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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1998

Page

3

World leaders press for total nuclear disarmament

Former President Carter and a diverse group of world leaders call for negotiations to eliminate all nuclear weapons stockpiles. The appeal aligns with the Hiroshima anniversary and includes Mikhail Gorbachev, Mark Hatfield, Alan Cranston, Oscar Arias, and Joseph Rotblat.

Carter U.S Hiroshima Japan Pacific Islands Mikhail Gorbachev Soviet Union U.S. Sens. Mark Hatfield, R-Ore., and Alan Cranston D-Calif Oscar Arias Costa Rica Joseph Rotblat

Gunman kills courthouse worker in Kimball County

A Kimball County Court House janitor was killed by a gunman who roamed the courthouse, shot at police, then surrendered after a 20 minute standoff. Sheriff Marv Jensen said the attacker, arrested earlier in a bar fight, is in custody. The victim was identified as Mark Clinton.

Kimball County Marv Jensen Mark Clinton Kimball Clinton Jensen

Fieger Narrowly Wins Michigan Democratic Primary for Governor

Geoffrey Fieger, Jack Kevorkian’s attorney, clinched a tight Michigan Democratic primary win over Larry Owen and Doug Ross after spending over 1 million of his own money. He vows an anti establishment, civil rights focused bid against Gov. John Engler, who seeks a third term.

Geoffrey Fieger Jack Kevorkian Michigan Fieger John Engler Engler Larry Owen Owen Wjbk-Tv WWJ Radio U.S. Labor Department Doug Ross Detroit Motor City Lansing Mr. Engler Kevorkian

Fugitive murder suspect captured after six day search

James Finley Jr. 21 of Hickory was nabbed near a hunting lodge in Pekin after a six day manhunt for the killings of Derek Marston and Tommi Byrd, both 24, whose bodies were found shot and slashed at a Linville Gorge campsite in western North Carolina. He was confronted by deputies and Rockingham Police, transported to a Pekin command post, and then to jail.

Pekin N.C North Carolina James Finley Jr Hickory Montgomery County Jeff Jordan Finley Richmond County

Drug cuts breast cancer deaths in high risk women

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows the bisphosphonate elodronate capsules, used with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, reduced breast cancer deaths by two thirds and prevented spread to bone marrow and other organs. Clodronate is sold in Germany but not available in the United States.

New England Journal of Medicine Harmon Eyre American Cancer Society Germany United States

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