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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1996
Page
1
Nationally known AIDS researcher Lionel Resnick surrendered to the FBI amid a 52 count indictment. The Mount Sinai Hospital chief of an AIDS research lab allegedly ran over $550000 in fraudulent invoices through a company he controlled to other hospitals from 1989 to 1994.
Cuba jailed American fugitive Robert Vesco for 13 years after a Cuban court found him guilty of producing and marketing a cancer and arthritis drug without state approval. His Cuban wife Lidia Alfonsa Langer received nine years. Vesco, a Detroit native, fled the United States 25 years ago to evade charges totaling about 224 million dollars. Cuba has refused U.S. extradition requests.
Russian world champion Anatoly Karpov won a 65 move online game lasting 4 1/2 hours. White's moves were crowd sourced from Internet suggestions with a computer selecting the final white choices. The match drew about 400,000 hits on the World Wide Web site during play.
Russian troops paused their withdrawal from Grozny as Alexander Lebed handed the government a draft peace accord. Lebed met Prime Minister Chernomyrdin while Yeltsin took a vacation, leaving Lebed without presidential talks. If accepted, the plan could include elections or a referendum on Chechnya status, amid shifting support and ongoing conflict that has killed tens of thousands.
A Sudanese Airliner with 199 aboard was hijacked en route to Jordan. Hijackers demanded asylum in London, threatening grenades and TNT. After refueling in Larnaca, the Airbus 310 continued to London. Cyprus officials reported uncertainty about the number and nationalities of hijackers. women and children were sought for release but negotiations failed. The flight originated in Khartoum and passed Cairo control before diverting to Cyprus. The Middle East has seen multiple Sudanese hijackings amid Sudan's civil conflict.
Barbara Jewell, mother of Richard Jewell, tearfully urged President Clinton to clear her son's name amid the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Park bombing probe. She described a nightmare life for Jewell since he was named a suspect, while officials stressed the ongoing investigation and no charges.
Investigators pursue a source for nitroglycerin and PETN found on TWA Flight 800 wreckage. Authorities say nitroglycerin may not have caused the blast and could derive from a passenger with heart disease. FBI and NTSB note limited wreckage, with salvage teams concentrating on the rear area and near 60 percent recovered.
Arsenio Hall signs with ABC DreamWorks for a midseason sitcom premiering in 1997. He plays a newlywed sports caster. Vivica A Fox stars as his wife. ABC orders 13 episodes and touts the pairing as a hot network couple. Hall left The Arsenio Hall Show in 1994 after ratings faded.
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