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 Wed, May 13 1992 Date: Wed, 13 May 92 05:40:09 EDT Message-ID: DECISIONLINE: News USA TODAY Update May 13, 1992 Source: USA TODAY:Gannett National Information Network BEATING SUSPECTS ARRESTED: Suspects in the televised beating of truck driver Reginald Denny face arraignment Wednesday after orchestrated arrests in south central L.A. early Tuesday. Damian "Football" Williams, 19; Henry "Kiki" Watson, 27; and Antoine "Twan" Miller, 20, were arrested when police chief Daryl Gates led FBI and LAPD officers in raids at 2:30 a.m. PDT. Suspect Gary Williams, 33, turned himself in. `MELTDOWN' IN HEALTH CARE SEEN: A continued explosion in costs will result in a "meltdown" of the U.S. health-care system in three years, Dr. George Lundberg, editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, said Tuesday. Annual spending on health care is doubling every five years and could hit $1.4 trillion by 1996, "which is impossible to tolerate economically," says Dr. Lundberg. BUSH TO ATTEND EARTH SUMMIT: President Bush, satisfied with the vagueness of a pact on global warming, said Tuesday he'll attend the Earth Summit June 3-14 in Rio de Janeiro. Bush said he was pleased with the treaty that critics say weakens attempts to slow global warming. He opposed European efforts to fix global levels for carbon dioxide emissions and set a deadline for stabilizing them. SAY `I DO' AND QUIT THE GYM: Both men and women slack off exercise when they marry, suggests research presented Tuesday at the International Conference on Physical Activity, Fitness and Health. Researchers found a significant drop-off in exercise for men and women ages 18-30. For women it was most often linked to pregnancy, with sharp cutbacks; for men, the decrease was more gradual. CREW TO MAKE ONE LAST ENDEAVOR: Three astronauts using their hands as well as tools make a last attempt Wednesday to capture and repair what has so far been an elusive satellite. The Endeavour crew chased the Intelstat communications satellite, stuck in a useless orbit since its launch, since the shuttle took off Thursday. TSONGAS STILL GETTING VOTES: Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton Tuesday won the West Virginia primary. With 36% of precincts reporting, Clinton claimed 73% of the vote to Jerry Brown's 13% and former candidate Paul Tsongas' 7%. Tsongas did marginally better in Nebraska, where he got 8% with 40% of precincts reporting. Clinton took 58% there and Brown came in second with 28%. BUSH SWEEPS PRIMARIES: President Bush swept primaries in both West Virginia and Nebraska Tuesday, steamrolling conservative challenger Patrick Buchanan. With 42% of the precincts reporting in Nebraska, Bush had 84% of the vote to 13% for Buchanan. In West Virginia, with 35% of the precincts reporting, Bush claimed 80% to 15% for Buchanan. AIDS PREVENTION PLAN PROPOSED: Washington, D.C., is considering adopting one of most comprehensive AIDS prevention plans of any major city. Citing a "public health emergency," Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly Tuesday proposed needle exchanges for intravenous drug users and condoms for high school students and jail and prison inmates. Students would get counseling on AIDS and condoms from school nurses. SERBS ANNOUNCE CEASE-FIRE: The Serbian army that brought Sarajevo to its knees announced a cease-fire Tuesday, but not before the European Community withdrew its monitors and the United States recalled its ambassador. As Bosnia-Herzegovina reeled from the effects of war, Foreign Minister Haris Siladzic pleaded with the West to send troops and to open zones around the country's airports for humanitarian aid. RAISA GORBACHEV PITCHES BOOK: Raisa Maksimovna Gorbachev, the wife of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, pitched her book, "I Hope: Reminiscences and Reflections," at $20 a copy at Brentano's Bookstore Tuesday. She signed books for 90 minutes, one every 15 seconds, as the bookstore sold out its approximately 360 books for a $7,200 cash-register day. The Gorbachevs are raising money for his new think tank. U.S. REMAINS RETURNED: North Korea will turn over what it says are the remains of 30 U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Remains of 15 were turned over Wednesday and North Korea said it will return the other 15 later in the week. The State Department said the remains will be given to United Nations officials and taken to an Army identification center in Hawaii. DOW JONES OPENS ON DOWNSWING: The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials opens Wednesday at 3385.12 after closing down 12.46 points Tuesday. The New York Stock Exchange composite opens at 229.45, down 1.02. The American Stock Exchange market value opens at 393.46, down 2.38. The NASDAQ OTC composite opens at 583.96, down 3.17. SUNNY SKIES FOR THE WEST: The western quarter of the USA will bask under sunny skies Wednesday. Sunshine and warmth settle into the Pacific Northwest. Clouds will turn to sunshine by the afternoon along the California coast. Clouds will blanket much of the East as showers roll along the Appalachians and into the Southeast. The mid-Atlantic and the Northeast will be in the 70s with partly sunny skies. News Editor: Beth Mann. 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