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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1998
Page
4
Francis Burke 30, the 1997 State Trooper of the Year, was indicted on official misconduct bribery and gift charges. He allegedly accepted bribes from two motorists and attempted a bribe from a third on the Turnpike, was suspended without pay, and is accused of taking about $110.
Two half brothers, Larry Gilbert and J D Gleaton, were executed by injection in Columbia for the July 12 1977 robbery and murder of gas station owner Ralph Stoudemire. Gleaton stabbed Stoudemire five times, including once in the heart, Gilbert fired the fatal shot after years on death row. Betty Slusher Stoudemire widow lamented the executions.
A 16 year old boy convicted of manslaughter in the Central Park stabbing case involving real estate broker Michael McMorrow was found not guilty of second degree murder. He claimed his wealthy girlfriend Daphne Abdela influenced the events. Sentencing is set for January 13. Abdela had pleaded guilty to manslaughter earlier.
A 4-foot-11 woman wearing a black garbage bag as a disguise tried to rob the Bank of Colorado in Fort Lupton. Angela Martinez, 70, entered the bank and demanded money as other customers watched. Police arrested her immediately. she is linked to a previous Brighton bank robbery by a small woman in a trash bag.
In Mavericks California a record 18 to 50 foot waves threaten rock hazards and hypothermia as Jeff Clark prepares a rare 48 hour window for a 16 rider field and $10,000 purse. Hawaii and Australia surfers join Northern California locals in a high risk hunt for perfect conditions before New Year.
A federal jury in Manhattan held Daimler Chrysler AG 50 percent responsible for the 1995 death of 5 year old Michael Crespo during a Puerto Rico vacation. The panel ordered $750,000 to Crespo’s family, with the other half not assigned. The suit also tied the crash to a rented minivan driven by Jose Liz on a steep private drive. This was the first child air bag death case to go to trial.
Washington AP reports NIH researchers found a CCR5P1 variant that accelerates HIV spread, contrasting earlier genes CCR5 SDE CCRSP and CCR2 which slow progression. Dr. Stephen OBrien and HIV team leaders Mary Martin and Mary Carrington led the study. Researchers aim to map all accelerators and protectors to guide vaccine design.
Megan Animal Health Inc of St. Louis received federal approval to market a spray vaccine for baby chicks that triggers immunity against salmonella, reducing human infection risk. The USDA approved its use on broilers, the meat chickens, with executives noting its cost effectiveness and broad industry applicability.
Merck alerts 165,000 doctors and pharmacists to signs of Churg Strauss syndrome linked to Singulair use in asthma patients. The rare tissue disorder can threaten organs if untreated, with flu like symptoms rash tingling numbness in limbs and severe sinusitis reported as signs.
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