Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.news From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: news Tue, Apr 28 1992 Date: Tue, 28 Apr 92 05:41:28 EDT Message-ID: DECISIONLINE: News USA TODAY Update April 28, 1992 Source: USA TODAY:Gannett National Information Network `COSBY' TO BOW OUT: Theo Huxtable graduates from college Thursday, and Bill Cosby couldn't be happier. At the taping of the last "Cosby Show," the star expressed teacherly pride as he launches Malcolm-Jamal Warner (TV son Theo) in a new sitcom next season for NBC. The biggest TV hit of the '80s brought back both NBC and the family sitcom format. The last program airs Thursday on NBC at 8 p.m. EDT:PDT. IMF OPENS DOORS TO RUSSIA: The World Bank and International Monetary Fund Monday opened their membership doors to Russia and 12 other former Soviet republics. On the agenda: How to deal with Russian economic guru Yegor Gaidar's prediction that, in the conversion to a free market, unemployment and other social problems will be severe for at least two years. WORKPLACE INSPECTION LAX: Enforcement of job safety and health standards is so lax that the federal government can inspect workplaces only once every 84 years, claims a union study out Tuesday. The study says it would take 100 years or more for OSHA to inspect all work sites in 12 states. The longest: Nebraska, 167; South Dakota, 162; Delaware, 137. The shortest: Nevada, 11; Alaska, 12; Michigan, 13. ROY ROGERS BIO SCHEDULED: The generation that knows Roy Rogers only as a fast-food chain is about to discover the legend behind the name. The singing cowboy Monday said Republic Pictures - where he made 88 Westerns and was a No. 1 star in the '30s - will do a movie of his life. Rogers and the studio also plan an animated TV series. There is no word on who'll play Rogers, wife Dale Evans or horse Trigger. NEWCOMER MAY TRIUMPH: Pennsylvania voters may deliver an upset victory Tuesday for political newcomer Lynn Yeakel, who sought the Democratic Senate nomination after seeing 14 male senators interrogate Anita Hill. Yeakel's race with Lt. Gov. Mark Singel is too close to call. Her focus has been on GOP Sen. Arlen Specter, who led the grilling of Hill during the hearings of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. STATE QUAKE SAFETY QUESTIONED: The latest earthquakes produced at least one aftershock any Californian could predict: A groundswell of talk about whether this state is ready for a "big one." Experts' frustrations include money problems and the inability to enforce safety regulations. Despite codes for new construction, there remain millions of old bridges, roads and homes for which the new rules don't apply. MARCH MAY HAVE BEEN SMALLER: This month's abortion rights march on Washington, touted as one of the largest marches in the city's history, may have been half the size police said it was at the time. The U.S. Park Police which earlier agreed with a city police estimate of 500,000 now estimates 250,000 were there. A park police official said his office rechecked bus and subway ridership and reviewed photos and videos. BUSH UNDECIDED ON EARTH SUMMIT: President Bush still has not decided if he'll attend the Brazil Earth Summit, apparently hamstrung by the White House decision-making process. He's made it clear he wants very much to go. The last round of negotiations on global warming is set to begin this week. Goal: Draft an agreement to limit the fossil fuel emissions that eat away at the ozone and contribute to global warming. WE'RE BUCKLING UP: Seat belt usage is up a whopping 236% since 1984, says a survey out Tuesday. "Buckling up is becoming a modern American revolution," says Helen Petrauskas of Ford Motor Co. Despite increases in usage, the auto industry poll found some disturbing trends. Among them: 69% of all women use seat belts compared to 58% for men. GOP RAISES MONEY AT DINNER: Republicans hold a glitzy fund-raiser Tuesday that's expected to raise $7 million. President Bush is the main attraction and 4,300 Republicans are paying $1,500 a ticket to see him. But many at the event will be spending more. Federal law limits contributions to $15,000 for Senate and House campaign committees, but contributors can write checks for any amount to a separate fund. JACKSON MAKES WAVES: Just when it seemed that the Democratic presidential race might become quiet, Jesse Jackson stirred his sniping with Bill Clinton. Jackson, who decided to stay out of the contest after losing bids in 1984 and 1988, went so far as to suggest Clinton might face some trouble if Clinton ignored him. Jerry Brown failed to win a majority of black voters in New York, despite Jackson's assistance. DOCTORS TRY TO SAVE BOY'S ARMS: Surgeons worked Monday to save 6-year-old Michael Conoboy's arms, ripped off in a farm accident Saturday. Michael was riding on a field irrigation system near his home in Chetek, Wis., when his clothes caught in the drive shaft. Stepbrother Matthew Neisler, 14, carried the boy and the left arm to their home a quarter mile away. Rescuers found the missing right limb in the field. DOW JONES OPENS ON DOWNSWING: The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials opens Tuesday at 3304.56, after closing down 19.90 Monday. The New York Stock Exchange composite opens at 224.94, down 0.18. The American Stock Exchange market value opens at 384.98, down 1.00. The NASDAQ OTC composite opens at 566.94, down 5.95. DESERT SOUTHWEST STILL SIZZLES: An early heat wave continues to bake the desert Southwest Tuesday, while the Southeast shivers in low temperatures. Temperatures will reach 100 in the Southwest. Clouds and warm weather will dominate the Great Plains. Brisk southerly winds will bring higher temperatures despite cloud cover. News Editor: Beth Mann. (919-855-3491) Making copies of USA TODAY Update (Copyright, 1992) for further distribution 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