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VOLUME245NUMBER90 136 pages 35 cents fiO cenbi at newsHtml beyond 30 mile from Bonton HARK, WHAT BLIGHT Thursday: Cloudx, windy, 50 Friday: Partly minny, 50 High tide: 1:36 a.m., 2:13 p.m. Full report: Page 58 THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1994 Fraudulent breast research places burden on cancer field By Richard A. Knox GLOBE STAFF darkness anymore? Whom can we trust?" Cancer researchers' anguish is especially acute because the breast cancer project has long been regarded as one of the "gold standard" examples of cancer research. The conclusion of one of the studies that removal of a cancerous lump followed by radiation is as effective as mastectomy has altered treatment of early-stage breast cancer patients. Doctors still believe that conclusion holds true, but the fact that such an influential study included tainted data has Hospital said yesterday.

"I try to assure them that they should not fear they've been treated in a misguided way because of research fraud. But my guess is that it only goes part of the way toward assuaging their anxieties, which is why this is so devastating." "Patients are definitely distraught," added Dr. Ronald P. McCaffrey of Boston University Medical Center. "This is a time when the credibility of our leaders is eroding.

Where is the lamp to guide us in the shaken the confidence of many. Even as the National Cancer Institute was scrambling to lay out the facts and limit the damage yesterday, federal officials were notifying the University of Pittsburgh, where the breast cancer project is based, that another of its researchers has been found guilty of serious scientific misconduct. In an unrelated case, a federal inquiry found that immunologist Dr. John C. Hiser-CANCER, Page 15 A look at the breast cancer studies and the implications of the false data, Page 14.

The finding that a landmark breast cancer research project is flawed by fraudulent data, which led this week to the ouster of the project's highly regarded leader, has shaken the foundations of US oncology and has left millions of cancer patients wondering whom they can trust "Patients are very disturbed," Dr. Lowell E. Schnipper of Boston's Beth Israel FRIENDS, FAMILY OFFER SOLACE Urn Ci.m iui.ii j.u i .1 mm i turn: iih mmi uni.jnimi.ni. 1 if- 7. i.

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an arrested at site soon after botched raid say plan fowls The judicial front Pay dispute: Liacos says he averted a protest by judges who were prepared to shut down court houses. Page 36. Insanity pleas: State officials and prosecutors seek to overturn a law that allows defendants to use the defense. Page 34. ed courts, where jurors are forced to use lavatories that often don't work, and overcrowded prisons, where mostly minorities languish without drug treatment or education.

"Something is going to have to give," Liacos said, urging officials to address the root causes of crime. "There are going to be riots on the streets of Boston by the people who are without jobs, by the people who are disaffected." Liacos acknowledged that elected officials in Massachusetts are no different from their counterparts in other states or nationally. "Everyone wants to pass a law to do this or that and nobody wants to finance it," Liacos said. "Whether it is George Bush or Bill Clinton, when COURTS, Page 36 Counting down Dow Jones industrial average has fallen almost 9 percent since its high of 3978 on Jan. 31 3850 3800 3750 3700 3650 3600 4 -4----(- 4 16 28 10 22 30 Feb.

March SOURCE: Bloomberg Business News GLOBE STAFF CHART 4000 3950 I 1 GLOBE STAFF PHOTO JANET KNOTT Following his arrest, Davis was held in the Area station in Dorchester over the weekend. He was arraigned Monday in Dorchester District Court and ordered held at the Nashua Street Jail in lieu of $100 cash bail. Rev. Accelynne Williams died of a heart attack after police stormed his second-floor apartment Police ARREST, Page 34 Jill crmie lacks Weld package faulted for its effect on court By Toni Locy GLOBE STAFF A day after Gov. Weld unveiled tough legislation to deal with young violent offenders, two of the state's top judges said there are no funds available to handle the burden such measures would impose on the court system.

Paul J. Liacos, chief justice of the state Supreme Judicial Court, and JojjnE. Fenton chief adminis-ative justice of the Trial Court, yesterday criticized Weld and the Legislature for failing to assess the impact their proposals will have on the courts and questioned the effectiveness of the governor's hard-time approach. "What I see is a governor having proposed many initiatives without assessing the resource impact on the court system," Fenton said during a luncheon meeting with Globe reporters and editors. Liacos, voicing similar concerns, warned of trouble ahead unless elected officials consider the impact their decisions have on the antiquat- The number of stock analysts preparing for an extended downturn has grown since Feb.

