Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, August 23, 1995                   TAG: 9508230088
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-12   EDITION: METRO 
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IN THE NATION

CHICAGO - Mass screening of schoolchildren to detect tuberculosis costs more than it's worth, even though the disease has surged in recent years, according to a newly released study.

Cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Houston have started widespread screenings in schools in recent years but may not be getting the best value for their dollars, researchers suggest.

A better strategy is to target youngsters most likely to have TB, such as immigrants, said researchers led by Dr. Janet C. Mohle-Boetani of the California Department of Health Services in Berkeley.

Her team analyzed mass TB screenings in 1992-93 in Santa Clara County schools and reported findings in today's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.

- Associated Press

Durenberger pleads guilty to charges

WASHINGTON - He was denounced by the U.S. Senate, driven into debt, stripped of his law license and forced out of office. Now former Sen. Dave Durenberger has finally settled his lengthy ethics case by admitting he committed a crime.

In a deal with prosecutors, the Minnesota Republican stood before a federal judge Tuesday and pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor charges that he stole public funds by abusing his congressional expense account. Sentencing was set for Nov. 30.

Durenberger, 61, said he expects to get probation. Under federal sentencing guidelines, he could get as much as 10 months in prison or as little as four months of probation. He also could be fined as much as $500,000.

- Associated Press