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Nation world Briefing METRO The Orlando Sentinel, Friday, April 3, 1 998 A-3 RIDAY, APRIL 3, 1998 Tougher anti-tobacco bill sought Teen smoking rises steadily, report says that teen smoking is rising steadily. Sen. John McCain, who authored the Senate bill, warned at a news conference that tobacco companies that don't cooperate with the legislation could face "less than pleasant" alternatives. RJR said Thursday it stands by the proposed settlement negotiated last year with 40 states. But "the McCain bill does not reflect the same intent as that agreement," spokeswoman Peggy Carter said.

The bickering almost obscured a new i kj' i r- jr tTf iH YV i 1 f-1 the company vehemently denied it planned to do so. The furious activity came one day after an unprecedented bill designed to curb tobacco use by teen-agers and simultaneously raise hundreds of billions of dollar for the government was approved by a Senate committee. The Clinton administration urged Congress to enact quickly even tougher legislation, announcing that 43 percent of high school students already use tobacco and 1, f5t.Wr 'iii .1 I report saying that tobacco use among teens is increasing. Among the findings by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 48.2 percent of all teen-age boys and more than a third of all girls smoke cigarettes or cigars or chew tobacco. Cigarette smoking jumped from 34.8 percent of high school students in 1995 to 36.4 percent last year.

Smoking has doubled among black teen boys since 1991 22.7 percent of them smoked last year. Smoking increased by 54 percent among black females, to 17.4 percent. 7W ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Armed with new evidence that teen smoking is on the increase, the White House told Congress on Thursday that it wants tougher anti-tobacco legislation, and a key Republican implored cigarette companies to go along or get rolled over. Alarm waves raced through Washington on tobacco critics' claims that R.J. Reynolds was pulling out of the proposed settlement that had formed the basis for congressional legislation.

By afternoon, Scientists alter plant to resist cold snap ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Manipulating genes to create a kind of botanical antifreeze could make fruit and grain crops highly resistant to sudden frosts, said a researcher who demonstrated the technique in a common mustard plant. By permanently turning on a gene in mustard, researchers at Michigan State University in East Lansing have created a plant strain that protects itself against temperatures that dip well below freezing, said Michael Thomashow, lead author of the study. The study is being published today in the journal Science. Making fruit and grain plants more tolerant of cold, Thomashow said, could prevent millions in dollars of food from being lost when crops are stung by sudden cold snaps early or late in the season. A late-season freeze in the Southeast recently caused an estimated $200 million in damage to peach and berry crops.

Thomashow said it is not clear yet that the same gene manipulation that worked with the mustard plant will also work in other crops. But the work does demonstrate, he said, that plant genes can be manipulated to make plants permanently more cold-tolerant. "If we have the molecular switch to turn off and on the genes at will, we can potentially lengthen the safe growing season," Thomashow said. Many plants have a set of genes that protect against low temperatures, he said, but these genes generally are not turned on unless the plant first goes through a few days of frigid weather. This means that the plant is unprotected in a cold snap that brings a sudden frost.

Thomashow said his research found a gene, called CBFI, that turns on the cold tolerance process. By causing this gene to be permanently activated, the plant is constantly protected against temperatures as low as 18 degrees, about seven degrees lower than what kills normal mustard plants, he said. Preparing for World Youth I Tornado aftermath Workers cut up a downed tree near the St. James Baptist Church in Coatesville, on Thursday. A tornado ripped through the area, 25 miles north of Richmond, on Wednes day night.

It destroyed several homes and killed a woman and her 13-week-old son. Another tornado touched down in Kenbridge, damaging 8 homes. Senate approves $1.7 trillion budget Today is the 93rd day of 1 998 272 -days left in the year 637 days left until 2000. JIM CLARK'S HISTORY OF THE WORLD ON THIS DATE In 1860 the Pony Express began its runs between St. Joseph, and San Francisco.

The trip took 10 days using a series of riders. The service operated just 18 months before a' telegraph line was opened, making the' Pony Express obso-' 3 2 In 1882 train rob ber Jesse James was I yrv snot in tne oacK ana XTJS jfl killed by his fellow gang memDer HODen Ford, who had hoped to collect a $10,000 reward. Ford collected only part of the reward. James was in Stalin his St. Joseph, home straightening a picture when Ford shot him at close range.

