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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1999
Page
1
Beverly Hills plans a May 11 special election on a fur labeling initiative. The proposal would require farmers to attach warning tags detailing slaughter methods and trapping, with a card sized label listing electrocution, gassing, neck breaking, poisoning, clubbing, stomping or drowning.
Ross Perot earned over a billion as Perot Systems debuted on the market with a 27.5 percent closing rise to 43.50 a share, valuing the Dallas firm at 3.6 billion and boosting Perot's stake to about 1.4 billion. The company has posted rising profits as it expands into network management and Internet services. Civil rights groups filed suit against UC Berkeley alleging admissions bias toward test scores and AP grades, arguing minority applicants are disadvantaged despite California’s race preference ban.
American warplanes targeted newly deployed Iraqi anti ship missiles along the Persian Gulf signaling a widening strike. U S forces had previously focused on air defense batteries and radars, with pilots reporting self defense actions after anti aircraft fire near northern Iraq. Two Navy F A 18s and two F 14s from USS Carl Vinson bombed shore to ship launchers and a radar.
Thousands waited through rain to hear Punxsutawney Phil's fate. He did not see his shadow, signaling an early spring per legend. Club president Bill Cooper praised the festive mood as Lilburn Georgia's Gen Beuregard Lee in nearby skies likewise failed to see his shadow.
Missouri Democrat Richard Gephardt has decided not to challenge Vice President Gore for the Democratic nomination in 2000. He plans breakfast with Gore, a meeting with Clinton, and a formal announcement to House Democrats later. If Democrats win the House, Gephardt could become speaker, reflecting his role since 1995 and his bond with the Clinton-Gore team.
A federal jury found PBS defrauded Michael Nesmith and his Pacific Arts Corp in a home video rights dispute tied to PBS programs and the PBS logo. The nine jurors rejected PBS's royalties claim and ordered nearly 47 million dollars in Nesmith’s favor.
Cuban-born musician Emilio Estefan encountered 11 Cuban refugees who landed ashore in a handmade boat on South Beach. He gave them Cuban coffee and noted their surprise at meeting him, the husband and partner of Gloria Estefan as they arrived in the land of freedom.
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