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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1999
Page
2
Kingston saw gunfire, looting, and flaming roadblocks as protesters challenged a gasoline price rise from 1.55 to 2.00 per gallon and a 30 percent vehicle licensing hike. One woman was killed and six injured, police said. Prime Minister Patterson pledged a budget review and a mechanism to cushion the gas increase.
A Birmingham judge dismissed claims of panel bias in a four person study denying a link between implants and disease. The ruling clears the way for attorneys to question experts while noting needed clarity in committee expectations. Separately, Indiana arson case concerns a 36 year old man tied to satanism faces charges for burning 10 churches in Indiana and Georgia.
In a nationwide settlement, 1,500 billboards across states such as Virginia and Washington are removed or converted to anti smoking messages. The $206 billion agreement allows states to take over leases and replace tobacco images with warnings, affecting longtime icons like the Marlboro Man and Camel. Health advocates welcome declines, though note remaining ads under 14 square feet persist and tobacco firms spend roughly $505 million annually on ads.
A former Waffle House waitress from Grand Bay Florida was ordered to share a ten million dollar lottery prize with four co workers after a jury found she had agreed to split winnings. The judge will decide how the money is divided after consulting attorneys and Florida lottery officials.
Washingtons largest gathering of heads of state hinges on careful seating, flags and motorcades. Mary Mel French leads a protocol staff coordinating 19 NATO flags alphabetically and dinner seating with varied guest lists and table plans.
Robert F Kennedy Jr launches Keeper Springs Mountain Spring Water in New York with no salary and all profits directed to clean water campaigns. He aims to redirect the four billion dollars spent annually on bottled water back into protecting public water supplies while declining to drink Keeper Springs himself.
The Parade of Champions is set for June 13 just before the hall of fame induction in Canastota New York. The feature covers the Titanic survivor, film crew safety notes for The Beach shoot near Phi Phi Island, and a Thai production coordinator denying shark sightings. Notables listed include Anthony Quinn 84 Queen Elizabeth II 73 Elaine May 67 Charles Grodin 64 Iggy Pop 52 Patti LuPone 50 Tony Danza 48 Andie MacDowell 41.
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