Search for U.N. leader
stalls as United States,
France block candidates
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A search
for a new U.N. secretary-general stalled
Wednesday when the United States and
France each blocked the selection of the
other’s candidate to succeed Boutros
Boutros-Ghali.
Results of three rounds of unofficial bal
loting were secret. But diplomatic sources
said U.N. Undersecretary-General Kog
Annan, believed to be the U.S. favorite, con
tinued to lead the four-candidate field, win
ning 12 votes in the first two rounds and 11
in the third.
In each ballot, one permanent council
member, apparently France, voted against the
Ghanaian, who heads U.N. peacekeeping op
erations. Permanent members—the United
States, France, Britain, Russia and China—
can veto a candidate during official votes.
France’s apparent favorite, Ivory Coast
Foreign Minister Amara Essy, won seven
votes in the first two rounds and six in the
third. Two permanent members—apparently
the United States and Britain—voted against
him.
Two other candidates — former Niger
Prime Minister Hamid Algabid and former
Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ahmedou
Ould-Abdallah — appeared to be fading.
Baghdad gets economic aid
after six years of turmoil
as UN. approves oil flow
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi oil be
gan flowing to Turkey with U.N. approval
Wednesday. Baghdad hailed it as a sign that
economic relief was on the way after six years
of crushing sanctions.
Some 29,000 barrels gushed through the
Iraqi-Turkish pipeline on Tuesday, the first
day of a U.N. deal allowing limited exports
to pay for food and medicine. The oil flow
was stopped, apparently because Iraq started
the deliveries before contracts with buyers
were formally approved.
Ahmet Bulca, technical chief of Iraq’s
state-run oil agency, said the company started
pumping oil Wednesday afternoon in the 268
mile pipeline from Kirkuk, Iraq, to
Yumurtalik, Turkey.
“Today, the fighting Iraqi people have
started to gain the result of their patience with
relief in their long struggle, especially chil
dren, women, old people and patients,” said
Saad Kassem Hammoudy of the Arab Popu
lar Forces Conference, a pro-government
organization.
The “oil-for-food” deal allows Iraq to-sell
$2 billion in oil for six months. Profits from
the sale will go for inports of food and medi
cine, U.N. weapons monitoring and compen
sation for Persian Gulf War victims.
OK recommended to FDA
for drug to decrease insulin
shots for Type II diabetics
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — A new drug
could allow thousands of diabetics to reduce
or even stop their insulin shots if approved
by the FDA.
The government’s scientific advisers rec
ommended Food and Drug Administration
approval Wednesday of Parke Davis’
Rezulin, the first drug to attack the underly
ing cause of Type II diabetes.
Rezulin, known chemically as
troglitazone, somehow resensitizes the body
to insulin, a hormone that converts blood
sugar into energy.
Researchers believe it stimulates a gene
to produce more insulin-controlled proteins
that in turn remove this blood sugar, or glu
cose, from the bloodstream—essentially giv
ing insulin more opportunity to do its job.
Some 16 million Americans have diabe
tes, although only half are diagnosed. The
drug won’t work for Type I diabetes suffer
ers, typically children. But the vast majority
of diabetics have Type II, or adult-onset, dia
betes, where the pancreas produces more and
more insulin but their blood sugar continues
to rise.
Diet, exercise and pills to boost insulin
production and decrease glucose production
can help, but over 40 percent of Type II dia
betics eventually need insulin shots.
Even then, many can’t get high enough
doses to stay healthy. The inconvenience of
taking shots and the weight gain the insulin
can cause also dissuade patients from taking
proper care of themselves.
Only these poorly controlled Type II pa
tients - an estimated 1 million people - should
be considered for Rezulin treatment, the FDA
panel decided.
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Records affirm Rep. Wes Cooley never served in Korea
SALEM, Ore. (AP)—Republican Rep. Wes
Cooley was indicted Wednesday on charges he
falsely claimed in official state voter guides that
he had served in Korea.
The 64-year-olcl freshman congressman
dropped his re-election bid earlier this year af
ter being accused of lying about his background.
He could face up to 10 years in prison and
$200,000 in fines if convicted of twice making
false statements.
Separately, a federal grand jury is investi
gating whether Cooley lied about when he got
married so his wife could fraudulently continue
to collect benefits as a Marine widow.
The gate to Cooley’s ranch was padlocked
Wednesday and the outspoken conservative
didn’t return calls. On Tuesday, he said, “We’re
not going to go anywhere. We’re not going to
disappear. We’re not going to fade off into the
sunset.”
He is to be arraigned on Monday.
The indictment made public Wednesday
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which Cooley claimed to have been a member
of the Army Special Forces in Korea during the
war there.
Military records cited in published reports
indicate that while Cooley did serve in the Army,
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53 war and didn’t finish his training until after
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When his claim was publicly challenged,
Cooley was unable to produce any evidence that
it was true. He said the records were destroyed
in fire.
The one man Cooley said could verify his
claims was a former master sergeant, Clifford
Poppy. But Poppy, 70, told the grand jury Cooley
had lied about serving in Korea.
“He’s told that lie so many times, he believes
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because it is not a pleasant experience.”
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