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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1996
Page
1
A Milwaukee judge ordered Jeffrey Dahmer's personal effects to be turned over to a lawyer for auction to settle family claims. Items include a refrigerator skulls drill bits hammer s furniture and appliances. photos of victims are excluded. Sales could start this summer.
Kevin Mitnick, once the country’s most notorious computer hacker, reaches a plea deal admitting possessing stolen cellular devices and probation violations. The 23 federal counts tied to prior break ins in North Carolina, where he was captured in February 1995, appear satisfied though more charges in California loom related to exploits over 15 years. Sentencing is set for July.
Israeli aircraft bombed a water reservoir serving 20 villages near Tyre, aiming to pressure Beirut to confront Hezbollah. The assault followed rocket attacks from Hezbollah and included strikes on Beirut power stations. Secretary of State Christopher conducted shuttle diplomacy but left without talks, as Hezbollah vowed not to sign any accord.
U S Secretary of State Warren Christopher faced a blunt rebuff from Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus as negotiations over Lebanon and a US Israel backed cease fire stalled. Assad refused to meet Christopher delaying talks while welcoming Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto at a state dinner.
In Washington, supporters fell short of the 60 votes needed to end debate on a constitutional amendment to cap Congressional service. Freshman Sen. Fred Thompson urged a 12 year limit, but the measure died for the year with 58 votes to proceed.
Navy machinist mate Kurt G. Lessenthien, on active duty as an instructor at the Navy Nuclear Power School in Orlando, was arrested by FBI and Navy investigators after attempting to sell classified material to an agent posing as a foreign spy. He did not provide any genuine defense secrets. Lessenthien has served on nuclear submarines including U S S Henry M. Jackson U S S Tennessee and U S S Albany and is confined at the Norfolk Naval Station brig. The case, investigated by the FBI and NCIS, will be prosecuted by Navy authorities.
Newsweek interview quotes Ed O'Neill denying he is a sexist persona off screen and insisting his Married with Children character is a deliberate fiction. The piece notes the show’s long run, lack of major Emmy wins, and O'Neill's theater roots.
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