Ford began touring with a show that re-enacted the killing. While he was appearing in a Colorado mining camp, a James fan killed him with a shotgun. In 1922 Josef Stalin was appointed general secretary of the Communist Party. In 1930 Haile Selassie became the emperor of Ethiopia. In 1987 the late Duchess of Windsor jewels were auctioned for nearly $45 mil lion.

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Because of an editor's error, the Orlando Rays baseball schedule was incorrect in Thursday's Sports section. The correct schedule is on Page C-5 in today's Sports section. Brian Moehler's 11 wins in 1997 were the most by a Detroit Tigers rookie pitcher since 1977. Because of an editor's error, an item in Thursday's Sports section incorrectly indicated that was the most wins by any Detroit pitcher since 1977. NEXT LAUNCHES KENNEDY SPACE CENTER Space shuttle Columbia is scheduled to launch at 2:19 p.m.

April 16 on a 17-day mission to study the effects of weightlessness on the human nervous system. CAPE CANAVERAL AIR STATION Boeing and the Air Force are scheduled to launch a Delta II rocket at 6:45 p.m. April 23. For updates, call (407) 872-7237, Category 1065. INSPIRATION For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish.

We should be careful indeed what we say. Confucius SENTINEL INTERACTIVE Weather Current temperatures, forecasts and radar images can be found on Orlando Sentinel Online on America Online at keyword: Orlando and on the World Wide Web at http:www.orlandosentinel.com IS At The 57-41 vote came only after GOP leaders promised five disgruntled conservative senators they would pursue more than the $30 billion in tax cuts over five years proposed in the fiscal blueprint. Bigger tax reductions would raise the likelihood of a campaign-season clash with Clinton, who proposed $24 billion in tax cuts through 2003. Some Republicans think such a fight would energize conservative voters for the November election. But others, citing polls showing that few Americans consider lowering taxes a top priority, fear the tactic would be damaging politically.

"The American people deserve more, and I believe this is a major step in the direction of moving us toward more" tax Study: Day-care centers help children to behave Five Republicans voted for the deal only after securing promises from GOP leaders of more tax cuts later. ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON After averting a conservative revolt, Republicans pushed a $1.73 trillion federal budget for 1999 through the Senate on Thursday that promises modest tax reductions, healthy surpluses and little of what President Clinton wants for schools, child care and health. ASSOCIATED PRESS Day To suggest a story, cuts, said Sen. John Ashcroft, a potential 2000 presidential contender and a leader of the rebellious conservatives. Instead of the $30 billion tax cut envisioned in the Senate budget, the conservatives said Senate leaders promised them that Congress ultimately would pursue at least what the House proposes in its budget later this spring, a figure that may reach $60 billion or more.

The leaders also vowed to make eliminating the so-called marriage penalty the top GOP tax-cutting priority this year, the conservatives said. Eliminating the higher tax rates that apply to some people when they marry has become a prime goal for social conservatives and many Republicans in Congress. care on the development of children. The conventional wisdom, based on earlier studies, has been that children at day-care facilities are more likely to be uncooperative and can often pick up bad behavior from other children. That concern has led many parents to hire nannies, assuming that the one-on-one care was more beneficial for their children.

The study does not refute that such care may help children develop intellectually or in other ways. But the study does suggest that in terms of behavior, these children may be worse off than those in centers. Ten teams of academics around the country are following 3,100 families from the birth of their children roughly through second grade. 7200, for Information about: Back issues (30 days only) 9001 Birth announcements 9002 Engagements, weddings 9003 Past articles 9004 Photo and page reprints 9005 Hurricane tips 9720 When prompted enter 4-digit topic code: Time of day 1012 Local weather 5150 Metro traffic 7623 Visitor Information 1100 Stock quotes 2001 Sports 3000 Lotteries 4000 PA. WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON The largest and longest-running national study of child care has found that children who are cared for in settings with several other children have fewer behavior problems than those cared for by a nanny alone or in very small groups.

Researchers also reported Thursday that children in poor-quality day care are less cooperative and more likely to throw tantrums or show other behavior problems than those in high-quality care. The findings represent the third installment of a seven-year research project by the National Institutes of Health. The project is regarded as the most comprehensive look at the effects of day follow up or photo: Call SentineLine, 872 r. 11 SentineLine Call 407872-7200 Pope John Paul II (left) and Cardinal Camillo Ruini discuss a stage in Rome during a local youth rally Thursday. Greeting about 15,000 cheering young people at St.

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