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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1998
Page
3
No Powerball jackpot winner was reported in Des Moines as none of the tickets matched all six numbers. Players matching all five numbers plus the Powerball would have shared a 24.3 million dollar prize, now estimated to rise to about 29 million for Saturday. There were three tickets that matched the first five numbers but missed the Powerball, each worth 100 thousand dollars.
Thelma J. Lee and Maureen R. O'Boyle, two women who fought an 11 year legal battle to save their Naughty Pines Chicken Farm south of Whitefish, were found dead with 13 cats and three dogs in a garage just before SBA seized the property. Sheriff says they appeared to die by their own actions after the federal auction. A note left on the gate and another on the door indicated they planned to leave possessions to a friend and had believed they had found all the cats.
A dinosaur named Sue will retain its name despite a contest by elementary students to rename the 65 million year old Tyrannosaurus rex. The Field Museum decided on Wednesday not to call the fossil Dakota.
UC Davis scientists report a protein RAP may form the basis of a Staphylococcus aureus vaccine. In early tests 72 percent of vaccinated mice showed protection, suggesting an approach that could neutralize toxins without killing bacteria and reduce drug resistance risks.
The American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan spreads racist leaflets by wrapping them around free local papers and delivering door to door in Santa Rosa California. City residents report discrimination and police consider possible hate crime charges while FBI notes First Amendment issues.
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