Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.news,americast.usa-today.news From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: news Tue, Oct 27 1992 Date: Tue, 27 Oct 92 04:59:45 EST Message-ID: DECISIONLINE: News USA TODAY Update Oct. 27, 1992 Source: USA TODAY:Gannett National Information Network PEROT SAYS HE NEEDS NO PROOF: Presidential candidate Ross Perot, in a testy exchange with reporters in Dallas Monday, said he didn't have to prove allegations of a Republican Party plot to smear his daughter. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater, who has denied the charges, called Perot a "paranoid person who has delusions." President Bush and Bill Clinton stuck to the campaign trail. CLINTON'S LEAD INCREASES: In the latest USA TODAY:CNN:Gallup tracking poll taken Saturday and Sunday, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton leads President Bush 42%-31%, with a 3% margin of error. After slipping for more than a week, Clinton's lead grew 4 points over the weekend. Texas billionaire Ross Perot appears to have leveled off at 19%. GM CHAIRMAN RESIGNS: General Motors Corp. Chairman Robert Stempel resigned Monday amid persistent rumors the board of directors wanted him out because of his failure to act more swiftly to stem the automaker's continuing losses. GM has reported losses every quarter since his appointment and a third quarter loss of $845 million will be announced this week. GM will cut 74,000 hourly and salaried jobs. CANADIANS REJECTING REFORMS: Canadians Monday were voting down sweeping constitutional reforms aimed at keeping Quebec from seceding, early returns show. Official results are not expected for several days. Failure of a single province to approve the reforms kills the deal, which sought to balance provincial and federal rights. The ultimate effect could be the breakup of Canada. ISRAEL LAUNCHES RETALIATION: Israel and Lebanon clashed in Mideast talks Monday - one day after a bloody confrontation in south Lebanon. In retaliation for a guerrilla attack that killed five Israeli soldiers, Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded targets in Israel's "security zone," killing a 75-year-old woman and wounding 11. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said he'd continue Washington-based peace talks. GASOLINE TRUCKS CREATE A STIR: Fiery accidents over the past week have raised concerns anew about the safety of gasoline trucks on busy urban highways. Both crashes, in California Sunday and Maryland Oct. 19, killed the tanker-truck drivers and tied up traffic for hours. Both accidents are still under investigation. "These are not your ordinary truck accidents," says Maryland State Police Capt. Ray Cotton." AGGRESSION LINKED TO CHEMICAL: New research out Monday strongly supports earlier studies linking low levels of the brain chemical serotonin and aggression. Previous studies linked low serotonin with impulsive, violent and suicidal behavior in mental patients and criminals. The new study, conducted by the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University, found violence among monkeys with low serotonin. COLUMBIA CREW FIXES EQUIPMENT: The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia Monday fixed a key piece of equipment in a molten-metals experiment as the 10-day scientific mission passed the halfway point. NASA also announced that the shuttle - in an unusual southern orbit - will be visible this week over 15 major cities from Florida to Arizona and Hawaii. Touchdown at Cape Canaveral is scheduled for 8:55 a.m. ET Sunday. DANIELS TURNS DOWN POST: New York Mayor David Dinkins will have to look elsewhere for a deputy mayor for community and public affairs. His recent appointee, former CBS news reporter Randy Daniels, 41, won't take up the $112,500-a-year post. Daniels said an accusation that he sexually harassed a female co-worker five years ago would impair his work. Daniels denies the accusation. ABORTION TESTIMONY BEGINS: Testimony began in a Nashville, Tenn., courtroom where abortion-rights groups are seeking to strike down abortion restrictions. It is one of the first challenges to a state abortion law since the Supreme Court in June upheld some limits on abortion. The Tennessee law would require a woman to be counseled by a physician and wait 48 hours if she's more than 13 weeks pregnant. L.A. LINKS WITH RAIL SYSTEM: Almost 5,000 people Monday did the once-unthinkable in car-crazy Los Angeles - they took a train to work. The occasion: Opening of the first three lines in Metrolink, so called because by early 1993 commuters will be able to use rail lines to link with Los Angeles' new subway system. Officials called it a "huge hit." RIOT CLAIMS REACH 2,000: Los Angeles riot victims have filed 2,000 claims against the city, saying police and officials failed to provide adequate protection against the looting and arson of six months ago. City officials said all claims will be denied because government is immune from liability in such cases. The deadline for filing claims is Thursday. DOW JONES OPENS ON UPSWING: The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials opens at 3244.11 Tuesday after closing up 36.47 Monday. The New York Stock Exchange composite opens at 229.78, up 1.95. The American Stock Exchange market value opens at 376.16, up 1.92. The NASDAQ OTC composite opens at 598.92, up 1.63. SHOWERS MOVE INLAND IN WEST: Wind, showers and thunderstorms will move across the West Tuesday. A cold front will extend across the Plains, while sun and brisk conditions coat the northern Rockies and much of the Pacific Northwest. Clouds will cover much of the Southeast. Record heat covers southern Texas, with temperatures in the high 80s. Sunny skies and chilly weather will hug the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. News Editor: Martin Baucom. (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