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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1996
Page
2
A nationwide Los Angeles Times poll shows President Clinton ahead of Bob Dole by 55 to 37 percent with a broad Democratic cross section. The survey indicates substantial GOP weakness across demographics, including men, college educated voters, and higher income groups, as the 1996 race approaches.
Jack Kevorkian left the courtroom midway through day two as he denounced the judicial system as corrupt and a lynching during his third assisted death trial. Judge David Breck allowed the defendant to depart but warned he could be recalled. The exchange occurred out of jurors’ view as Kevorkian voluntarily excused himself and could choose to return at any time.
Abraham Ahmad, a Jordanian American from Oklahoma City, rejected a $10,000 settlement offer in his $1.9 million lawsuit alleging wrongful detention after the April 19 1995 federal building bombing. He says he was singled out for his Middle Eastern appearance, detained over two days, and faced harassment at home.
Masked gunmen fired on a crowd of Greek tourists outside a Cairo hotel killing 18 and wounding 21 as they fled in a waiting van. Authorities investigated possible links to Islamic militants amid regional tensions and recent Lebanon violence. A survivor recalled a burst of machine gun fire and the death of Marina Enghiera as she waited in the hotel lobby.
President Clinton arrived in St Petersburg to bolster Boris Yeltsin and join leaders in confronting unfinished Cold War business. He will attend an eight-nation summit to curb nuclear smuggling and accidents, aiming to close the Chernobyl plant by 2000. Clinton toured Catherine Palace and Kazan Cathedral before Moscow talks.
Atlanta AP: U S AIDS diagnoses declined 7 percent to 74,180 in 1995 from 1994, CDC data show. Washington DC led states with 185.7 per 100,000. North Dakota lowest at 0.8. Women and minorities remain disproportionately affected. child cases fell to 800 from 1,034 in 1994.
The House approved a terrorism bill 293 to 133 and sent it to President Clinton for signature. It tightens penalties, speeds deportations, bars funding for designated terrorists, and requires taggants in plastic explosives while limiting some wiretap powers and export of American weapons.
Oprah Winfrey faced criticism over her beef program as cattle prices tumbled on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange amid fears viewers would curb meat consumption. Analysts blamed the show for worsening a fragile market while industry reps argued for balanced coverage and the public response. Demi Moore spottin at Maryland beach attracts gawkers during G I Jane shoot outside Annapolis with 200 crew members and cast.
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