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Issue #28 Apr. 10, 1998

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Kuchma calls for austerity, threatens purge

President Leonid Kuchma launches into a tirade against ministers over the poor state of the economy. A profile of Natalya Vitrenko, whose leftist and anti-West party won 14 seats in parliament. Needle exchange program gives hope to drug addicts. Editorial urges Ukraine to close deadly coal mines and retrain workers.