from campus, the state. the nation and the world
President Clinton today angrily denies having sex with an intern or engaging in a cover-up.
In the NATION
Minnesota has documents to prove that tobacco companies deceived the public.
A federal judge says the Navy went against policy by ordering the dismissal of a sailor thought to be homosexual.
ously and is mobilizing to face it.
The destruction of the Amazon forest has decreased
In the WORLD:
Iraq takes American threats of a military strike seriously and is mobilizing to face it.
The destruction of the Amazon forest has decreased since 1995.
NATION
Clinton vehemently denies relations with Lewinsky
WASHINGTON — Shaking his finger at the TV cameras, President Clinton today angrily denied having sex with an intern or engaging in a cover-up, as investigators pressed plans to seek grand jury testimony from his aides and friends about the
First lady Hilary Rodham Clinton stood at his side, nodding, her lips pursed.
Again, Clinton did not go into detail, and the question of when he fully would confront the swirl of allegations imperiling his presidency continued to hang over Washington.
Clinton raised and quickly dropped the subject of the alleged
Clinton: Still denies having an affair with an intern.
affair with Monica Lewinsky at the end of a White House event about new child-care proposals.
"I want to say one thing to the American people," he said, wagging his finger at almost every word.
"I'm going to say this again. I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to tie Not a single time. Never. These allegations are false, and I need to go back to work for the American people," he said.
Throughout the program, the president and the first lady stood nearer to each other than their assigned places on place cards taped to the floor.
Underscoring the intense scrutiny focused on their relationship, a clatter of camera shutters drowned out the speaker at the podium as the first lady leaned over to whisper in her husband's ear.
Minnesota compiles case against tobacco industry
ST, PAUL, Minn. — Tobacco companies deceived the public for decades about the dangers of smoking, and Minnesota has documents to prove it, an attorney for the state said yesterday.
"This case is about the conduct of the industry and how this industry chose — intentionally chose — to violate the laws of the state of Minnesota," attorney Michael Ciressi said.
"To this day, all of the defendants, save one, Liggett, publicly deny that smoking is addictive and causes disease," Ciresi said, as opening statements began in what could be a four-month trial.
"Except for Liggett, which has admitted the addictive nature of nicotine, not one of these defendants has disclosed all that they know," Ciresi said.
The state will introduce evidence from millions of secret industry documents to prove its case, Ciresi said.
The state and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota are seeking reimbursement for the costs of treating smoking-related illnesses, estimated at $1.75 billion. The plaintiffs also seek punitive damages.
Judge thinks Navy sought to violate gay guideline
WASHINGTON — A federal judge said yesterday that the Navy embarked on a search and outing mission by ordering the dismissal of a sailor thought to be homosexual based on information obtained from an online service.
In ruling that Timothy R. McVeigh, who is not related to the Oklahoma City bomber, should remain on active duty pending the final outcome of the case, U.S. District Judge Stanley Sporkin said that McVeigh
was likely to prevail in his contention that the Navy violated the don't ask, don't tell policy about gays in the military and a federal electronic-privacy law.
“This court finds that the Navy has gone too far,” Sporkin wrote in his 15-page decision. “Although Officer McVeigh did not publicly announce his sexual orientation, the Navy nonetheless impermissibly embarked on a search and ‘outing’ mission.”
Though not the final word in the case, yesterday's decision represents a sharp rebuke of the Navy, both for its enforcement of the military policy about homosexuality and for the intrusiveness of its investigation.
It promises to reverberate beyond the military to all government that might want to bolster investigations by demanding information from online computer services.
United States considering military force against Iraq
WORLD
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq takes American threats of a military strike seriously and is mobilizing to face those threats, the ruling party newspaper said today.
The Baath Party paper, Al.Thawra, which reflects government thinking of issues of national interest, said that Iraq would not give in to U.S. pressure.
President Clinton met Saturday with his security advisers, and aides later said the administration was considering military action to try to force Iraq to stop interfering with U.N. weapons inspectors.
Iraq has been sparring with the inspectors since October,barring them from so-called sensitive sites,including presidential compounds, on grounds of environment.
