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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1995
Page
2
Gen George Armstrong Custers personal battle flag sold for 150000 dollars at auction. His campaign shirt sewn by his wife brought 42500 dollars and his footlocker 27500 dollars. A 190 page manuscript by a surviving trooper sold for 42500 dollars. No buyer sought two arrows from Lt Thomas Custers body.
The U S House approved the Sexual Crimes Against Children Prevention Act by a 417 to 0 vote directing the U S Sentencing Commission to raise ranges for child pornography and prostitution sentences. A separate 418 to 7 vote would require parental consent before surveys of minors on sex or religion and before asking about psychological issues or parents political beliefs.
Howard Stern announced that vandals who stole a $1,000 black and silver plaque featuring his caricature at an interstate rest stop mailed it back to him in Trenton. Gov. Whitman had mocked a promised rest stop naming in exchange for Stern’s endorsement, while a spokesman called the saga a fitting end to the incident.
Three Fowler Elementary School janitors attempted to freeze a gopher to death using a freezing solvent and a lit cigarette, causing a blast that injured 19 people including sixteen students. Two janitors were hospitalized in stable condition and the gopher survived, released later.
A wildfire in Manchester Township, New Jersey, burned across more than 19,000 acres by 7:30 a.m. while evacuations were ordered for hundreds. No homes were damaged and no injuries reported. The blaze began in Greenwood Forest Wildlife Area, fanned by 50 mph winds and reduced rainfall, with containment hoped for later that afternoon.
Lisa Marie Rossler pleaded for her life and that of her infant son as James Simpson opened fire at Walter Rossler Co. in Corpus Christi. He then shot himself. Seven victims named include Walter and Joann Rossler, Derek Harrison, Wendy Gilmore, and Richard Tomlinson. Burial set near Selena's cemetery.
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