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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1996
Page
3
The Richmond Afro American Planet, Virginia's oldest black newspaper, ends its run after more than a century. Founded in 1883 as the Richmond Planet by the son of a slave, it served black residents from Capitol to City Hall and championed desegregation and political progress before closing this week.
A 69-year-old blind man, Charles Graham, was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for first-degree sodomy of a 4-year-old girl left in his care in May 1994. The victim’s handwritten note influenced the judge’s decision.
MEDIA Pa A magistrate ordered John E du Pont to stand trial on murder charges after Olympic wrestler widow testified he shot her husband David outside the couple s home on his 800 acre estate in Newtown Square. Prosecutors presented one witness Patti Schultz who said she saw du Pont shoot David. Schultz described finding him dead in the snow as du Pont sat in a car with the gun. The defense seeks an insanity plea and brain scans were authorized earlier. The case has long linked du Pont s paranoid erratic behavior to the shooting.
House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt rejects Republican ethics allegations over his Outer Banks properties. Attorney Robert Bauer says classification rules differ by document and asserts Dunn’s complaint is meritless.
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