Washington briefs

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© St. Petersburg Times, published April 15, 2001

Marine admits harassing student

WASHINGTON -- The Marine Corps is investigating into allegations of sexual misconduct committed by instructors against students at a military base in Missouri, officials said.

A Marine Corps staff sergeant pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct charges in connection with the investigation at a hearing Friday at Quantico Marine Base. Three other instructors were charged Friday with similar offenses, and the Marine Corps continues to investigate allegations against about 20 Marines.

The investigation began in October when a former student alleged that a Marine instructor solicited money and sexual favors from her while she was a student at the Motor Transport Training Course at Fort Leonard Wood, an Army base in Missouri, according to the Marine Corps.

Marine Staff Sgt. Howard W. Ross, 34, of Baltimore pleaded guilty Friday to charges of fraternization with a student, stealing money from students, maltreatment of a student through sexual harassment and transportation, receipt and possession of child pornography.

He was sentenced to 12 months' confinement, a reduction in pay grade and a bad-conduct discharge.

FAA requires planes to carry defibrillators, medical kits

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered U.S. airlines to begin carrying emergency equipment to help passengers who suffer heart attacks while traveling.

U.S. airlines will have three years to put defibrillators on all domestic and international flights.

The FAA rules issued Thursday also require airline medical kits, which contain drugs for patients in insulin shock or suffering from allergic reactions, to contain antihistamine, aspirin and inhalers.

Drug executive to get nod as ambassador to Sweden

CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush will nominate Charles A. Heimbold Jr. to be ambassador to Sweden.

Heimbold of Riverside, Conn., is deputy chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and is chairman and chief executive officer of the pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb.

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