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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1996
Page
2
In New York City a 15 year old skater, Jonas Fredonis, died after he fell under a moving bus while riding along with friends who were hitching on the back. Ruben Ayala, 17, witnessed the incident and reported sparks from Fredonis skate wheels as the group was bumped by the vehicle.
Vincenza Bologna, 53, former manager of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn pension office, admitted stealing 1.2 million dollars over 32 years. She will receive five years probation after a plea deal, perform 1000 hours of community service, and repay at least 239,724 dollars. remaining loss covered by insurance.
Former FBI agent Eugene Bennett is indicted in Manassas on attempted murder and making a bomb threat in a divorce case. He previously faced counts of abduction firearms violations burglary and insurance fraud. Authorities say he lured his estranged wife Marguerite Bennett and Rev Edwin Clever to Prince of Peace Methodist Church and strapped a fake bomb to the minister.
Forty three suspected illegal immigrants, 40 men and 3 women, were discovered in a debris-filled bungalow in South Central Los Angeles after a hung-up 911 call. They said they paid about 400 dollars in down payments to reach Los Angeles from Mexico. Police and INS officials investigated the scene.
Scientists reported a pool of ice on the moon's south pole and a sunlit crater rim could enable a lunar fueling station or colony within 50 years. Radar from the Clementine satellite found ice beneath perpetual darkness, potentially yielding water and rocket propellant via solar heating.
By mid next year residents in California New York Ontario and Quebec will be able to list email and Web page addresses in White Pages alongside phone numbers. Pacific Bell spokesperson John Britton notes a likely near 85 cents monthly fee plus a $5 one time line charge.
NASA officials warned on Tuesday that Columbia may need to delay landing due to poor weather at Kennedy Space Center. The mission extended 17 days to allow scientists to observe with a ultraviolet telescope, with pickup pushed to Wednesday and the telescope trailing the orbiter by 20 to 30 miles.
Physicist Ronald Polidan cites targets from the moon to a quasar one billion light years distant. Updates on the shuttle mission are available by dialing J-W Access at 865-5000, category 6206.
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