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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1995
Page
2
Thousands of people in Hiroshima marked the 50th anniversary with lanterns on the river and a Peace Park ceremony. Survivors recalled the 1945 blast and the city urged abolition of nuclear weapons while confronting wartime history.
Washington Republicans launch a historic debate on a plan to give states responsibility for welfare. Sen Bob Packwood criticizes federal programs and calls for state designed systems with limited Washington oversight. The GOP bill ties benefits to home living for teenage mothers and imposes a five year cap, with anticipated $65 billion in savings over seven years.
Washington AP reports House Banking Committee chairman Jim Leach accuses the White House of misleading Americans about Whitewater. He says documents show at least 88000 dollars siphoned from Madison to Whitewater and asserts Clinton received substantial benefits from the Whitewater venture and the McDougal partnership.
Tens of thousands of Serbs fled from Kraijna into Bosnia and Yugoslavia as Croatian forces retook the region after a three day offensive. UN officials estimated about 60,000 to 100,000 expatriates moved, many anxious about reprisals and ethnic cleansing reversing four years of victory sentiment. A psychologist from Knin voiced shock at the reversal from victor to refugee.
Croatian troops who had surrendered under a UN backed plan to allow safe passage into Serb held areas of Bosnia then faced renewed fighting after Croatia cited Serb air strikes as a reason to renegotiate the deal. Reports of deaths near Bosanski Petrovac could not be confirmed.
James Alan Austin, a 26 year old bank analyst, pleaded guilty to third degree murder after paying 30000 to have a baby via surrogate and beating the 5 week old infant Jonathan Alan Austin. He also admitted endangering the welfare of his son and faces up to 30 years in prison with no sentencing date set. He told the judge he agreed to the plea because he caused his son's death.
Heavy rain drenched northern Vermont from Friday into the weekend. Mount Mansfield logged 9.5 inches as floodwaters isolated Worcester and closed a main road around town. A woman drowned near Wolcott when a car slid off a washed out dirt road along Tamarack Brook, her body found downstream.
Judge Albert Sabo postponed the August 17 execution of former radio reporter and black activist Mumia Abu Jamal as he weighs a new trial appeal. Prosecutors cite ballistics evidence and eyewitness testimony linking Abu Jamal to the murder of officer Daniel Faulkner, amid a December confrontation on a Philadelphia street.
Secretary of State Warren Christopher on a two day visit to Vietnam warned progress toward normal ties will require a giant leap for economic reform. He noted limited privatization, strong state control, and calls for a stronger banking system with transparency while linking economic ties to human rights concerns.
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