Hussein 'Critical'

His second bone-marrow transplant a failure, a critically ill King Hussein of Jordan is returning home from the Mayo Clinic to undergo further treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. President Clinton, realizing that one of his strongest Mideast allies may be dying, praised Hussein at a Washington prayer breakfast Thursday, calling him a friend and "a champion of peace." Hussein received the transplant last week and underwent a round of chemotherapy after doctors found evidence that his lymphoma, discovered last year, had recurred.

His second bone-marrow transplant a failure, a critically ill King Hussein of Jordan is returning home from the Mayo Clinic to undergo further treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. President Clinton, realizing that one of his strongest Mideast allies may be dying, praised Hussein at a Washington prayer breakfast Thursday, calling him a friend and "a champion of peace." Hussein received the transplant last week and underwent a round of chemotherapy after doctors found evidence that his lymphoma, discovered last year, had recurred.