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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 2001
Page
3
The Jefferson Memorial will receive a modern lighting upgrade that is expected to cut energy use by about 80 percent, saving up to 25,000 to 30,000 dollars annually. The inscription under the dome will be lit at night, and lighting will be added inside the dome and for the 18-foot statue at the center.
The Ohio Parole Board on Thursday refused clemency for John W. Byrd Jr., 37, who says he would choose the electric chair over lethal injection for a murder he claims an accomplice committed. In a 10-1 vote, board members said accomplice statements lacked credibility. Byrd is slated for Sept. 12, potentially Ohio’s first electrocution since 1963. Best-selling author Peter Maas, 72, died Thursday at Mount Sinai Hospital after a long career chronicling crime and police stories.
Kathy Weaver of Billings wins 1.25 million after claiming post traumatic stress from Delta Flight 37 emergency landing at Wright Patterson AFB in 1996. About 220 passengers aboard the London to Cincinnati flight endured a stall caused by stabilizer problems and feared a crash during the Ohio diversion. Weaver sued in 1998, with her attorney saying passengers believed they were going to die and a flight attendant warning another passenger echoed that fear.
Los Angeles AP NASA will discontinue the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite due to 10 million dollar annual costs. The 6 1/2 ton, 35 foot craft may be retrieved by shuttle or fall to Earth between 2016 and 2027, with 7 of 10 instruments still functioning. The move, amid cost overruns, sparks protest from ozone scientists who call the asset a loss of a billion-dollar facility.
Beloit College releases its Mindset List for the class of 2005 noting day to day life facts are unfamiliar to new students. The list cites IBM Selectric typewriters as antiques and jokes about thongs meaning shower shoes while highlighting Gen X and early 1980s births. Professors discuss shifts in attitude and awareness among incoming freshmen.
College town residents and University students returned to classes amid fears of a serial rapist stalking women in their 20s. Police linked an early morning assault to five prior attacks beginning in May. fingerprints footprints and DNA are being used by a task force of 11 officers to identify the suspect as patrols intensify and residents tighten security in Fort Collins Colorado.
Boston scientists challenge the widely cited 30 000 to 40 000 gene total from the 1990s genome projects. Dr. Michael Cooke and colleagues report only a 50 percent overlap between two teams findings, suggesting the human gene count may be higher and perhaps up to 60 000, with the exact number still uncertain.
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