4, when stock prices started tumbling in reaction to a Federal Reserve decision to raise short-term interest rates. Four leading Wall Street firms turned bearish this week, recommending that investors move some money out of stocks and into cash reserves. "We have definitely entered a new period for the market," said Robert Walberg, market analyst at MMS Internationa in New York. "We have turned the corner and are now in a bear market" Yet many other analysts say the market is riding through a temporary "correction" from inflated stock prices, and the market will fall about 15 percent before rebounding. They MARKET, Page 24 Search in Chelmsford: Police dig up the backyard of a man charged with using a computer bulletin board to try to abduct a young child for sexual purposes.

Page 29. UA38 lllllllll Small investors get Wall Streetwise Dow falls for 5th day, giving legions of novices taste of downside of stocks Police never announced the arrest of Davis during intensive media scrutiny following the raid. An examination of records at Dorchester District Court revealed his arrest. Police yesterday said that Davis, who lives on the fourth floor of 118 Whitfield was. not the target of the botched raid by the Drug Control Unit and that his arrest was not related to the raid.

Costa Rican Dota Conquistador? Yemen Mocha Mattari? Sumatra Mandheling? It's all enough to make you trot over to Dunkin' Donuts and settle for a regular to go- The news that Starbucks the 300-store gorilla from Seattle, will acquire the 23-store, Boston-based Coffee Connection chain in May is giving coffee afi-cianados the jitters. The takeover is being received locally with well, "Disappointment," murmured COFFEE, Page 27 By Sean P. Murphy ''-t GLOBE STAFF and David Armstrong CONTRIBUTING REPORTER i Sfcc hours after last Friday's bun-gkifaid at a Dorchester apartment, injAjch a retired minister died, Bos-taiZpolice arrested the building's maiotenance man on a charge of pos-sfisslen of crack cocaine with intent Lawmaker's retirement is case study in frustration By Jill Zuckman GLOBE STAFF '-WASHINGTON Rep. Timothy J. Penny, Democrat of Minnesota, is one of the young stars of the House.

His name is synonymous with efforts to put the country's fiscal affairs in order. His opinion draws attention. And yet, Penny is retiring at the end of this year and is leaving with bitter blasts at the institution where he has toiled for a decade. He says he is sickened by "the idiotic turf battles" and "chairmen's egos" and weary of the long wait that junior lawmakers must endure before they, too, can touch the levers of power. At 42, Penny is the youngest in a new surge of retiring members this election year, a trend that, if it continues, would produce the greatest congressional turnover in more than 40 years.

So far, 23 representatives have said they will not seek reelection, and 17 more have said they will run for other offices. The retirement rate -in the House is slightly higher than in a similar election-year period two years ago, when 22 representatives said they would step down, and 12 were pointing toward higher office. That 1992 flight helped bring into RETIREMENTS, Page 10 GLOBE STAFF PHOTO MICHELE MCDONALD Coffee Connection regular J.R. Deshazo is among those hoping the chain's sale won't change its signature "full flavor roast." The bean stalk Deal leaves coffee mavens uneasy By Aaron Zitner GLOBE STAFF For millions of small investors, now come the hard lessons of Wall Street Accustomed to the high yields and relatively low risk of a 3-year-old bull market, many people drawn into stocks only recently are getting their first taste of a real downturn. The Dow Jones industrial average stumbled yesterday through its fifth straight nail-biting day of decline, falling 72 points and closing 8.8 percent lower than its all-time high of Jan.

31. Since early February, stocks held by individuals, pension funds and mutual funds have lost $230 billion in value, said Allen Sinai, chief economist at Lehman Brothers, a New York securities firm. Inside at Into the garden a a Reba McEntire Call of the fairways The passion to play the game is strong. Golf Section, Page 49. Balanchine's muse: Suzanne Farrell fiercely guards a ballet legacy.

LiviijgArts, Page 61. By Nathan Cobb GLOBE STAFF mhe grumbling seeps through the local cof fee culture like Guatemalan Antigua through a No. 6 filter. Surely, say nervous coffee lovers, the beloved Coffee Connection roast will darken to an unsightly chestnut brown and ever-so-trendy latte will run amok. And the beans! What about the beantj What will become of FEATURES CLASSIFIED Ask The Globe 56 Classified A7-A16 Business 69 Autos A12 Comics 56 Help Wanted A8 Deaths 38 Real Estate A7 Editorials 18 Apartments A7 Horoscope 56 CommTIndl A7 Livins'Arts 61 Market Basket All Lottery 30 YachtsBoats 42 MetroRegion 29 Legal Notices 68 SPm 11 eXlobeNewerCo.

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