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Show A8 ‘L-o-g-0-r-r-h-e-a’ Wins Girl Spelling Bee THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Nupur Lala. a 14-year-old Tampa, Fla. girl who never met a word she would not look up. correctly spelled logorrhea” on Thursday to win the 72nd annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee I would read differ books and whenever | found a word | Utah’s Candace Gibson, line tickets and computer soft- a 14-year-old eighth-grad- logorrhea,”” means pathological- ly excessive and often incoherent Nupur. whoplays violin. swims and serves on the student council at her middle school. beat David Lewandowski, a 14-year-o Ind ‘So that way. if it was a future spelling bee word. | would know it Nupur, who last year was elim natedin thethird round of the tional contest: beat out 248 ighth-grader from Schererville David. who won Pa. $5.000. cringed after misspelling ~opsimath. other tein life He misspelled it somath il DeGideo 1% of Ambler Gambling to Scientists from Sul Ross State University in Al- pine, Texas, found that the Upper Rio Grande near El Paso contains bacteria resistant to vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic that is often the last line of de- fense against stubborn bacteria Most of the concern about antibiotic resistance these days stems from the overuseofantibiotics to The researchpresented Thursdayat the American treat common human illnesses. plustheir usein live Society of Microbiology's annual meeting may have implications for healthy people. however ‘terrene, relating yourself, adding to the problem. Ash, professor ofbiology at Washburn University in tied for third. means deposit resistant bacteria backinto the environment Topeka, Kan. Abraham 11, of Maryland April misspelled which life. cupationalactivity [onthe river}. they could getinto stock feed. But bacteria can developresistance natu rally, without humanintervention, Penicillin is made from mold, for example. and bacteria that comeinto your gut andtransfer their resistant genes to you,” Ash said to protect themselves “If you were involved in somerecreational or oc- George was stumpéd by“kirtle. a termfor a man'Sabove-the-knee tume BERETS Panel Seeks George Heights. Mo.. a word describing a person who learns and Thampy. Should you becomeill from oneof these bacteria. they could become tougherto treat — and you could CHICAGO — Somerivers flowing through major Americancities carry bacteria that are resistant to many forms of antibiotics and may transfer their drug-resistant properties to other germs While the bacteria, found in 14 rivers that cut through 21 cities. do not usually cause sickness in healthy people. theycan trigger serious infections in those with damaged immunesystems. said Ronald round Thursday when she misspelled “dossier.” talkativeness didn’t know, | would writeit down cup after a victory leap GAD NETT NEWS SERVICE er at Kearns-St. Ann School. South Salt Lake, went out in the fourth ware this year. Her winning word. as she clutched her gold trophy and look it uplater.” Nupur said Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found In U.S. Rivers @ Utahn Ousted spellers, ages 9 to 15. to win $10.000. encyclopedias. two air- contact with that mold in naturedevelopresistance on _ Just what Dad needs. Slowdown Divided commission wants fewer new casinos, lotteries A state-of-the-art advice delivery system. THE \SSUNTATE SAN FRANCISCO -— The fed eral gambling commission. wra ping up its {wo-vear effort Thurs day, urged a slowdown in new casinos andlotteries nationwide anincrease to 21 in the minimum betting age and more help for addicted gamblers The federally appointed panel also recommended curbing politi cal contributionsby the gz industry and banning betting on collegesports Membership ranged from casi no industry figures to James Dob- son, president of the conservatiys group Focus on the Family. and on many key recommendations the panel was divided It voted 5-4. for e janguage urging states to cons: a moratorium on new expansion of jotteries and casinos. However, the National Gam bling Impact Study Commission unanimously called on insurance companies and managed-care providers to cover treatment plans for pathological gamblers. ‘Thepanel could not reack con sensus on the booming gambling industry s impact on Americanso: ciety, and said more research was needed on that question Weare going to wind up hav ing accomplished more than people expected.” said commis sioner Richard Leone The report will be presented to Congress. tht White House. state governors and Indian tribes At its final meeting. the com mission struggled over Indian Teservation casinos. which in the ° past decade have developed into ’ . . 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Commissioners urged the National Institutes of Health to study gambling addiction, the Na tional Science Foundation to eval uate the costs and benefits of gambling and the National Insti tute of Justice to investi do: lescent gambling and sports bet ting, legal and illegal The commission contended with sharp differences among its members — people reflecting views on both sides of a passion ate debate on gambling in Ameri ca Anti-gambling lawmakers grumbled in 1996 when three people who make their living in | MAC, NE EAMINE worwat.comiwireless/ ~ PU ; ‘ Alot PHONES BY ERICSSON 2B j MOLLADAY LoGaN NORTHOREM OGUEN SALT LAKE CITY and around Veg were named to the nine person SANDY | COURsal uct HILL AFB 437 6th St. Bldg. 430- 801 779-04: SMITHS commission Yet in the end, the commission ers managed to reach consensus on more than 70 recommenda tions. 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