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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1996
Page
6
At La Planta prison near downtown Caracas Venezuela a fire killed 26 inmates after a disturbance in a cell block housing 60 prisoners. National Guard used tear gas to disperse inmates though journalists say guards locked cells and started the fire.
Parents of Phoenix Academy pupils formed a new board and nonprofit to salvage the 188 student K8 school after founder Barbara Bachman spent tuition funds on diamonds, a Cayman Islands trip, and luxury cars. They resolved litigation with a $40,000 settlement and plan to auction off assets to recover costs.
Paul Cunningham 25 from Oadby England died after attempting to smuggle heroin in northern Malaysia. He swallowed 40 condoms filled with drugs and one burst in his stomach. His body returned home as authorities traced his passport to Bangkok and the British Embassy notified his parents.
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