It also has blocked some teams from
working, accusing American inspectors of being spies.
The Security Council has demanded that the inspectors be given full access. The council has said that punishing trade sanctions, imposed after Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, will not be lifted until the inspectors certify that Iraq has eliminated its weapons of mass destruction.
Rain forest disappearing less rapidly in Amazon
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil — Burning and logging still are devastating huge tracts of the Amazon forest, but the pace has slowed dramatically because of abnormally heavy rain, figures released yesterday show.
The rate of destruction has slowed by more than half in the past two years, according to a five-month study by the National Space Research Institute that was based on satellite images of the forest.
An estimated 5,200 square miles of Brazil's Amazon rain forest were burned or cut down in 1997,a drop from 7,200 square miles in 1996 and down from a record 11,600 square miles in 1995,the study said.
"These numbers are no reason to celebrate," Brazilian Environment Minister Gustavo Krause said at the long-awaited presentation of the study.
Krause noted that much of the slowdown was due to unusually heavy rainfall in Amazonia — a region of 2 million square miles, 1.6 million square miles of which are forest.
More than 200,000 square miles, or 12.5 percent, of the Amazonia forest disappeared between 1978 and 1996.
The Associated Press
Flu sufferers may not need antibiotic help
By Lisa Stevens John
By Lisa Stevens Johr
jlohn@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
About 80 percent of influenza patients will get well without antibiotics, he said.
Influenza is a viral infection, which antibiotics will not help, said Randall Rock, physician and chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
A prescription for antibiotics may be necessary for the 20 percent who develop secondary bacterial infections, he said.
The flu season rolls around every year, and every year students ask physicians to prescribe antibiotics. But what students may not know is that antibiotics won't stop influenza.
Whether to prescribe antibiotics is a decision based on the patient's symptoms and the physician's evaluation and experience, Rock said.
Students not only ask to be put on antibiotics when they have influenza, but also their parents often to call and question the physician's decision. Rock said.
He said he could not talk to a parent about a student's health without first obtaining the student's permission.
"We highly value confidentiality," he said. "We want the students to feel free to come on in and ask us anything they want."
If a student gives the physician permission to talk to a parent, the parent is told that antibiotics usually will not be prescribed unless the student has a secondary bacterial infection.
Candyce Waitley, coordinator of health promotion and education, said students could help avoid the flu by taking good care of themselves.
"No all-nighters, no smoking and if you choose to use alcohol, don't overindulge," Waitley said.
She said fatigue, smoking and alcohol all lower the body's resistance.
Watkins tallied 29 cases of influenza through Wednesday.
Rock said more students were coming in with the influenza.
Certain types of influenza may respond to medicines that limit the intensity and duration of the symptoms within the first 48 to72 hours after onset. Rock said.
"If you think it's the flu, it may be appropriate to come in early for an evaluation." Rock said. "This is with the understanding that antibiotics would be indicated only if there is evidence that a secondary bacterial infection may be developing."
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1606- The Gun Powder Plot trial ends, leading to the conviction of four conspirators who plotted to kill the King and blow up Parliament.
Today:IN HISTORY
1756 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzberg, Austria.
1967 - Apollo I caught on fire during a launching simulation test, killing three astronauts.
1910 - Thomas Crapper, the inventor of the flush toilet, died.
1973 - The end of the Vietnam War.
1976 'The premiere of the television show Laverne and Shirley.
A KU student lost a black Esprit wallet, credit card and other property totaling $270 between 11 p.m. Friday and 1:45 a.m. Saturday in the 700 block of New Hampshire Street, Lawrence police said.
- An algebra book belonging to Anschutz Science Library was taken from 308 Snow Hall Sept. 8, KU police said. The item was valued at $50.
- Seven cookie sheets were taken from the kitchen pantry of Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall between 6 p.m. Jan. 20 and 5 p.m. Thursday, KU police said. The items were valued at $210.
- Lawrence police said the tires of a KU student's car were slapped between 9 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday in the 1200 block of Louisiana Street. Damage was estimated at $300.
A KU student's cell phone and bag were taken from the second-floor lobby of Dole Human Development Center Wednesday evening,KU police said. The items were valued at $160.
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