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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1998
Page
3
Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter said he will present the Jon Benet Ramsey case to a grand jury to develop evidence in the unsolved slaying. Governor Roy Romer declined to appoint a special prosecutor, citing delays. The process remains under secrecy rules with no start date or location disclosed.
Andres Perez, 21, fired multiple shots into the air from his Brentwood home using a .22 rifle. Christina Delagatta, 48, sitting in her backyard, was wounded in the abdomen by a bullet buried 3 or 4 inches deep. She was treated and stabilized.
A Palestinian terrorism suspect Mohammed Rashid charged with placing a bomb on an airliner failed to appear for a court hearing in Washington. He was taken to a prison hospital for an undisclosed medical ailment after a 11 year old indictment tied to the Aug. 11, 1982, fatal bombing over the Pacific. The FBI alleges Rashid and his wife rode the same plane prior to the attack. The case stems from the Japan to Hawaii flight that killed a 16 year old and injured 15.
An Air Force Titan 4A rocket carrying a top secret spy satellite exploded 42 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. The blast destroyed about 1.3 billion dollars of hardware with no injuries. Officials said winds drove debris offshore while the cause remained under investigation.
Nielsen and America Online report that households with Internet access watch 15 percent less TV overall and eight hours less TV per week than wired homes. The gap peaks in late afternoon and early evening with 19 and 16 percent fewer wired homes watching TV, while prime time remains only six percent lower.
A Nature study led by Frank Wentz shows satellite orbital drag causes apparent cooling in lower atmosphere readings. Recalculations from 1979 to 1995 indicate rates align with surface warming, though the debate over climate change remains unresolved.
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