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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1997
Page
3
Nationwide average gasoline price slid about a half penny per gallon over the week, with Lundberg Survey placing the overall average at about 1.28 dollars per gallon including all grades and taxes. The drop marks the first time this year prices are below last year's level, according to analyst info.
A 45 year old Minnesota man with two years of experience jumped from 10000 feet and died upon impact at a Superior trailer court. The body lay beneath the orange reserve parachute as two other skydivers watched. Charles Androsky Sr. said the victim packed his main chute and pulled his reserve chute moments before impact. Diplomat from Ukraine cited for alleged DUI after three car collision in Northwest Washington. The diplomat faced immunity considerations as the State Department sought waivers from Ukrainian officials. There were no injuries in the incident.
Josefina Rivera, once held in a basement mistreatment chamber for four months, awaits Gary Heidnik’s scheduled lethal injection. She and others were tortured, with two captives killed and body parts later found. Rivera escaped March 1987 and now lives near Heidnik’s former house. The case remains one of Pennsylvania’s most horrific, with prosecutors noting the survivors remain haunted. Rivera declines to view the execution.
In Charlotte a black woman, Carolyn Boetticher, was killed by white officers after a car rammed a checkpoint. Twenty of 22 shots hit the car. neither victim nor driver were armed. Police call self defense amid renewed debate over racism and policing. Mayor McCrory seeks unity as crime trends improve.
Jurors in Colorado recalled the Oklahoma City bombing aftermath and McVeigh’s alleged confession while largely unaware of the full death toll. Experts say relocating the trial away from Oklahoma reduced media demonization and influenced sentencing likelihood, though comment was restricted by a judge’s gag order.
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