DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 1998
General News
Last updated on December 5,
1998
National
Center for Children in Poverty
- Released report on July 10 about rise in childhood poverty
- Web site includes characteristics of children and families in
poverty; effects of poverty on brain development; advocacy
AllPolitics
- News story on report
- Includes state tables on percent of children in poverty and change
since 1979
Children
in the States (Children's Defense Fund)
- National and state data on demographic and economic characteristics
- Child abuse, welfare payments, poverty, health problems, child care,
homicides, suicides, and teen birth rate
Poverty in the United
States (Census Bureau)
- 1996 poverty report provides national data by characteristics of the poor
- State poverty estimates, estimates of children in poverty without
health insurance, and historic poverty threshholds
Global Temperatures (NOAA)
- Data and analysis of surface and water temperatures, 1900-1997
- Links to additional sources of data
- Press release on 1997 global temperatures released on January 6,
1998
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 1997 Documents in the News coverage of the
greenhouse gas emissions conference held in Kyoto, Japan
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change documents
- Conference information, Agenda 21, statistics, and environmental web
sites
Automotive
Information Center (Michigan Electronic Library)
- Industry data includes quarterly automotive production and share of
U.S. market by various manufacturers
- Journals, car-buying guides
Detroit
News
- Detailed coverage of the strike, its causes and impact
- Use search engine: general motors strike
General
Motors
- Car and truck lines
- Corporate information
- News
from GM includes strike information
United
Auto Workers
- Press releases on strike
- UAW's position on federal legislation
- Member information
- Press Release Announcing Strike
- Announces strike at Flint Delphi East Plant beginning June 11,
1998
CNN Coverage
- Continuing coverage of the flu outbreak
- Links to related web sites
Hong Kong Health
Department
- News Bulletin describes the flu and its
victims
- Measures to eradicate the flu
Influenza
Prevention and Control (CDC)
- Questions and answers about the Hong Kong flu, travel advice, and
vaccine development
- Description of patients
- Bibliography of current printed articles (not on web)
World Health Organization
- Numerous reports on the bird flu in December 1997
- Search the web site using the term "H5N1"
Meteor shower due November 16-18, 1998
Leonid '98 Meteor
Outburst
- Observation tips
- History of previous meteor showers since the 10th Century
- Links to recent articles
Leonids (Royal Greenwich Observatory)
- Pamphlet describing leonids or shooting stars
- Also describes meteors and meteorites
Leonids
- Description for the novice of a meteor shower
- History, observation tips and pictures
Moon satellite launched January 7, 1998
Describes mission and status
Includes audio and video, educational
materials
History of lunar exploration
Labor Problem
- Mechanics began a slowdown in April 1998 due to delayed union contract
- Airline pilots voted in May to possibly strike by the end of June
- Pilots struck at 12:01 a.m. on August 29
Air
Travel Consumer Report (DOT)
- Airline arrivals and departures, on-time and delayed, by airline and
airport
- Lost luggage
- Data is monthly with six month time lag on web posting
Newspaper Coverage
- Detroit News
- Use search engine to identify articles beginning April 1998
- Sample search: northwest airlines labor
- Minneapolis/St. Paul
Star-Tribune
- Minneapolis is headquarters for Northwest Airlines
- Use search engine to identify articles
Northwest
Airlines
- Airline packages and perks
- Check flight times and departures; scheduled and delayed
- Corporate information
- Web mail for comments
Northwest
Airlines Pilots Association
- Rationale for strike
- Rebuttal of economic impact of strike
- Instructions to pilots on strike-related matters
Jack Kevorkian
Michigan
Assisted Suicide Bills
- Senate
Bill 200
- Bill bans assisted suicide
- Sponsored by Senator William Van Regenmorter and passed by Michigan
Senate on December 4, 1997
- Includes text and legislative status
- Senate
Bill 653
- Introduced by Senator Peters
- Legalizes assisted suicide and requires referendum
- Text of bill and legislative status
Michigan Organ Donation
Bills
- H.B.
4029, H.B.
4030 and permit Secretary of State to collect organ donation permission while renewing a driver's license
- Full text of bills and legislative status
Organ Donation Web sites
- Michigan
Coalition on Donation
- Brief donation statistics and upcoming events
- Links to national organ donation web sites
- Transweb
- FAQs on organ donations and personal stories
- Directory of transplant centers
- Search engine which can be used for both medical information and
statistics
- Statistics on the people waiting for organ donations and
survival statistics also appear under Frequently-Asked
Questions
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Act (Thomas)
- Public Law 98-507 prevents sale of organs for transplantation
- Summary of bill and legislative status
See also Assisted Suicide for legal decisions
International Space
Station (NASA)
- Description of joint U.S.-Russian project, 1998-2004
- Components, equipment, crews, and extravehicular activity
- Includes realtime tracking
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