Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.news From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: news Tue, Jun 30 1992 Date: Tue, 30 Jun 92 05:22:40 EDT Message-ID: DECISIONLINE: News USA TODAY Update June 30, 1992 Source: USA TODAY:Gannett National Information Network MORE ABORTION LAWS EXPECTED: States are expected to enact a wave of laws sharply restricting abortions as the result of Monday's landmark Supreme Court ruling. In a 5-4 decision, the court approved most restrictions on abortion in Pennsylvania, but said states must obey Roe v. Wade, which declared abortion a right. Pennsylvania requirements for parental consent, 24-hour waiting periods and informed consent were OK'd. MOST SUPPORT RESTRICTIONS: Most Americans favor tougher abortion restrictions, a USA TODAY:CNN:Gallup poll Monday shows. The poll found an overwhelming majority want state laws to regulate abortions: 81% favor doctors being required to counsel on abortion alternatives; 16% oppose. The poll also found that 73% want a 24-hour waiting period; against, 23%. The poll of 589 registered voters has a margin error of 4%. MORE QUAKES SEEN FOR CALIF.: High desert communities were rattled by aftershocks Monday as a rash of earthquakes continued to plague Southern California. More could be on the way. Thomas Heating of the U.S. Geological Survey's lab in Pasadena says there's a 30% to 50% chance of a magnitude 6 or more quake within a week. "People should be prepared," he says. Sunday, Southern California was hit by back-to-back quakes. SATURN PLACES THIRD ON CSI: General Motors' Saturn placed third in a closely watched quality survey. Saturn was beaten only by Toyota's Lexus and Nissan's Infinti luxury lines in the latest Customer Satisfaction Index from California market researcher J.D. Power and Associates. The line won points for replacing cars of some owners who had defective antifreeze, and replacing entire seats to fix a few bad latches. CLINTON EDGES INTO LEAD: Ross Perot's fight with President Bush appears to have cost him some support - while signs are emerging that Bill Clinton's issues-oriented campaign is taking hold. The ABC News:Washington Post poll released Monday shows Perot losing support among Democrats. The poll, conducted June 24-28 among 1,007 adults, found Clinton with 33%, Perot with 30% and Bush with 29%. Margin of error: 3.5%. CALIFORNIA HAS BUDGET CRISIS: Between last year's $14 billion shortfall and the $10.7 billion deficit in the current fiscal year, which ends at midnight, California has the USA's worst state budget crisis. Says Franz Wisner of Gov. Pete Wilson's office: "This is a crisis we haven't seen since the Great Depression." Wednesday, the state could be forced to begin handing out IOUs to state employees. EXXON EXEC LEFT IN SHED: Exxon executive Sidney Reso was shot, bound, gagged with duct tape and left for dead in a stifling storage shed by kidnappers, according to published reports. Reso, 57, died May 3, five days after he was abducted in Morris Township, N.J. FBI and Morris Township prosecutor's office refused to confirm reports on whether a plea bargain has been offered for Arthur and Irene Seale. STATES CAN OBSERVE GOOD FRIDAY: The Supreme Court decided Monday not to review several lower-court decisions affecting religious freedom and the separation of church and state. The court let stand a ruling that allows states to observe Good Friday as an official holiday. Good Friday is a holiday in 12 states. In another area, the court agreed to consider whether prisoners have a right to be free from secondary smoke. WELFARE FREEZE CHALLENGED: A pregnant, single mother of four who gets $552 monthly in welfare challenged New Jersey's benefits freeze for mothers who have another child. Supporters say the policy promotes self-sufficiency. Without the rule, Maria Garcia of Elizabeth would get $64 more monthly after the birth of a child she expects in January. Civil rights groups say the rule discriminates. NAVY HQ BUDGET CUT: The House Appropriations Committee Monday sliced 10,000 administrative and management jobs from the Navy's headquarters budget to vent anger over the Navy's handling of the Tailhook sex-abuse scandal. The panel approved a $253 billion Defense budget, about $9 billion less than President Bush requested. The full House considers the budget this week. DOW JONES OPENS ON UPSWING: The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials opens Tuesday at 3319.86 after closing up 37.45 Monday. The New York Stock Exchange composite opens at 224.44, up 2.76. The American Stock Exchange market value opens at 377.10, up 3.06. The NASDAQ OTC composite opens at 558.80, up 10.96. MIDWEST, ROCKIES TO GET SOAKED: Rain will dampen much of the northern Rockies and upper Midwest this week. Heavy rain will taper off to showers across the Northwest, dipping into California and Nevada. Heat will blister Arizona and New Mexico. Much of Texas will sweat under sunny skies and triple-digit temperatures. A low-pressure system will push thunderstorms into the Mississippi Valley and the Southeast. News Editor: William Snoddy. (1-919-855-3491) Making copies of USA TODAY Update (Copyright, 1992) for further distribution purposes violates federal law. This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM