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Show National Thursday, November 22, 1900 The Dally Herald, Provo, Utah DopCiy3Qln)( J WASHINGTON (AP) Earnings sacred for major countries bat UJL nil nnarls showed only a modest increase ia pram as a result of the trice jump caused by the Persian Gulf crisis . Che Eaersv DeosrtmMtf ponea wecoesoay. A report by the Energy Inf orma-tie- n Admirlstraiion said whOe the big oil companies nearly doubkd their earnings from petroleom in the third quarter, most not equal, otesdy coyo BOSTON - The latest bank of heart attack drugs casta senous doubt on the controversial conclusion that the cheapest medicine is Hist as good 99 the most expensv. -- salve i (AP) high-stake- s The new stsdy found that 'H'A. the expensw but meat widely esed oaedsdse for stop--3 heart attacks ia die United States, faib So work effectively srisa. g is essabined with a lbod Jhssser, IMe TPA is already routine-- . ly f ssed with a blood thinner, the .Sliding is important bees use ft a 'calls into question a major Es-rcpea- . experiment completed earuer this year feat found no difference between TPA and da .fcargaia-price- competitor, d rstreptokinase. The Earopeas study did not 1, combine TPA with high doses of :the blood dinner heparin. For reason, many Americas ex-- i perts were skeptical of the re- - salts, and streptokinase has failed to knock TPA from its position in the emergency room. y Answers to these questions -- are important financially as efl as medically, since the market for drags is huge. An estimated Hi xoillion Americans suffer heart attacks each year. TPA tissue plasminogen -i activator is a gsscttcaliy engineered human protein made by Geaertech and carts r. per dose. Streptokinase, prodectd from bacteria, is made by Hoechst AG of Germany and casta 155 per treatment A third dot dtssorrer, Eminase, a geaeficaSy engineered drag from A3 pro-duct- ka of those gains were c&set by reduced earstegs from refining, marketing and chemical business. Smithgse Beecham that easts $1,796, recently joined the garoptbttoa. Heart attacks usually ceor when a bioad cist blocks one of the srterks that feed the heart BMSde. Unless the dot Is within four hoars or so, pert of the heart dies. The dewlqpraent of drsp has revslutioaad the treatment cf heart attsdfcs. E victims reach a hospital soon enough, doctors can give them an injection that UsraSy eaves their hearts from dainage. The latest study, caBed the Reparin-Aspiri- a Reperfusioa Trial, or HART, was directed ty Dr. Alias M. Ross of George Washington University and published ia Thursday's Sew England Journal of Medicine. ""The real issue around the world is whether streptokinase is comparable to TPA," said Dr. Judith Hsia, principal author cf the report. "It's couch cheaper, and many countries, including the United States, would prefer to give It if it if just as food." uinrftriQs j rake in prfc;': the Energy Department of protect-ing the oil companies and said that was L7 percent higher than daring "There's as statistical evidence that pro&teeriBg took place," said Calvin A. Kent, administrator of the Agency, although be said be could not rule out the possibility of some isolated cases of profiteering. r Kent said a stady of earnings reports from the oil companies showed that the jump m oil prices after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in early August "did not result in runaway profits for VS. osmpanks. The report said that net profits for the major VS. oS csompanks daring July through September the same perkd a year earlier. The report provided no figures for specific companies, but said that generally companies that had their own production capability fared much better than those that had to buy most of their oil , third-quarte- Congress should examine the com-'- ., panies' financial reports independently. Be accused the companies of using "all sorts of (accounting) chemes to naderreport profits-- ', and contended that especially in. the weeks hnmediately after the ' Mideast crisis began oil companies heoefaed agraficantiy from inveo-- . tory profits selling cheap oil bought before the cruaf at the higher rates. The conclusions were greeted with skepticism by some private consumer advocacy groups that closely follow energy issues. Edwin RothscbikL an energy analyst for Public Qtixes, aceesed i' Treasury eyes lid of 3 insured accounts per person tdas-kdg- ed - WASHINGTON (AP) The Treasary Department is considering restricting each Aiaericaa to three federally tared bank, sayings inst&atwn or credit emon accounts so mailer how litik money is is each. The department asked the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to estimate how much the proposal would save and to describe potential problems ia administmng it, FDIC Chairman L. William Seidm&n said Wednesday. im some said the idea msrits and ought to be looked at, but a banking trade group, the IzfeprntesA Bankers Associs&oa of America, is figarously fighting sL The group sent aa "alert" to its members aoting usidentSed "top pohcy fSdais" as saying a Simd. on mulupk smwints is "Si reform concept most alve and well ia Treasury circiet. accounts withThis is sot-tin as iastifttoa A is three accounts per in&vidual, period, it Sei-dma- a tion of a department study, dne next month. The study is expected' to be the bum of an administration proposal to Congress next year calling for the most sweeping overbad of &e financial system since the Depression. Economists have cited the broad coverage c deposit insurance as one of the causes of the savings and loss debacle. Shaky instita-tion- s have so trouble attracting deposits because the accounts are " federally goaraslaed. they argue. said. Treasury Secretary Kkholas F. Brady reportedly has not decided oa the idea yet,, but it Is, bang advanced fey Undersecretary Egbert Glauber, the official hi charge of Che Bush aoninistr&tios's e&crt to ottEftiid &e financial system. Glauber did oot immediately return telephone calls seeking cam-me- n and a Treasury Department spokesman had m ixnmediate response. Glauber is directing the prepara o Dangerous Hoys sfiittl in stores, group says WASHINGTON (AP) A consumer group said Wednesday that toys posing dangers for young children are still being sold this Christmas season in disregard of voluntary industry standards and federal regulations. I "As the biggest shopping day of he year approaches, parents Should not assume that the toys fhey find on the shelves are safe," attorney Lucinda Sikes the U.S. Public Interest Research Croup told a news conference, t The organization's report, "Trouble in Toyland," said toys containing small parts that fit easily into a small child's mouth are still for sale despite federal regulations designed to protect children under the age of three. ! As examples, the group displayed parts that were either loose, as in puzzles, or could easily be broken eff or pulled off, such as wheels or $ther pieces of toy cars. ' The report pointed to some crib gyms as particularly hazardous and said "balloons can be as well. The group, basing its report on 21 toys it said researchers had found an sale in 14 states, said industry standards for such products are being skirted or violated. The group said consumers are being misled as well by labeling that ignores safety concerns. "Many parents may regard age labeling as a suggestion based on the developmental maturity of a .child, not realizing that the toys labeled for use by children over three are often potentially lethal for children who still tend to put things in their mouths," Sikes said. A packet of balloons to celebrate "Baby's 1st Birthday" was labeled "not suitable for children under 36 months." Sikes said this Illustrated the confusion that shoppers face without clearer regulation. The group said the balloons "are obviously intended for use "by nut the packages do not adequately state the hazards from uninflated or broken balloons. sr nil In time to brighten j our home for the holidaysecorator-selecte- d top-quali- ty values at drastically reduced prices. 1 fcJ 1 1 , f? J L QJJ C7 JJ T7 fc JL I )XU (M Vii f jr f3 Ci I 1 ' )4 f4 11 11 III I 1 Weather LONG-WEARIN- D COMPARE AT $14.99 J HANDSOME the 20s. Press POPULAR TWEED LEVEL-LOO- P STAINM ASTER SOLID COLOR VELVET PLUSH MOST-WANTE- Slightly warmer Friday By The Associated IDAHO tMJ.VI). 2 m BERBER-STYLE- SCULPTURED SCROLL STYLE COMPARE AT 14. 99 STAINMASTER yo. REMNANT SALE s. 15 to 65 Jill Starting at Armstrong Sundial Solarian large group of s left over from and g our carpets. Choice of plushes, saxonies, friezes, berbers, sculptures. roll-en- 111159 VINYL ROLL SALE OFF REGULAR PRICES A DECORATOR PILE D COMPARE 5 AT $17.99 $(7J)99 53 1 SOUGHT-AFTE- R EXCEPTIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT ns s. gv COMPARE AT $16.99 S(TTOD COMPARE AT $13.99 PUS MONOTONED COLORED VELVET SMOOTH FRIEZE " SAXONY PLUSH CARE-FRE- E Southeastern Idaho: Milder Statewide: Partly cloudy Thanksgiving Day with a few snow show-ter-e Thanksgiving Day with rain and snow likely north and a chance of over and near the mountains. rain and snow south snow level jPair to partly cloudy Thursday rising to 5,000 feet north and 7,000 toight and Friday with increasing feet south. Partly cloudy Thursday fhaze over the northwestern valleys. and Friday. Lows in the mid-teeLows 60s. in 40s and in night the Highs to mid 20s Thursday night. the teens to mid-20Salt Lake, Ogden and Provo: Highs 35 to 45 Thursday and mostly Thanksgiving Day variable clouds 40s on Friday. East central mountains: Thurswith a slight chance of snow showers mainly near the mountains. day cloudy with snow likely except Highs near 40. Thursday night mixed with Tain lowest elevations. through Friday fair to partly clou- Accumulations of one to two Slightly inches. Thursday night partly cloudy with increasing haze. mid-20dy. Slight cnance of evening snow warmer. Lows in the of showers. Friday areas of morning 40s. Chance lower in the Highs measurable snow less than 20 per- fog otherwise partly cloudy. Jiest cent through Thanksgiving Day. of the Thanksgiving weekend inRemainder of the holiday weekend creasing clouds Saturday. Chance of showers cn Sunday. Highs 35 to fair to partly cloudy with increas45. Lows 15 to 30. Lows in 40s. the in ing haze. Highs "WORRY-FREE- G COMPARE AT $8.99 I ds part-roll- at best-sellin- Record warm in Midwest Press continued By The Associated Winter storms to Northwest on Pacific the plague Wednesday and rain was scattered over the central part of the nation. Rain fell over western Oregon and western Washington state, changing to snow at higher elevations in the mountains. Snow also extended over eastern Washington state, parts of Idaho, western Montana and western Wyoming. A new wet weather system was expected to reach the northern Pacific Coast on Thanksgiving day, bringing warmer temperatures and locally heavy rainfall will be locally heavy. A flood warning was posted for several rivers through Thursday. At midday, rain fell over parts of Michigan, southeastern Wisconsin and the northern half of Minnesota. Rain also foil from Missouri into northwestern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. ' Unseasonably warm temperatures extended from the upper Mississippi Valley into the central Plains. Record highs- included 72 at Des Moines, Iowa; 63 at Duluth, Minn.; 68 at Eau Claire, Wis.; 57 at International Falls, Minn.; 70 at Kansas City, Mo.; 68 at La Crosse, Wis.; 51 at Marquette, Mich.; 67 at Minneapolis-S- t. Paul, Mum.; 69 at Rochester, Minn.; 62 at St. Cloud, Minn.; 63 at South Bend, Ind.; 73 at Topeka, Kan.; 69 at Waterloo, Iowa; 73, a tie, at Indianapolis; 70, a tie, at Lincoln, Neb.; 79, tie, at Montgomery, Ala.; and 63, tie, at Omaha, Neb. Z' ) f aq. yd. Mannington Starglaze at selection! 9q. yd. - Wednesday morning's low for the Lower 48 states was 4 degrees at Ely, Nev. at 3 p.m. EST Temperatures ranged from 19 at Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., to W at McAl-leTexas. n, I III mm IP I II I ..tutiatS .y n I ..... n V Bpcl l, u I n.n c. I i. 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